… ) is a distinctive native of the tallgrass prairie featuring leafless stems up to 10 feet tall topped by panicles of bright yellow, 3-inch-wide flowers. The leaves—some quite … of feet high that are cordate (heart shaped) and very rough. Prairie dock is not fussy as to soils or soil moisture content and flowers best in full sun. The taproot can grow as deep as 12 feet and older plants will form offsets a …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… over dark pink introduction from Terra Nova Nurseries. Grape Soda Coral Bells has dark pink to purple leaves with a silver frost. The flowers are a matching pink and purple. The leaves … leaves. This is a coral bells that can be used from full sun to full shade, the color being best developed with the most sun. It will attract bees and hummingbirds, and is deer resistant. … and increase the height to 18 inches. The coral bells with colorful leaves are primarily grown for their decorative and outstanding foliage, but the airy spikes of flowers in spring and summer …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… stems keep this 18-inch-tall beauty from toppling over during spring storms. Tulips grow best in sunny locations in well-drained soils that dry slightly after the foliage yellows in late …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Cross'), a hybrid native ironweed that is relatively short (3 feet tall). This cultivar grows best in full sun, with moderately fertile soils, and only needs water during its establishment …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… deep rose centers and a speckling of red spots. The blooms are outfacing and fragrant in mid to late summer. The stems stand only 18 to 24 inches high. This is a dwarf oriental hybrid, ideal for containers. As an Oriental hybrid, this lily blooms a little later than the Asiatic lilies. … Typically Oriental lilies have a lovely fragrance, although some people find it unpleasant at best. The grace and beauty of this lily makes it a lovely addition to the garden. Lilies love …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… shore of Lake Michigan, the ravines are a naturally engineered filtration system from land to water. Curving up from the flat lands of Illinois and arching alongside the coast into … Garden’s Plants of Concern program. “They are delicate landscapes. It can be challenging to get in to them. It can be challenging to move around on the steep slopes.” Those challenges have … a rapid assessment, is the third piece of a larger ravine-management toolkit that includes a way to evaluate erosion and stream invertebrates considered to be indicator species. The toolkit …
Type: Blog
… are edged in white on this distinctive orchid. This genus of orchids is among the easiest for homeowners to grow indoors because they tolerate lower light levels, drier atmospheres, and are fairly forgiving of overwatering. However, best results are obtained when this plant is grown in bright light, moderate to high humidity, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… with each day bringing new discoveries, news oohs and aahs. What a magnificent season to walk the cultivated gardens and the natural areas, seeking both the brash and the modest — … The Formal Circle Garden In the more formal, full-sun Circle Garden , curving beds give way to geometric squares and rectangles. A living kaleidoscope of color, the Circle Garden offers … and wonder. Every display bed, hillside, native habitat, and hanging basket bloom with the best this season can offer. The Garden has more than two million plants in its collections. Don’t …
Type: Walks
… and white produced on tall, branched spikes from November through March. This orchid is easy to grow, but needs space, bright light, and humidity for best results. The genus name was created to identify all of the offspring of crosses …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Native to midwestern swamps and marshes, pepper vine is a deciduous bushy vine that grows as a ground cover or a vine growing 35 feet or more. The dark green compound foliage is up to 6 inches long and wide and turns pale yellow in fall. The leaflets are toothed, dark green on … inedible berries up to 5/8 inch in diameter, which are attractive to birds. The plant grows best in full to part shade and moist soil where it is short-lived, but aggressive; it can become …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
