… EXCLAMATION!™ London planetree is a hybrid selected for its uniform, upright pyramidal habit, a strong central leader and attractive foliage. It is densely branched, has a moderate growth rate, is light-fruiting and shows resistance to frost cracking and anthracnose. It develops the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Zizia aurea, golden Alexanders, is a fairly common native wildflower and a great plant for a naturalized landscape. It is one of the earlier blooming natives, producing attractive yellow umbels - flat-topped flowers … leaves. It needs a farly good, moist soil to thrive, but will survive moderate droughts. It is found in east and central North America in woods. The technical feature that distinguished it …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This beautiful tree is a form of linden tree that is native to the midwest. It's called an AMERICAN SENTRY™ linden because of its straight … a height of abuot 45 feet and a width of about 25 feet with straight regular branching and is an excellent shade tree. In the spring it bears hanging clusters of up to ten fragrant yellow …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Tulipa 'Blushing Lady'is a single late tulip which has flowers that are a beautiful blend of yellow, peach, and pink … tulip season (mid- to late May in the Chicago region) on a tall, strong stem. This cultivar is a "sport" of Tulipa 'Temple of Beauty', which features salmon-rose flowers. A sport is a random genetic mutation that is stable under vegetative propagation techniques, and most …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Q. What is the best way to care for clematis? A. It is important to plant clematis in a location where the top of the plant will receive full sun and … help retain moisture, but take care to keep the mulch away from the stem. Well-drained soil is essential. When planting clematis, it is important to make sure that the crown of the plant, …
Type: Plant Info
… The red banana is a showy plant originally from Ethiopia which has long green paddle-shaped leaves with reddish undersides growing from a central stem. Maurelli is not prone to sucker nor does it bear edible fruits like true bananas. In warmer climates it is a perennial and can grow to a height of thirty or forty feet but in cultivation in cold …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The 'Barabit's Nana' form, selected by Dr. Elemer Barabits, is a compact, shrub like form with larger than normal fan shaped leaves. It is perfect for rock gardens or patio planters and will slowly mature to small 6 foot by 4 foot shrub. The Ginkgo is an ancient deciduous conifer and evidence has been found which shows this tree coexisted with …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 'Gnome' is a dwarf form with an upright shape. It is a male clone, which will not produce the distinctive smelly fruit, and will mature to small 4 foot by 2 foot shrub like tree. This dwarf form would work well in small gardens. The Ginkgo is an ancient deciduous conifer and evidence has been found which shows this tree coexisted with …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… ‘Hypmad I I’ is known by its trademark name TICKLED PINK™. This is a compact shrub 4 to 5 ft tall with a spread of 5 to 6 ft. The large, conical flowerheads … and turn a soft pink as they mature. The blooms last until fall. The color of the flowers is not affected by the pH of the soil. This plant does well in full sun to light shade and is …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… ‘Revival’ is sold under its trademark name HONEYCOMB™. This is a shrub that typically grows to 10 to 15ft. high and 5 to 7 ft. wide. It has huge white … fertile but nonshowy ones and are held upright on strong stems. The color of the flowers is not affected by the pH of the soil. ‘Revival’ does well in full sun to light shade and is …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
