… grows 30 -36 inches tall and blooms from June to August with pale lavender flowers. It is attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds and is 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
… Description: This is a rare grassland sparrow that is seen only on migration at the Garden. …
Type: Birding
… × Citrofortunella mitis is commonly known as calamondin orange, and as the " × " in front of the genus name denotes, it is a hybrid between species in two different genera, an oddity in the plant world. Citrus … or lime juice. This hybrid of Philippine origin can survive a few degrees of frost, which is why it is featured in the Semitropical Greenhouse. All types of citrus grow best in full sun …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… you have a hawthorn without any thorns? Maybe. This hawthorn tree has very few thorns and so is a good tree to plant where children might climb. Winter King hawthorn is a form of the green hawthorn that is native to the southeastern parts of North America. Winter King bears masses of fragrant white …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 'Straussenfeder' is also known as Ostrich Feather. It has weeping coral pink plumes on arching stems. The thick, … which bloom in June and July. The stems are typically 24 to 36 inches high. The foliage is dark green and mounded. The leaves may be tinged with bronze when young. 'Straussenfeder' does … well in shade to partial shade where it adds a welcome touch of color to a shady garden. It is generally pest free and tough, and is resistant to rabbits and deer. It is attractive to …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The Ruffled Fan Palm is a native of Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands in the south Pacific where this small-statured … edges and bunches of bright red berries are suspended from the branches. The ruffled fan palm is a very slow-growing tree but can reach heights of up to fifteen feet , although ten feet is more typical. At full size the leaves form a pyramidal shape that is about six feet wide. As …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Nippon eulalia grass is a dwarf form hardy in USDA Zones 5 to 9. Rose to violet-red flowers emerge in late June and mature to silver plumes. Its mature size is a clump only 4 feet by 3 feet with slender leaves. Nippon prefers full sun but will tolerate light shade. The foliage has a bronze fall color and is decorative throughout the winter. The dry winter foliage and flowers should be trimmed back …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Narcissus ‘Hawera’ is in Division 5. It stands only 5 – 6 inches high and blooms in mid to late spring. Each stem … fragrant flowers. The petals are pale yellow and reflexed, overlapping at the base only. There is a distinctive point at the tip of each petal. The cup is a paler yellow, broad and shallow. Hawera is hardy in zones 4 – 9. It was named for a town on …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Q. I've noticed that leaves of my plants look chewed. What is causing this and is there anything I can spray to help my plants ? A. At this time of year, many different types … and their larvae frequently feed on the leaves of plants. Without seeing the culprit, it is difficult to positively identify which insect is causing the damage to your plants. If insects …
Type: Plant Info
… Rhynchostylis gigantea , or foxtail orchid, is a beautiful member of the Orchidaceae family — the largest plant family in the world. Native to the warm, moist tropics of southeast Asia, it is monopodial (rarely producing more than one stem), with up to 50 flowers per inflorescence. … foxtail orchid features dark maroon-purple flowers, densely packed on the flowering stem. This is an orchid that really requires a greenhouse for proper growth in the Chicago area, and it is …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
