… Narcissus ‘Gold Metal’ is in Division 1. It has yellow petals and a long yellow trumpet. It blooms in mid to late season. The bulbs are toxic and will not be eaten by deer or rabbits. The name … 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. When he drowned in the pool where he had been admiring himself, …
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… Narcissus ‘Oriental Silk’ is in Division 2. It blooms in mid spring with lemon yellow petals which are slightly reflexed and a white corona. The bulbs … 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. When he drowned in the pool where he had been admiring himself, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… elegant petal formation helped this variety win a Gold Medal from the American Peony Society in 1993. Full sun in moderately fertile soils provides this plant the growing environment it needs to survive and thrive for decades if not centuries (an abandoned family cemetery in eastern Missouri dating to the 1830’s featured peonies around some of the oldest headstones – …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… fragrant, cupped, semidouble flowers. Established plants can be expected to reach 2½ feet in height and 2 feet in width if grown in full sun and moderately fertile soil with adequate moisture. This is an older cultivar that …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… rose ( Rosa 'Champlain') is one of the very hardy and disease-resistant shrub roses developed in Canada known collectively as Explorer roses (named after famous North American explorers). … of the summer atop a hardy shrub that tops out at 3 feet, but the rose will slowly increase in width via suckers. Champlain rose has excellent disease resistance, hardiness, a light fragrance, and showy orange hips in fall, all of which recommend it to gardeners in the Chicago area. …
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… A red base to the flower transitions to orange and yellow in the mid- and outer sections of flower as it opens up. This Darwin Hybrid produces large … flowers with thick texture on strong stems and is noted for its ability to become a perennial in the garden. Plant in full sun, moderately fertile but well-drained soils that dry during dormancy. A frequently …
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… Named after an American physician, Culver’s root is a native American perennial that grows in forests, meadows, and prairies throughout the Midwest. ‘Album’ grows to 4 feet tall and … on strong upright stems. Smaller branching lateral spikes create a candelabra-like effect when in full bloom. Easy to grow but slow to establish, ‘Album’ prefers moist to wet, well-drained soil in full sun. A good background plant in the perennial bed, it is attractive to butterflies. …
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… leaves that to some resemble a bird's foot. It forms a very small clump of less than 6” in height and about 6” in width. It blooms in early spring with either bicolored (upper petals dark purple and lower ones light blue) or …
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… This orchid has spidery-shaped flowers that feature green petals heavily barred in black surrounding the yellow lip with an intricate red pattern. This complex hybrid allows … orchids whose parents require cool moist humid environments year round. Other species in the ancestry allow this cultivar to grow in bright light, relatively high humidity with good air movement, and exceptionally well- drained …
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… Ornamental grasses are fundamental to the four-season garden. In spring their emerging leaves arrive just in time to help conceal yellowing bulb foliage. As summer progresses, their clumping mounds, … creamy tones and their graceful forms as they catch puffs of snow at random angles and rustle in the winter wind. Little bluestem ( Schizachyrium scoparium ) is a four-season wonder. A true …
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