… Muscari armeniacum ‘Saffier’ stands 6 -8 inches tall and blooms in mid to late spring with conical racemes of medium blue buds . The buds never actually open fully and the plant never sets seed. The mouth of each floret is pale green and constricted, thus preventing pollinating insects from entering. The plant increases only by division and has a longer bloom time than flowers that rush to set seed. Plant it in full sun to part shade. It is resistant to deer and other critters and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This creeping plant is called an Allegheny spurge because it is a native of the Allegheny mountains of the eastern United States. Allegheny spurge spreads by rhizome to form thick mats up to two feet high, but mostly about a foot high. In the early to mid-spring it bears fragrant …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Compacta is a female cultivar of the native inkberry, growing to 4 feet high and 6 feet wide. While … morning sun and afternoon shade. Inkberries are dioecious, so a male pollinator is required to produce fruit. Birds love the black berries that mature in the fall and are held on the plant …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This beautiful disease-resistant, yellow-flowered shrub rose grows up to 4 feet in size with full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. From mid-June through mid-October, it is covered with flowers whose color won't fade in full sun. Disease resistance in yellow-flowered …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The common tansy is a Eurasian native that was cultivated in ancient times for medicinal purposes. Be aware that the plant contains a chemical, thujone, that has been known to cause convulsions. It can grow to a height of 2’ with a similar spread. The fern-like foliage is aromatic and it blooms in late …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… or filler) This plant can withstand cold spring/fall weather as well as hot dry summers. It is ornamental, disease/pest resistant, and very nutritious. Sage (filler) A great herb for full … and orange flowers, all parts of the plant have a spicy flavor and are great as additions to summer salads. Hot peppers (filler) Hot peppers need less space and water than their sweet … cousins, the bell peppers. Their fruit is also more ornamental and you need fewer of them to add kick to a great recipe! Kale (thriller or filler) Kale can be lanceolate or curly, green …
Type: Plant Info
… 'Keithsform' is a cross between the Shantung Maple (Acer truncatum) and the Norway Maple ( Acer platanoides ). … of 25 feet. Its dark green lobed foliage turns bright orange and red in the fall. It is hardy to Zone 5, prefers full sun, slightly acidic soils but will adapt to other soil types. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This Norway Maple cultivar is a medium sized deciduous tree that can reach a height and width of 40 feet. It is extremely hardy and tolerant of a wide range of soil and moisture conditions. It is also … It has pointed, lobed leaves which are a "typical" maple shape that emerge as maroon, maturing to a dark green. Fall color ranges from yellow-orange to bronze. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… dwarf cultivar reaches a maximum height of six feet with partial or full sun. From midsummer to fall it produces panicles of white blooms that attract butterflies and hummingbirds. It is a specimen, fine for a border, and, as usual, it should be pruned back in the spring to enable even more growth. It is also deer resistant and will tolerate drought once it is …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Korean azalea ( Rhododendron yedoense var. poukhanense ) is a low-growing azalea covered with pink-mauve flowers in spring and orange to red fall color later in the season. Like other plants native to Korea, this species is winter hardy in many parts of the Upper Midwest, including the Chicago …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
