… Rosy Returns daylily is a rose pink blend with a rose purple band above a yellow throat. The edges of the petals are ruffled. This is a dwarf daylily. The flowers are small, measuring only 3.75 inches, and sit on top of low foliage only 12 to 14 inches high. It blooms extra early in the season and is delightfully fragrant. Although each flower lasts only one day, there are multiple buds on …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… stay limegreen while the sterile florets will slowly age to pink. 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 moderately drought – tolerant. It blooms on new wood so the flowers are not susceptible to late spring frosts. Greenspire is a hybrid of Hydrangea paniculata which is native to Japan, China and Korea where it grows at …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Narcissus ‘Itzim’ is in Division 6 and blooms in early- to mid-spring. There is only one flower per stem and it forms an acute angle with the stem. The petals are deep yellow and sharply reflexed, while the corona is a deep reddish orange and cylindrical. Each bulb will produce one to two offsets each growing …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… In the spring you'll see beautiful flowers called Narcissus. The name Narcissus is tied to the myth of a young man known as Narcissus who fell in love with his own reflection. … flowers grew up around the pool in his memory. Narcissus ‘Rijnveld’s Early Sensation’ is in Division 1. This is a dwarf cultivar that blooms very early in the spring with 3½ flowers. The petals are a …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Narcissus ‘Fairy Chimes’ is in Division 5. This is a dwarf cultivar that blooms in mid to late season. The flowers are 1 ¾ inches wide with 4 – 6 … downfacing. The yellow petals are strongly reflexed and overlap at the base only. The corona is yellow, slightly paler near the rim, and cup shaped with a straight mouth. The bulbs are toxic …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Have you ever heard of catnip? This plant is a type of catnip, although how much your cat may like catnip appears to vary. Cool Cat catmint is a clump-forming perennial that grows to a height of 30 inches with full sun to partial shade … bees and other pollinators. If the dead flowers are removed it will rebloom in the fall. It is resistant to deer. Because of its clumping growth habit it is suitable for cottage gardens and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Stipa , also known as Mexican feather grass, is native to hot dessert areas in the American Southwest and Mexico as well as South America. It … leaves, and sends up feathery panicles that mature from a light, delicate green to blond. This is a grass that moves with the slightest breeze, and a setting sun can turn those panicles into a … with strong structure, such as rudbeckia, achillea, and cone flower. Mexican feather grass is perennial and evergreen in the dessert areas where it’s native, but north of zone 7 it should …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Tall goldenrod is one of the most abundant and aggressive goldenrods in the Chicago area, popping up in garden beds and along roadsides. It is recognized by its height - four to six feet tall - its large attractive feathery blooms and … leaves toothed along the entire margin and slightly smaller individual florets. This species is found throughout much of North America except the far West. It is much appreciated by bees, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This cultivar is a compact, rounded shrub that can reach a height of 6 feet tall with a similar spread. Pink … Flowers give way to sparse fruits that ripen to blue-black in late summer. Fall foliage is usually a dull red, but may sometimes be shades of burgundy. Viburnum is a versatile genus of multi-stemmed shrubs that are well suited to the home landscape due to …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Q. I've noticed that leaves of my plants look chewed. What is causing this and is there anything I can spray to help my plants ? A. At this time of year, many different types … and their larvae frequently feed on the leaves of plants. Without seeing the culprit, it is difficult to positively identify which insect is causing the damage to your plants. If insects …
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