… This tree is found only the Black Hills of South Dakota. It grows to 40’ in height and 15’ in width. It does not tolerate heat well and shouldn’t be grown south of Zone 6. It is considered …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This cultivar was developed in France. It has a broad conical shape with a mature size of 50’ with an equal spread. The stiff, serrated needles grow in bundles of two and have a 360° twist. The blue-green needles vary greatly in length (1½ to 4" long). It needs full sun and is tolerant of a range of soil types as long as they are well-drained. It is also very wind …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 8- to 10-inch blue-gray leaves that are finely dissected and resemble columbine. The plant is striking even when not in bloom, and in midsummer upright stems emerge with puffy, lemon-yellow flower clusters. It is a large plant, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This slow-growing cultivar is broadly upright or oval in form, with dark green, small needles and a compact growth habit. 'Jervis' is a natural form that was found in the wild and vegetatively propagated for the nursery trade. It's ideal in rock gardens or as …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… bicolored flowers are set against darker colored bracts on this nonhardy salvia, which is typically used as a bedding plant in Chicago area gardens. Well-branched and compact, this heat and humidity tolerant Salvia … for their annual display. The flowers attract honeybees, hummingbirds, and butterflies. In warmer climates, the goldfinches apparently are very fond of their seeds in fall. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… White Lightning New York ironweed is a form of a perennial plant that is native to the north-eastern parts of the US where it grows in locations that are consistently moist and bright. White Lightning bears white one-inch flowers in late summer to mid-fall and has long lance-shaped leaves. In trials at the Chicago Botanic …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Description: This goose is a rare visitor on our lakes or feeding on the lawn. It is similar in appearance to the white snow goose but slightly smaller with a shorter bill. …
Type: Birding
… needs full sun and moderate to moist soil conditions to reach a height of 6 feet. The foliage is rusty-brown in the fall. It is resistant to deer. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The quiver tree aloe. Aloe dichotoma , is a large, striking, tree aloe with canary yellow flowers. In its native habitat is functions as a tree, being the largest plant in the landscape. It can reach 32 feet high and the main stem can be 3 feet wide. The species …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Coreopsis palmata is one of the earliest of the prairie composites (members of the aster family that have composite … United States, it typically reaches 1 foot to 3 feet tall and blooms for two to three weeks in early summer. A number of native insects and mammals feed upon the nectar, pollen, and leaves … from the Greek term koris (bug) and opsis (like), referring to the seeds that are bug-like in appearance. One of its common names is tickseed. The genus can be found in both North and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
