… 'Gladstone' has lovely white sprays on top of dark green foliage. It is one of the first astilbes to bloom in late spring. The fluffy … After the blooms have died, the stalks with the dried seed heads are often left in place for winter interest. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 'White Glori' has lovely white plumes on top of a clump of dark green foliage. The soft, fluffy panicles are comprised of tiny densely … After the blooms have died, the stalks with the dried seed heads are often left in place for winter interest. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Tall spikes of soft, lavender-pink flowers are produced at the tip of each stem on exotica ti plant ( Cordyline fruticosa 'Exotica'). The most ornamental features of this ti … its variegated pink, cream, and green leaves. Ti plant is primarily grown as a container plant for the variegated foliage; its flowers in November and December are an unusual addition. Ti …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… used in the home landscape. Although each flower is inconspicuous, the flower clusters borne on long panicles appear fuzzy and light, like puffs of smoke. Grace has extremely large pink … its reddish-purple fall color, it provides three seasons of interest, but it is best known for its hairy flower panicles in late summer. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… starting the first week of August. It grows in sunny fields throughout North America, except for far south and western states. Taxonomists have determined that due to small glands on the leaves and genetic analysis that it should be separated from the true goldenrods in the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… as a cut flower. Useful in container plantings, mixed perennial borders or as a groundcover for partial shade. The white accents on the leaves will provide a bright focus in shade. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… or Warminster broom, is covered with canary-yellow flowers topped with a pale yellow flag on a shrub maturing at 6 feet in height and width. Classified in the pea family, this species has … not everyone finds pleasant. Not reliably hardy in the Chicago area, this plant is also noted for its tolerance of salt spray and poor, acidic soils. The very small leaves are deciduous …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… colors towards the center. The petals have slightly rolled edges and appear velvety, held on long dark green stems that make it an excellent choice for cutting. Pollinating insects and hummingbirds love the flowers. Dahlias are not hardy in the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Iris cristata ‘Powder Blue Giant’ is a delicate light blue with gold crests on the falls. The flowers stand only 6 inches tall, but they are 3 inches wide, which is huge for such a low growing plant. Iris cristata is found in floodplains from Maryland to Oklahoma. It …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… a compact hydrangea growing to only five feet tall and about four feet wide making it suitable for compact gardens.The flowers change color throughout the summer reaching a dark red in later … well-drained but consistently moist soil. Prune back in late winter as this plant flowers on new growth. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
