… 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 region. The cultivar is a hybrid of the straight species ( yedoense ) and the naturally occurring regional variant …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… in late spring to early summer with fragrant white flowers. This was found in Mississippi and is considered to be a naturally occurring hybrid of Phlox maculata. It is mildew resistant and hardy in zones 4 -8. The genus name is from the Greek word phlox meaning flame in reference to the many bright colors of some …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Native to western Turkey, Scilla sardensis is a clump-forming bulb producing showy blue flowers with little to any white in the center of … height of 6 feet under full sun to partial shade with moderate moisture conditions. The plant is used as a ground cover or as a specimen in a border. It is resistant to deer. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… conifer needs full sun and moderate moisture conditions to reach a height of 3 feet. It is a specimen and is resistant to deer. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Purple Fountain European beech is both a weeping and columnar form of the species and thus suitable for narrow spaces in the home landscape. It is a sport or naturally occurring variation of F. sylvatica 'Purpurea Pendula' but the foliage is not as deeply purple and it has a narrower habit than its parent. A wide range of cultivars of …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This perennial grows to a height of 2 feet with full sun and moist soil conditions. It is a ground cover and is native to the Midwest. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… conifer needs full sun and moderate moisture conditions to reach a height of 3 feet. It is a specimen and is resistant to deer. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… conifer needs full sun and moderate moisture conditions to reach a height of 3 feet. It is a specimen and is resistant to deer. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Description: If this state-endangered owl is seen at the Garden, it is either flying over, or roosting on the ground, in the Dixon Prairie. …
Type: Birding
… trees from insect attack? A. Spraying trees or shrubs with a horticultural, or dormant, oil is recommended as a way to help control repeated attacks of scale, mites, and aphids. Some of the … scale and obscure scale, honeylocust mite, European red mite, and spruce spider mite. The oil is applied when the tree or shrub is dormant, before it buds out (usually in March), when the temperature is at least 40 degrees …
Type: Plant Info
