… Italian bugloss is a clump-forming perennial that produces showy blue flowers in May and June. It grows to a … Plants may be cut back severely if the foliage starts to brown during the summer. The plant is mostly used in a border, as specimens, or in small groups. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Dutchman's pipe is native to the woods and stream areas south of the Missouri River, where it can climb to over … leaves and pipe-shaped trumpet flowers that are greenish-yellow with dark burgundy throats.It is not hardy in the Chicagoland area. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Japanese painted fern is a small fern whose fronds are soft grayish-green with an overlay of silver and a contrasting … with moderate moisture. It grows to a maximum height of 18 inches with a similar spread. It is mostly used as a ground cover, an understory plant, or in a shade border. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Overdam feather reed grass is a clump-forming ornamental grass that grows to a maximum height of 3 feet. It requires full … pink and green blooms that give way to brown and tan fruit that attracts birds. The plant is used as a specimen or in a border. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Native to the eastern and midwestern United States, loose-headed bracted sedge is a perennial plant that grows 12 to 40 inches tall and is commonly found in forested areas and wetlands in the wild. The sacs holding the seeds are …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Sugar Shack™ buttonbush is a compact form of buttonbush growing to only about 4 feet high and wide. It requires consistently moist soils so is useful in wet areas. From early summer, it bears fragrant, white, rounded button-type flowers …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… mound 6 to 8 feet tall featuring gracefully drooping finely textured branches. The foliage is gray-green accented by white on the inside. It is easily grown in average to medium moisture, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade. Use …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This cultivar of Potentilla fruticosa is a shrub, upright in habit with silvery gray leaves and creamy white flowers, 1½ inches in … Its small size makes it adaptable for a mixed border or hedge. The silvery gray leaf color is adaptable with pink flowers and dark green hostas. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The Georgia Bush Honeysuckle is native to the Appalachians and is endangered in its native habitat. The lemon yellow flowers are produced in mid-summer and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This is a semi-evergreen, upright plant that can grow up to 4 feet in height with a spread of 3 feet . … or curled. It needs to be in wet or consistently moist soil in full to partial shade. It is an excellent choice for naturalizing in a woodland garden or a formal shade garden. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
