… This tall (70’) tree is found only in central and west China. Its needles are blue-green. Due to its rarity, it is seldom seen in private gardens. It will do best in a sunny location with well-drained soil. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… A great container plant for interior or exterior use that needs little care. Long placed in the Agavaceae, the Dracaenaceae and by some in the Ruscaceae families, this genus is now considered to be correctly placed in the Asparagaceae. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… try to select plants that have multiseasonal interest. This compact plant is as attractive in the autumn as it is in the spring,” says Jill Selinger, manager of continuing education. “It has terrific deep blue star-shaped flowers in spring, and in fall the deep green foliage turns brilliant yellow. You should definitely …
Type: Plant Info
… late summer through fall. The billowy mounds of foliage on this cultivar top out at 4 feet in size (in comparison to the species, which can grow 5 to 6 feet tall). Grow in full sun, in low-fertility soils, and water only during the most severe droughts once the root …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Broad creamy margins decorate the leaf edges of this lipstick vine with reddish-orange flowers in clusters at the tips of the stems. This native of southeast Asia is not hardy outdoors in the Chicago region and requires a warm, humid growing environment. It is Ideal in a hanging basket or cascading over a window sill or ledge. Like many other ephiphytes it grows …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… When mature, this plant will reach heights in excess of 50 feet to grace the garden with its oval shape. Use yellow buckeye as a shade tree. Showy yellow flowers are produced at the tip of each branch in a 6-inch panicle. It flowers in May after the leaves emerge. Fall color ranges from yellow to orangish-brown. This lesser …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 6 by 9-inch mound with heart-shaped leaves marked with dark green and silver-white. It blooms in colors ranging from white to reddish-pink to purple in late winter/early spring. Cyclamen coum clumps go dormant in the summer and prefer to be very dry during this rest period. This can be accomplished by …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… single flowers are produced from June to mid-October on this deciduous shrub to about 3 feet in size. Plant 'Primrose Beauty' in full sun and in moderately to well- drained soil, and prune back the older woody stems every couple of years …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The leaflets appear to be pleated, an appearance which is enhanced by this difference in color. The Miraguama palm grows to about 30 feet tall in suitable conditions. This palm is not hardy in Chicago and must be overwintered in a warm sunny greenhouse. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… red flowers held just above the thick, fleshy, triangular leaves. A native of the Ceres Karoo in South Africa, this plant does not tolerate frost or excessive moisture. In its natural setting, the seeds (nutlets) are held in the fruiting capsule until the next rainfall event, during which they are forcibly ejected. It …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
