… just above the ferny green leaves on this non-hardy bulb ideal for use as a bedding plant in northern climates and as a perennial in USDA zone 7 and warmer. Full sun and adequate moisture during the growing season in well drained soils are important. In naturalized settings, a drier dormancy is required. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This midseason flowering tulip with red, elegant pointed petals flamed in yellow at the edges is a member of the lily-flowered group of cultivars. Plant this tulip in full sun and in moisture-retentive, well-drained soil; protect from deer, rabbits, chipmunks, and squirrels. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Hummingbirds are among the many migratory species of birds that pass through the Chicago area in May, as they fly north, and then again in fall, as they fly south. To encourage these birds to visit your garden in both seasons, and possibly even nest there, you should plant the flowers that give them …
Type: Plant Info
… of some evergreens, such as arborvitae ( Thuja ) and boxwood ( Buxus ), to change color in cold weather. The different color of the foliage in such species is not indicative of a pathogen or cultural disorder; it is a normal response to winter temperatures. Species that are known to change color in cold weather include: Arborvitae ( Thuja ): Foliage can develop a bronze, yellow-green, or …
Type: Plant Info
… First introduced in 2010 as part of the SODA series, Heuchera 'Cherry Cola' is a striking all over red … foliage and red flowers, and as per the name, looks like a cherry cola. The leaves emerge red in color and older leaves are mixture of the red and golden brown shades. This is a coral bells … form about 6 inches tall by 14 inches wide; the unusual spikes of red flowers will appear in in late spring to early summer and increase the height to 18 inches. The coral bells with …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Narcissus ‘Cantabile’ is in Division 9. It stands 18 – 27 inches high and blooms late in the season. The petals are white with a point at the tip. The cup is small and disc shaped … the Greek word for narcotic and is tied to the myth of a young man known as Narcissus who fell in love with his own reflection. When he drowned in the pool where he had been admiring himself, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… We know spring has arrived in northern climes when we see the cheery yellow blooms of the ubiquitous forsythias in April. Named after William Forsyth, one of the founders of the Royal Horticultural Society in the 18th century, forsythias are medium to large shrubs that produce four- petaled clusters of …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… to 7 feet from September to frost. It is native to elevations between 4,000 and 5,000 feet in the Sierra Madre Oriental mountains in Mexico. This selection comes to us from Tony Avent of Plant Delights Nursery. Avent's sense of humor is well-known in the plant community, as evidenced by the cultivar name. The genus Salvia comes from the Latin …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Golden weeping willow 'Tristis' can grow to 75’ in height. Pendulous golden branchlets hang toward the ground, giving the tree its common name. … tree (a male and female are needed to produce fruit). It has non-showy catkins appearing in April-May and undistinguished yellow fall color. The narrow, finely-toothed leaves are green above and white-silky beneath. It can grow in full sun to partial shade in moist, fertile soil. Members of the genus Salix are commonly …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This is a Caribbean cultivar, Kashee, highly valued in Saint Vincent for cooking. Through genetic, historical, and morphological data, we were able … Puero, which has the same distinct spiky skin. Breadfruit If you visit almost any island in the Caribbean, you will likely come across a tree with big, glossy dark-green dissected leaves … The story of breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis) is tied to the infamous mutiny on the HMS Bounty in 1789—a failed attempt to introduce seedless breadfruit to the Caribbean. The Bounty’s captain, …
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