… Heuchera villosa or Hairy Alumroot is an American native of the eastern and southern United States. It prefers semi-shade and rich … fuzzy dark colored flower stalks with cream flowers in late summer and fall. The mature size is a leafy mound 18 inches tall by 18 inches wide, the flowers increase the height to about 3 feet. It is more heat tolerant that many other Heucheras and when hybridized passes on this valuable …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Among the most blue of hosta cultivars, Hadspen Blue is medium sized with foliage of good substance that is slug resistant. Many consider it a classic hosta. It is one of the Tardiana group. Hostas are shade tolerant, easy to grow, and long lived. Although …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… of tubular yellow flowers with long stamens and pistils protruding from the flowers. The fruit is a dry capsule with long filaments. Plants can spread by suckers and may form colonies. Diervilla lonicera is the most wide-spread of the three species, found is eastern Canada, eastern and central U.S., including Illinois. The yellow flowers turn …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Description: This common bird is found across the Garden. This species has become increasingly aggressive in defending their nests, even against people. It is not unusual for them to attack people who get too close to a nest site. …
Type: Birding
… Description: This is one of two visible woodpecker species with red highlights on its head. It is more common than the red-headed woodpecker. Look for this species in the McDonald Woods or at …
Type: Birding
… and moderate moisture conditions. It has white blooms that attract butterflies year-round. It is a specimen in a border or an understory and is attractive to birds. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 'Carlson’s Red Cone' is a spruce with bluish-green foliage. Its name is derived from the wine-red growth that sprouts from its tips in the spring. Grow as a specimen …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… white blooms from March through June attract butterflies and are followed by brown fruit. It is a specimen and is attractive to birds. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… sun to partial shade and moist soil conditions. It has pink blooms from May through August. It is a specimen in a border and is resistant to deer. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Its pink and white blooms from March through June are followed by edible red fruit. It is a specimen and is attractive to birds. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
