… This tree is native to Texas and can reach a height of 40 feet with a slightly narrower spread. In spring, it blooms with panicles of yellow-white flowers. The fruits contain tannic acid which is poisonous to humans as are the leaves. It is hardy to Zone 5 and can tolerate drier conditions …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Cardinal flower ( Lobelia cardinalis ) is a native perennial considered one of Illinois' Best Plants. Growing 2 to 3 feet tall, cardinal flower is blooming at the water's edge of Spider Island, where it can grow in full sun because the soil is constantly moist. Hummingbirds searching for nectar are …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… syriacus 'Jeanne d'Arc' has stunning snow white double flowers from mid summer to fall. This is a deciduous shrub that grows to 10 feet high. It is hardy to zone 5b. When the species was named syriacus, it was thought to have originated in Syria, but it is actually native to China and India. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… stands 5 to 8 feet high and blooms from mid summer to early fall. Bred from an hibiscus that is native to the eastern and central United States, it is hardy in Zones 4 to 9 and is attractive to bees and hummingbirds and resistant to deer. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This alpine currant cultivar is a dwarf (3'), dense, mounding, deciduous shrub, grown primarily for its attractive dark green, fine-textured, three-lobed leaves. 'Green Mound' is a male cultivar that will bear no fruit (this species requires male and female plants for fruit production). Inconspicuous greenish-yellow flowers appear in April. Fall color is a dull yellow. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Swamp aster is an herbaceous perennial that grows upright to a height of about 8 feet under full sun and medium to wet moisture conditions. In late summer and early fall, it produces blue and purple flowers that fade to white, and it is attractive to butterflies. The plant is mostly used as a bedding or border planting. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Small, fragrant, lavender-purple flowers are produced in large numbers on multi-branched spikes from October through March on Oncidium Sharry Baby 'Sweet Fragrance'. The leaves of this cultivar rarely grow more than 8 inches in height, but the spikes can reach up to 2 feet or more in length. This specimen is a rarity among Oncidium , since most of them are not fragrant. Grow this orchid in full sun, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Q: I’ve heard about using water-absorbing crystals in container plantings. What are they? A. This product is actually a polymer in a crystal-like form. It is added to the soil in containers, near the plant’s roots, where it …
Type: Plant Info
… spikes that attract butterflies and hummingbirds. It’s best used for massed plantings in borders. It is deer resistant and will tolerate drought once it is established. Pruning the plant back in the spring will encourage more growth with the accompanying increase in flowers. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Dorstenia contrajerva is a species of herbs native to Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and South America, … an unusual plant, bearing strange-looking receptacles containing the seeds that will germinate in any soil they touch. The leaves are 8 inches long, deeply lobed, and rough to the touch. Best in partial to full shade in evenly moist soil. Hardy to Zones 9–11. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
