… If you look carefully at the bark of this plant you'll see that it peels away. This is why it is often called 'ninebark. LEMON CANDY™ Ninebark is a petite shrub growing to three feet tall and wide with brilliant chartreuse foliage. In the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… OVATION™ London planetree is a hybrid selected for its vigorous growth rate, uniform broadly pyramidal to rounded habit, … foliage. It develops the attractive exfoliating bark expected of planetrees. This tree is a Chicagoland Grows® selection. Chicagoland Grows® is a plant introduction partnership of the Chicago Botanic Garden, the Morton Arboretum and the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Prunus avium is the scientific name for the sweet cherry, with delicious varieties including 'Bing' and 'Rainier'. One of spring's beauties, this cultivar, however, is grown for the abundance drooping clusters of frilly double white flowers, bearing up to 30 … bark and 4-inch-long ovate toothed leaves that emerge bronze in the spring. Fall color is a mix of yellow and reddish-orange. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This plant is a veronica. Veronica is named for St Veronica who comforted Jesus on his path to Calvary. Spike veronica has … moist soils during the growing period but cannot tolerate wet soils during dormancy. It is unattractive to both deer and rabbits. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Description: This state-endangered species is rarely seen at the Garden. It is distinct in its adult plumage, but difficult to identify as a juvenile. Look for it flying …
Type: Birding
… can grow up to 3 feet in height with partial to full shade and moist soil conditions. It is a specimen in the border, a ground cover, or an understory planting, and it is resistant to deer. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… a height of 10 feet. It has white blooms that attract butterflies from January to June. It is a specimen in a border and is resistant to deer. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This perennial grows to a height of 1 foot with partial shade to full shade and moist soil conditions. It has magenta and purple blooms in March and April. It is a ground cover and is resistant to deer. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… soil conditions. From May through August it has pink blooms that attract butterflies. It is a ground cover that is resistant to deer. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… moisture conditions. It has pink blooms that attract butterflies from March through June. It is a specimen and is also attractive to birds. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
