… This hybrid yew cultivar is a cross between Japanese yews ( Taxus cuspidata ) and English yews ( Taxus baccata ). This … full sun to almost full shade, a wide range of soils as long as they are well drained, but is intolerant of temperature extremes. This is one of the few conifers that can tolerate heavy pruning. Please note that all parts of this …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Description: This cryptic bird is most often seen in large flocks during fall migration, flying erratically while catching insects. A member of the goat-sucker family, it is less likely to be seen when perched. …
Type: Birding
… This is an early, large-flowered climber that produces single, large, rich purple flowers with silver undersides and red anthers. It is attractive on pergolas where the underside of the leaves can be seen. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This rarely grown species is endemic to the southeast part of Brazil, where it is found growing in rocky areas. It has long tubular flowers. The pure white petals are reflexed …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… shade and dry conditions. It has pink blooms that attract butterflies from July to October. It is a specimen ground cover and is resistant to deer. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… It has pink flowers that attract butterflies in May and June, followed by edible red fruit. It is a specimen tree that is attractive to birds. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… flowers. The samaras, or winged fruits, mature in fall and turn a rich red. Fall color is outstanding, ranging from yellow to red to purple. This lovely small tree, native to the Far East, can be grown only in very protected areas if you live in Zone 5. It is an exceptional small ornamental maple. While most Japanese maples designated as "dissected" have spreading shapes, this one is is upright and vase- shaped. Foliage emerges light green with reddish edges in spring. It …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… throughout most of North America, excluding the far western and northeastern states, this is an uncommon species. Found in undisturbed prairies or dunes, it prefers loose, sandy soil or … which send the seeds airborne when the pods split open. The most prominent part of the flower is the calyx tube under the tiny flower petals. The main pollinator of this species is the bumblebee, and it is a favorite of the milkweed longhorn beetle. As with others in the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… oils that are extracted are useful for culinary and medicinal purposes. The lemon myrtle is native to the rainforests of Queensland in north-eastern Australia where the Australian … situations, in commercial situations it rarely exceeds fifteen feet. In the springtime it is heavily covered with bunches of small white lemon-scented flowers that are attractive to insects and birds. It is an exceptionally adaptable tree to most soil conditions but is not hardy in Chicago. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… ‘Silver Dollar’ is a compact shrub typically 5 ft. tall with a spread of 5 ft. The flowerheads are broadly … hold the flower clusters upright and prevent them from drooping. The color of the flowers is not affected by the pH of the soil. In 2008 Silver Dollar received the Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society. It does well in full sun to light shade and is moderately drought – tolerant. It blooms on new wood, so the flowers are not susceptible to …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
