… This vine needs full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions to reach a height of about 30 feet. From July to October it produces orange and red blooms that attract birds. It is a ground cover and is resistant to deer. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This mat-forming aquatic plant grows to a height of 3 feet with full sun to partial shade to full shade. It has white blooms from May through October. It is a specimen in a border or a ground cover and is native to the Midwest. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This perennial native to the Midwest, can grow to a height of 20 feet with full sun and moderate moisture conditions. It has pink blooms that attract butterflies from July to October. It is a specimen in a hedge and is resistant to deer. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… of violets growing in my lawn? A. Violets growing in the lawn are difficult perennial weeds to eradicate. At the present time, there is no effective chemical treatment that can be applied by homeowners. Only professional licensed turf specialists are able to purchase broad-leaved herbicides to control violets. Hand pulling is a tedious but effective …
Type: Plant Info
… Geum ‘Sangria’ is a member of the Cocktails™ Series bred by Brent Horvath of Intrinsic Perennial Gardens. It grows 16 – 30 inches tall and blooms in early June to early July with scarlet flowers that face upward. The flowers are semi doubles measuring 1 ¾ inches wide. Plant it in full sun to part shade. It is Deer and rabbit resistant, while attractive to butterflies and is hardy in …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… is commonly known as Alpine avens. It grows only 6 inches tall and blooms in spring and early summer with yellow flowers that face upward. Plant it in full sun to part shade. It is native to central and southern Europe in alpine meadows and is hardy to -30 degrees F. In traditional …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… lavender flowers with a lavender pink eye. It grows 28 – 30 inches high and blooms in early to mid-summer with dark green foliage. It may re-bloom in the fall. It is attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds and is hardy in zones 4 - 8. The genus name is from the Greek …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Native to mountainsides in Turkey, 'Pink Giant' is an upright-growing bulb, producing showy pink flowers during late winter and mid-spring. It reaches a maximum height of 9 inches under full sun to partial shade with moderate soil moisture conditions. The plant is useful as a ground cover or …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Vanilla, besides being a fragrant extract essential to baking, is a vining orchid native to Mexico. It is not at all difficult to grow indoors given the proper conditions, but it may be …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… At the Chicago Botanic Garden, our staff community is working on being intentional in the way we do our work. In September 2022, we introduced a new … and trust and transparency. These values guide the work of our community and are our day-to-day actions that tie together everything we do. This new set of values prompted many questions … Luther King, Jr.’s birthday on January 16, I am reflecting on how his teachings are relevant to the work we’ve undertaken through our equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility efforts …
Type: Blog
