… 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. The leaves have five, blunt, rounded …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Harla aloe, or Aloe harlana is named after its location, Harla, Ethiopia. It is a stemless aloe that is usually found as solitary rosette or in groups formed by offshoots. The leaves are 20 inches …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Aloe jucunda takes its species name from the Latin world for "nice", "jacundus". It is a lovely aloe and is frequently kept as a houseplant. It is a stemless aloe that suckers freely and creates large groups of rosettes. Its miniature size, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Green Mountain boxwood is a hybrid that combines the handsome dark green evergreen leaves of the common boxwood ( Buxus … grows into a perfect narrow pyramid to a height of 12 feet with full sun to partial shade and is not fussy about soils. This variety is very hardy, with minor bronzing during harsh winters. It may be visited by boxwood psyllid, a …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… early summer and continues into the fall. As the flowers age, they fade to buff yellow. This is a compact plant 18 to 24 inches high with gray- green, fernlike foliage. It is a member of the SEDUCTION™ Series from the Netherlands. It is attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds and resistant to deer, rabbits, and drought. This …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Bluejoint grass is a clump-forming upright ornamental grass native to northern North America, especially the marshes, swamps, and river margins. It is very fast growing and can reach a height of 6 feet and a width of 2 feet. Bluejoint is a cool season grass with bright green leaves, and its reddish-brown flowers are visible in …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Goldflame honeysuckle is a deciduous twining vine with simple, untoothed, opposite leaves. It is grown for its slightly fragrant, very colorful flowers. The circular whorls of tubular … terminal leaves are connate, which means they are fused together, looking as if the stem is piercing through them. This vine, which can grow to 20 feet, has a fairly long bloom period …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The orange jessamine or mock orange is native to China, India, Southeast Asia, and Australia, where it is cultivated for its fragrant flowers that open prior to rain as a response to a drop in air pressure. In hot climates, the fragrant coolness that follows precipitation is greatly appreciated. In its native environments it is frequently cultivated as an attractive …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Cow parsnip is a very conspicuous native plant abundant in McDonald Woods. It is the largest native member of the carrot family in the Chicago area. The plant grows four feet tall or more with foot-long divided leaves along a stout stalk and is topped by a flat white flowerhead that can measure 8 inches across. The scientific name aptly …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Narcissus ‘Jetfire’ is in Division 6. It stands 12 inches tall and blooms in early to mid spring with 3 inch flowers. The petals are bright yellow and strongly reflexed. The corona is bright orange and cylindrical. There is a constriction near the mouth of the corona although the mouth itself is slightly expanded. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
