… Q. Where is the best location to plant a Japanese maple? A. Japanese maple plants, Acer palmatum , are wonderful garden plants if cold-hardy species are selected and they are sited in correct locations. Japanese maples prefer to be planted in moist, well-drained soil that is high in organic matter. They should ideally be planted in a …
Type: Plant Info
… Native to North America, pink turtlehead attains heights of 2 to 3 feet. It is naturalized in moist areas or in the back of the perennial border. About an inch in length, pink flowers similar to snapdragons …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Narcissus ‘Rosy Sunrise’ is in Division 2. It blooms in mid to late spring with white petals and a salmon pink corona. The bulbs are toxic and will … not be eaten by deer or rabbits. The name Narcissus comes from the Greek word for narcotic and is tied to the myth of a young man known as Narcissus who fell in love with his own reflection. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The Desmit rhododendron is part of the 'P.J.M.' group of rhododendrons, which are the result of crosses between the … . 'Desmit' is a small (3-6’) dense shrub and blooms with vivid, showy, pink flowers in early April. The leaves are dark green and turn purplish in the fall. Rhododendrons in the 'P.J.M.' group are heavy flowerers because they do not set …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 'Silver Carpet' is a fast-growing spreading perennial with furry silvery gray leaves that grows 12 inches tall. … Carpet' does not produce flowers so is perfect for the low-maintenance gardener. Plant them in full sun in most, well-drained soil. It makes a perfect edging, and visitors will be tempted to reach down …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The new USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map can help Is this the year to try bigleaf hydrangea, tea olive, or another plant that you think only grows in a warmer place? The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently released a revised Plant … the state of Illinois, has shifted to a slightly warmer zone. Most of the Chicago area is now in zone 6a, including the Chicago Botanic Garden, which previously was in 5b. (Zone 1a is the …
Type: Blog
… Bush honeysuckles, in the genus Diervilla , are small native American shrubs that are not the same as the weedy honeysuckles in the genus Lonicera , but they are related to weigelas. They can be recognized the opposite, … tubular yellow flowers with long stamens and pistils protruding from the flowers. ‘Butterfly' is very floriferous. Because the sets of leaves are spaced so closely towards the ends of the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Sentry Ginkgo is an attractive male selection with a symmetric narrow form. It will not produce the distinctive … a maidenhair fern frond. It is one of the most pollution-tolerant trees and works well in the city. Insignificant green flowers appear in the spring. Ginkgo has wonderful golden yellow fall color. It produces stout spurs along the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… First identified in 1936, Frances Williams has long been a staple of the shade garden. This large hosta is noted for its gold margined leaves. It is a sport of H. sieboldiana 'Elegans.' This is a large hosta (2 feet tall by 4 feet wide). It blooms in June and July with white flowers that attract hummingbirds. Hostas are shade tolerant, easy to …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… ‘Fairview’ is an herbaceous peony with classic, double white blossoms. Peony bloom time is classified as … 36 inches tall, taking on a shrubby appearance throughout the summer, then dies to the ground in the fall. Plant in sun to part shade with eyes no more than 2 inches below the soil. It is deer resistant. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
