… summer to early winter bloomer. The plant can grow up to 8 feet if not cut back hard earlier in the growing season. Not hardy in this area; plant in full sun in moderately rich soils and water whenever the attractive heart-shaped leaves begin …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 'Eder') has rich purple flowers on tall spikes that attract all kinds of pollinating insects in addition to migrating hummingbirds. The fuzzy green leaves on this cultivar are splashed with a cream-colored variegation. Plant this bush sage in full sun in soil that will dry out between waterings in a location where the butterflies, moths, and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Find a variety of evergreens from around the world in the Dwarf Conifer Garden. Evergreens are cherished in midwestern gardens, parks, and streetscapes for the steady color they bring even to the gray … about them. Conifers — needled plants, mostly evergreen, that reproduce with cones — evolved in a particular kind of landscape where nutrients are scarce — usually high, rocky places, …
Type: Plant Info
… are native to east Asia, although one species hails from southern Europe. They range in size from 18 inches to 10 feet or more in height. Forsythia grows in full sun to part shade, but more sun produces better flowering. Flower color varies from a …
Type: Plant Info
… lance-shaped leaves vertically striped yellow or white. The gray-green leaves can be 6 feet in height. In summer it bears clusters of yellowish green flowers in spreading panicles to 25 feet. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soils in part shade to full shade. Prefers evenly moist, acidic loams with good drainage. Dislikes wet soils, particularly in winter. Dislikes high heat and humidity and does best when soils are cool. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… ( Rubus 'Thornfree') offers completely thorn-free canes and black fruit that ripen late in the season. In addition to blackberries, the Rubus genus includes raspberries, loganberries, and boysenberries, which you can also see growing in the Cane Fruit beds. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… flowers cover this mounded, shade -oving perennial throughout the summer. Chartreuse fruit in the fall continue the display. Native to woodland edges in Japan, this perennial tolerates moderate to full shade in well-drained soils. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… plant has triangular leaves with dark purple centers and purple veins. It forms a clump of 1’ in height and width. It blooms in midspring with small, fragrant, lavender flowers. It prefers moist well-drained soil in part to full shade. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… on poles at various locations around the Garden. Anyone walking the Garden perimeter in spring and summer is sure to notice the mini apartment complexes filled with purple birds flying in and out of their homes and calling “pew-pew.” These purple martins, fascinating to watch, … apartments carefully tended by Garden staff, including Jim Steffen. Purple martins once nested in natural tree hollows and other crevices near wooded ponds and marshes. Today, due to the …
Type: Birding
