… beetles is to knock them into a jar of soapy water. Allow them to sit overnight in the water and discard them. Severe infestations can be chemically treated. Please contact Plant Information Service for the most current recommendations. Japanese beetle traps are not recommended, as they …
Type: Plant Info
… When holiday flowers like poinsettias and amaryllis start showing up in the stores (or come to you as holiday gifts), will you know …
Type: Item Detail
… from late summer to early fall. These flowers are greatly appreciated by bees, butterflies and hummingbirds for their honey scent. It is quite compact, very short at a height of three …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… of hardy garden mums that do not require staking, or winter protection. Plant in full sun and site to enable the full 3-foot by 4-foot spread of this tightly mounded plant. Protect from …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… cut flowers, as well as a highlight of the late summer garden. Grow this plant in full sun, and in moderately rich, moisture-retentive, well-drained soils. Stake it in June if the location …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… a mixture of plants with bright yellow, or copper or purple petals surrounding a red halo and a black center. Typically reaching six feet in height at maturity the plants are well …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… palm leaves. The cabbage palm is native to New Zealand where it can grow to 35 feet in height and 20 feet in width. In northern climates like Chicago it is usually treated as an annual or as …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… spikes 2 to 3 feet tall in the second year of growth. Flowers are white tinged with pink and bloom from May through August. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… the wild. All of the trees in a colony may rise from the same parent. Dioecious (separate male and female trees). Attractive, greenish-yellow flowers appear in clusters at the branch ends in …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… cultivars of Japanese umbrella pines, it prefers cool but not cold temperatures, full sun, and acidic, consistently moist, well-drained soils. In the Chicago region, the locations that can …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
