… Hexagon stonecrop is a hardy evergreen perennial that forms a mat that is 4” tall and 8” wide. It blooms in summer with yellow, star-shaped flowers. It gets its name from the whorls of six leaves that grown along its stems. It is not an evergreen groundcover, but will turn an attractive shade of red in the fall. It works …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Solanum quitoense is commonly known in Ecuador and Panama as naranjilla, growing throughout northwestern South America. This subtropical perennial has a fresh citrusy taste and is often squeezed to make a drink called lulada. This plant's appearance can vary but generally … buds. Flowers are typical of the genus Solanum and are white with yellow stamens. The fruit is orange-red resembling a tomato, easily identifiable when cut open because of the green stripe …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The common tansy is a Eurasian native that was cultivated in ancient times for medicinal purposes. Be aware that … cause convulsions. It can grow to a height of 2’ with a similar spread. The fern-like foliage is aromatic and it blooms in late summer with yellow daisy-like flowers. Deadhead immediately after blooming to control self-seeding and to keep the plant looking tidier. It is not fussy about soil types or conditions; drier conditions will help manage spreading. It …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This plant is a White Wands veronica. Veronica is named for St Veronica who comforted Jesus on his path to Calvary. White Wands veronica has … moist soils during the growing period but cannot tolerate wet soils during dormancy. It is unattractive to both deer and rabbits. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The bracted balsam fir, also called "Canaan fir" is an evergreen fir native to the northeastern United States and Canada. Growing upwards of 50 … dark-green to blue-green needles, it has a narrow pyramidal form with upswept branches. It is primarily grown as a Christmas tree by the nursery trade but may be used as a specimen conifer in the garden. This fir is differentiated from the species by the conspicuous papery bracts protruding from the cones. It …
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… STATE STREET® maple cultivar is a densely branched shade tree that can reach a height of 50 feet and width of 35 feet with … habit and symmetrical branching; it has deeply furrowed, corky bark. Though miyabie maple is listed as endangered in its native habitat in Japan, several cultivars are considered hardy, adaptable urban street trees. The dark green leaves turn golden in fall. This tree is a Chicagoland Grows® selection. Chicagoland Grows® is a plant introduction partnership of the …
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… Coral aloe ( Aloe striata ) is a succulent native to South Africa. Succulents originated in climates where rain is not regular or predictable, and many are therefore drought tolerant—their leaves and stems can … the nodding, dense inflorescences provide a colorful contrast to the leaves below. Coral aloe is one of the easiest aloe species to grow. It isn't fussy about where it is sited, but it likes …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Avalanche Variegated Feather Reed Grass is a clumping ornamental grass that has leaf clumps growing to about 4 feet high and 3 feet wide, … climates. The flower spikes are usually retained for winter interest and the entire plant is cut back or in late winter to promote new growth. This plant is sterile, so self-seeding is not a problem, and the plant does not spread aggressively making …
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… Gerolds spurge is a critically endangered plant in its native Madagascar where it only grows in a small area of coastal forest with sandy soils. However this plant is a popular commercial nursery plant because of its appealing flowers and ease of maintenance. … to be circular but are actually two overlapping red petals with yellow centers. This spurge is thornless, but like most spurges it has caustic sap so care should be taken when pruning or …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… of tubular yellow flowers with long stamens and pistils protruding from the flowers. The fruit is a dry capsule with long filaments. Plants can spread by suckers and may form colonies. Diervilla lonicera is the most wide-spread of the three species, found is eastern Canada, eastern and central U.S., including Illinois. The yellow flowers turn …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
