… Screech Owl daylily has large 6-inch blooms in blended shades of red with a yellow green throat. The delightfully fragrant blooms appear in early mid season. Each flower lasts only one day, but there are multiple buds on each stalk and several stalks on each plant. The buds open in series, so a single plant will continue to bloom for 2 weeks or more. It may re-bloom. It is …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This plant is a small version of a plant found growing naturally in the swamps of eastern north America. Robert Fleming hardy hibiscus is a compact perennial that bears large crimson flowers in the summer months. It reaches a height of about three feet with a width of about two feet so … As a form of the swamp rose mallow it prefers moist, and even wet, soils but can manage in average garden soils with regular deep watering in hot dry conditions. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Hibiscus syriacus 'Lucy' has showy rose pink flowers up to 4'' in diameter. The flowers are doubles with extra petals that create a peony-like effect. This deciduous shrub stands 6-8 feet tall and blooms in mid-summer to fall but does not set seed. It is hardy in zones 5 – 8. When the species was named syriacus, it was thought to have originated in Syria, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… the base, and rounded at the tip. Its blooms open white, and with age, will turn pinkish white in fall, drying to tan in winter. This hardy shrub can get large over time—to 10 feet in height and width. It is well adapted to grow well in full sun and partially shaded conditions. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The air is brisk, the sun is at a lower angle in the sky, and the autumnal fireworks have begun. Like spring, fall offers a splendid show of … signal a farewell to the growing season. Although annuals and perennials often steal the show in October, many shrubs create a delightful layer of dazzling colors as well. Viburnum, … plants, shares six of his favorite shrubs for fall color. Fothergilla xintermedia 'Mount Airy’ In early spring, this shrub produces a profusion of white, honey-scented flowers. By October, its …
Type: Plant Info
… Bulbs and their tuber, corm, and rhizome relatives are a fascinating group of plants. In the Chicago area they can start blooming as early as February (winter aconite, snowdrop), really make an impact en masse in spring (narcissus, tulip, crocus), produce stunning specimens in summer (ornamental onion, fritillary, lily) and keep on enlivening gardens well into autumn …
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… is the only lotus native to the United States. Hardy from Zones 4 to 11, it grows naturally in large ponds and lakes as far north as Ontario and south to Texas and Florida. Our true … World lotus, Nelumbo nucifera , the sacred lotus of the Nile, which was introduced to Egypt in 523 by the Persians. This species is revered by Buddhists and Hindus alike, and the seeds, … Asian diet. Interestingly enough, one of the best and most popular lotus cultivars now grown in aquatic gardens is 'Mrs. Perry D. Slocum' — the beautiful result of a cross between the New …
Type: Plant Info
… doubled flower (and hide the dark central cone) on this selection of native coneflowers. Plant in full sun in moderately drained fertile soils and avoid heavy fertilizer applications to keep the plants from lodging (falling over) in windy conditions. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… green, disease-resistant foliage holds well throughout the season, turning golden yellow in fall. This plant matures at 5 feet in size when grown in full sun and moderately fertile, well-drained soil. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… close to the stem surrounded by finely dissected leaves. The leaves respond readily to changes in light and will close up on cloudy days or in shaded environments. Grow in full sun and bring indoors before the first frost. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
