… the foliage tasty. This cultivar was selected from a seedling of the original 'Milka' cultivar in the Netherlands and registered in 1999. It was in the 1990s that it was discovered that our native wild asters could be tamed, hybridized, and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 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 tiny … along its stems. It is not an evergreen groundcover, but will turn an attractive shade of red in the fall. It works well in a rock garden, where it will not be shaded by taller plants. Plant in well-drained, gravelly …
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… pulegioides ) that is grown for its rich, lemon-scented leaves that can be used fresh or dried in a variety of dishes. It is a woody perennial that can grow to 4-12" tall and 18” wide. Whorls of tiny, pale lilac flowers appear on the stem ends in early summer and are attractive to bees. It grows in average, dry to medium, well-drained soils in full sun and can tolerate drought and soils of …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… on them. Cool Green has bright yellowish-green heart-shaped leaves that are covered in tiny hairs. The plant grows to form a mound about eight inches high but extends when each … puts roots down. Eventually it can form a bright, effective and attractive ground cover in a cool shaded area. This plant is not reliably hardy in Chicago but can be easily overwintered in a pot placed in a location with indirect light. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… green leaves and bears attractive three-petaled lavender and white flowers about 1.5 inches in diameter from June until September. Each flower is open at most a single day, and in some cases, for only a morning. It grows to about two feet in height and up to three feet in width. In an evaluation of spiderworts conducted at the Chicago …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… has strappy green leaves and bears attractive three-petaled lavender flowers about 1.5 inches in diameter that appear from June until September. Each flower is open at most a single day, and in some cases, for only a morning. It grows to about eighteen inches in height and up to three feet in width. In an evaluation of spiderworts conducted at the Chicago …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… has strappy gray-green leaves and bears attractive three-petaled pink flowers about 1.5 inches in diameter that appear from June until September. Each flower is open at most a single day, and in some cases, for only a morning. It grows to about two feet in height and nearly three feet in width. In an evaluation of spiderworts conducted at the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… family, is one of the most common tropical foliage plants offered by garden centers for use in annual beds and baskets in the Midwest. Native to Mexico, this vine produced elongated, succulent, rich purple leaves … that fold inward. The small pink flowers are produced at the ends of branches and are nestled in boat-like bracts. The plants will grow in sun or shade, although the color is more intense in …
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… to eastern North America, is an extremely high-quality evergreen tree that performs well in Illinois. It has a pendulously pyramidal habit reaching a mature height of 40' to 70'. The light yellow-green foliage of spring turns glossy dark-green in summer. It prefers cool, moist, well-drained soils in full sun or partial shade, and will even tolerate full shade. Plant in a site protected from …
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… and slowly mature to pink with white fringe along the edges and base. This cultivar originated in the Netherlands, released by W.A.M. Pennings in 1972. Plant this tulip in full sun, moderately fertile and moist soils, and protect it from rabbits and deer. Fringed …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
