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  • … Description: If this state-endangered owl is seen at the Garden, it is either flying over, or roosting on the ground, in the Dixon Prairie. …
    Type: Birding
  • … Purple Fountain European beech is both a weeping and columnar form of the species and thus suitable for narrow spaces in the home landscape. It is a sport or naturally occurring variation of F. sylvatica 'Purpurea Pendula' but the foliage is not as deeply purple and it has a narrower habit than its parent. A wide range of cultivars of …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … evergreen tree needs full sun and moist soil conditions to reach a height of about 50 feet. It is a specimen and is resistant to deer. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … conifer needs full sun and moderate moisture conditions to reach a height of about 10 feet. It is a specimen and is resistant to deer. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … to a height of 5 feet with full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. It is a specimen and is resistant to deer. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … ( Coreopsis verticillata 'Golden Shower') grows up to 24 inches tall by 18 inches wide and is known for its bright golden-yellow flowers, interspersed with fine, thread-like foliage. Full sun and well-drained soil are preferred by coreopsis. This cultivar is more drought tolerant than most of the other species (all of which are native to North America). It is deer resistant and attracts butterflies. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … and lateral branches produce blooms of semi-cactus form in a bold fuchia and orange blend that is striking. Dragonberry, like other Dahlias is not hardy in the Chicago area, and should be lifted and stored over winter after the first frost has knocked the foliage back. Plant in spring when danger of frost is past. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … Dichorisandra pendula is known as weeping blue ginger, but is actually in the same plant family as dayflowers ( Tradescantia ), not ginger. The vivid blue … and then down from the terminal flower spikes, lending an elegant aspect to the plant. This is a great perennial plant for the warmer parts of the United States (Zones 8 or warmer) or in a …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … Geum ‘Sangria’ is a member of the Cocktails™ Series bred by Brent Horvath of Intrinsic Perennial Gardens. … The flowers are semi doubles measuring 1 ¾ inches wide. Plant it in full sun to part shade. It is Deer and rabbit resistant, while attractive to butterflies and is hardy in zones 4 – 9. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • is commonly known as Alpine avens. It grows only 6 inches tall and blooms in spring and early summer with yellow flowers that face upward. Plant it in full sun to part shade. It is native to central and southern Europe in alpine meadows and is hardy to -30 degrees F. In traditional Austrian medicine the roots have been used as a tea for …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant