… Large chalices of yellow flowers, spotted red and flamed in rose, adorn these tulips around the middle of spring in the Chicago region. This cultivar is a member of the Darwin hybrid group, which means it has a good chance of returning for multiple years in the garden without replanting. Ideal conditions are full sun, and moist soils in winter and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… native to the western parts of the eastern US from Minnesota down to Texas, where it thrives in the drier soils of the Great Plains. It bears bright purple flowers in late summer to mid-fall providing an unusual pop of tall color in the late season. Baldwin's ironweed grows to a height of about six feet and a width of about …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Golden-yellow blooms from midsummer to early fall are hummingbird magnets in the garden. Plant this half-hardy bulb in sunny locations and in moist, moderately rich soils and enjoy! …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… trees—or even a small orchard—on its property. Does yours? Today, there's resurgent interest in growing fruit trees, for a number of intriguing reasons. With all kinds of fruit trees flowering at the Garden this month (34 apple varieties in the Fruit & Vegetable Garden alone!), it's a good time for smart gardeners to "tour the trees" and to start the process of growing your own fruit. In modern times, fruit trees fell out of favor with homeowners, who opted for "landscape" trees …
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… Aloe dawei grows to 4 feet in height, and in winter produces massive flowering displays from January through February. There appear to be two color forms in cultivation, orange-red and yellow. Both colors successfully attract hummingbirds in the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Honey scented pink bell shaped flowers in spring lead to bright red berries in fall beloved by birds on this hardy evergreen groundcover that thrives in sandy acidic soils. Flowers are attractive to a wide range of pollinating insects. The …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… of the Sprengeri asparagus make an excellent hanging basket or annual ground cover in Chicago area gardens but have been known to be invasive in warmer climates. Small white flowers in summer are not showy but if pollinated produce bright red berries in fall. Gardeners should …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Deep purple, anemone-styled flowers atop sturdy stems set this mum apart in flower shows and in the garden. Like many other exhibition quality mums, Chrysanthemum 'Purple Light' is not reliably winter hardy in the Chicago region. Plant it in full sun and average soils toward the back of the flower bed …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… are evergreen and tolerate very low light and humidity levels. This is an ideal houseplant, in other words. Flowering stems need the cooler temperatures found in basements in winter in order to elongate properly. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Deep cranberry red honey scented flowers are produced on 8 inch long flowering spikes starting in July and continuing well into September. Butterfly bushes are aptly named and their fragrance attracts hummingbirds, butterflies and honey bees from near and far. Plant in large containers or directly in the landscape in full sun and average soils. Fairly drought tolerant once established. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
