… evergreen shrub or small tree which stands 6 – 8 ft tall and is hardy to zone 10. It was bred from an hibiscus from southern China which is now believed to be extinct in the wild. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… is a deciduous shrub which grows 4-6’ tall. It has mophead flowers which bloom on old wood from June-July and new wood from August through October. Flower color is dependent on the soil in which the hydrangea is …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… look unkempt. Four-petaled flowers are borne on pyramidal panicles 6 inches to 8 inches long from mid July onward. They change from white to purplish-pink and finally turn to brown as the growing season progresses, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… the Chicago winters when grown in a conservatory. This nonhardy perennial morning glory from the West Indies can get really large, making container culture problematic. The glossy leaves are palmate, with the central leaflet much larger than the others. It's hardy from USDA Zones 9 to 13; plant this morning glory in moderately fertile, well-drained soil, and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… for a seasonal burst of color in large containers and flower beds. Pollinators can't stay away from the flowers and songbirds are attracted to the ripe seeds from fall into winter. Sunny conditions promote the greatest number of flowers. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Misty-blue flowers appear from July to September on silver stems above gray-green foliage on this rugged perennial. Plant … plant for hot, dry locations that get very cold in the winter—after all, its parents hail from the cold, dry steppes of Central Asia. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… comforted Jesus on his path to Calvary. Eveline veronica has pinkish-purplish flower spikes from May until July. It grows to about two feet in height and about a foot in width. dead-heading will encourage reblooming. Veronica benefits from consistently moist soils during the growing period but cannot tolerate wet soils during …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Jesus on his path to Calvary. Pink Marshmallow veronica has bright pink flower spikes from May until July. It grows to about eighteen inches in height and width. Dead-heading will encourage reblooming. Veronica benefits from consistently moist soils during the growing period but cannot tolerate wet soils during …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… who comforted Jesus on his path to Calvary. Waterperry Blue veronica has lavender-blue flowers from spring until fall. It grows to about six inches in height and eighteen inches width. Dead-heading will encourage reblooming. Veronica benefits from consistently moist soils during the growing period but cannot tolerate wet soils during …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… dune willows ( Salix syrticola ) at Illinois Beach State Park in Zion, IL. Collecting seed from a dune willow. Photo by Grant Fessler. A January 2020 storm had battered the park’s dunes … a hole that tears at the fabric of the entire site, making it more vulnerable to impacts from human development and climate change. Plants of Concern would not just watch as dune willow disappeared. Left: Cuttings taken from surviving dune willows at Illinois Beach State Park. Right: Dune willows grown from the …
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