… Jim Dandy is a compact cultivar of our native deciduous winterberry hollies. In the wild they are found in swampy sites and stream margins in the eastern United States. Jim Dandy is a slow grower to about 6 feet high and 8 feet wide. It …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 'Belle Isis' goes back to 1845. The Empress Josephine had it in her famous rose gardens at Malmaison. The very light pure pink flowers are fully double and … described at myhrr. At 3 inches across, the flowers aren't large, but this rose blooms in clusters, so in full bloom it makes a strong visual impact. 'Belle Isis' is an heirloom rose, a Gallica, and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… is a perennial plant that is native to the north-eastern parts of the US where it grows in locations that are consistently moist and light. It bears bright purple one-inch flowers in late summer to mid-fall providing a pop of color in the late season and has long lance-shaped leaves. In trials at the Chicago Botanic Garden this …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… is a perennial plant that is native to the north-eastern parts of the US where it grows in locations that are consistently moist and bright. It bears deep purple one-inch flowers in late summer to mid-fall providing a pop of color in the late season and has long lance-shaped leaves. In trials at the Chicago Botanic Garden this …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Solidago flexicaulis , zigzag goldenrod, is one of the few goldenrods to actually thrive in partially shaded conditions in rich woodland soils. This distinctive species produces flowers on a upright spike (in contrast to most other species that produce flattened or rounded inflorescence). The common …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 6 to 10 feet. Renewal pruning will prevent the plant from becoming too leggy. Use this plant in the home landscape in mass plantings or borders. Small white flowers appear in late spring but are not particularly showy. Bright red pomes develop in fall, and they remain …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… of buttercup yellow and the twigs are reddish. Numerous pink, bell-shaped flowers appear in spring and continue sporadically during the summer. As the petals fall, the tiny coral-pink calyxes continue to provide color. The foliage becomes burgundy in late fall and persists well into winter—it is evergreen in warmer climates. In the Chicago area, it should be planted in a sheltered situation. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Beautiful five-to-nine- lobed leaves emerge early. The plant grows 18 feet in height with a similar 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. The foliage emerges as purple and turns red in the fall. This lovely small tree, native to the Far East, can be grown only in very protected …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Beautiful lobed leaves emerge early. The plant grows 4 to 6 feet in height with a narrower 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. The finely dissected folaige is light green turning yellow to orange in the fall. This lovely small tree, native to the Far East, can be grown only in very protected …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… with a basal mound of scallop-edged, light green leaves 1 foot tall and 2½ feet wide. In late spring to early summer, tiny, star-shaped, greenish yellow flowers bloom in loose clusters atop 1½-foot stems. Raindrops are retained in beads on the leaves, giving it a sparkling appearance. It prefers average, medium, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
