… Showy yellow flowers ornamented with red bracts appear above the delicately patterned leaves feature rippling bars of alternating green and light green patterns. Grow in full sun and periodically refresh the water in the urn for best results. Bring indoors before the first frost. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… full sun, but is tolerant of a wide range of soil types and conditions. It gets its name from the silvery undersides of its five lobed leaves. Fall color is yellow. This particular cultivar has stronger wood and better branching that the species so it would be a better candidate for a windy site. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Many gardeners consider hostas quite similar to daylilies — absolutely fail-safe plants. Stick them in the ground, give them a little water, and they're on their own. In fact, they grow so fast and …
Type: Plant Info
… Explore the best spots at the Chicago Botanic Garden to locate late-winter bird residents and the early migrants of spring. Later walks in May will occur during peak warbler migration. Dress for the weather. Bring binoculars and a …
Type: Item Detail
… Explore the best spots at the Chicago Botanic Garden to locate late-winter bird residents and the early migrants of spring. Later walks in May will occur during peak warbler migration. Dress for the weather. Bring binoculars and a …
Type: Item Detail
… Explore the best spots at the Chicago Botanic Garden to locate late-winter bird residents and the early migrants of spring. Later walks in May will occur during peak warbler migration. Dress for the weather. Bring binoculars and a …
Type: Item Detail
… Explore the best spots at the Chicago Botanic Garden to locate late-winter bird residents and the early migrants of spring. Later walks in May will occur during peak warbler migration. Dress for the weather. Bring binoculars and a …
Type: Item Detail
… Explore the best spots at the Chicago Botanic Garden to locate late-winter bird residents and the early migrants of spring. Later walks in May will occur during peak warbler migration. Dress for the weather. Bring binoculars and a …
Type: Item Detail
… Many Aconitums are bicolor, so why did this one earn the Royal Horticulture Society's Award of Garden Merit? There's the unusually strong combination … border of rich violet. The impressive number of flowers a single plant produces. And the way it keeps on blooming for two months or so. In addition those 4-foot tall stalks don't usually … and are the primary food source for Old World bees. Another common name, wolfbane, refers to the poison made from this plant's roots, which was used to tip hunting arrows. Medicinal (and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This thorny round shrub needs full sun and moderate soil conditions to reach a height of about 2 feet. Its deep crimson foliage is eye catching during the growing season and becomes brighter in the fall. In the spring it produces insignificant yellow flowers that give way to red fruits that attract birds. This plant belongs in a hedge or border. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
