… and frilled orange-red petals surrounding a black eye. The mature seedpods are frequently used in dried flower arrangements. Plant this poppy in full sun, and in moist but well-drained soils on slightly mounded soils for best repeat performance. The hairs …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Finely notched deep reddish pink flowers appear above the foliage in May. Unlike most primulas, this species tolerates soils that dry slightly in summer and will slowly spread to make a small clump. Plant in partial shaded conditions with moist soils and topdress with very fine soil in fall to support …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… of about 30 feet with full sun to partial shade and dry to moderate moisture conditions. In April and May it produces showy, fragrant white blooms that attract butterflies. These give way in the summer to purple and black plums that attract birds. This one is good in a border. Foliage is yellow and orange in the fall. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Flowers of pale yellow edged in violet red change as the flower matures to ivory with pinkish red-violet edges on this late flowered tulip with long pointed tips to the petals. Plant these tulips in moisture-retentive, well-drained soil and in sunny positions in fall; protect from squirrels and chipmunks using netting over the soil or …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Bred at Terra Nova Nurseries in Oregon, 'Black Stockings' is a perennial that, when in flower, can reach 6 feet tall. It produces lacy green foliage that is topped with large lavender flowers in the late spring and early fall, but its long, jet-black stems are its claim to fame. Easy to …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Wylie Crawford was the first city carillonneur for the Millennium Carillon in Naperville, Illinois, and is currently the senior university carillonneur at the University of … became the president of the Sarasota Carillon Foundation, Inc. With an undergraduate degree in physics and master’s degree in teaching from the University of Chicago, Crawford is pleased to have initiated the first …
Type: Event for Calendar
… The Hedge Maple is native to most of Europe (in Scotland, it is the only native maple) and has been naturalized in North America and New Zealand. It is a slow grower and has deeply fissured, cork-like bark. … Its common name is Yellow Hedge Maple because the young foliage emerges golden yellow in spring maturing to yellow-green or green by summer. It may be grown as a hedge. It was …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Beautiful five-to-nine-lobed leaves emerge early. In 8 years, the plant grows 5 feet in height with a 4 foot spread. Use the Japanese maple as a specimen plant. May and June bring small reddish-purple flowers. The samaras, or winged fruits, mature in fall and turn a rich red. Fall color is outstanding, ranging from yellow to red to purple. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Marbled ginger is a native of the Solomon Islands in the southwestern Pacific where it thrives in the warm humid climate, light sandy soils and partial light conditions under palms. This … ginger can reach a height of about five feet and will form clumps up to five or six feet wide in warmer locations. however it is not hardy in Chicago. The plant can potted and located in a …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This perennial grows to a height of 3-5 feet in full sun and moist soil conditions. It has tiny fragrant flowers in various shades of pink and white and attracts butterflies in July and August. 'Soulmate' is a selection with rosy pink flowers centered with a white …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
