… This evergreen succulent is native to Madagascar and grows to a foot in height under full sun to partial shade and dry conditions. In late winter and early …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This shrub grows to a height of 12 feet with full sun to partial shade and moist soil conditions. From January to April it has showy white blooms that attract butterflies. It is a specimen in a border. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This cactus is native to the American Southwest and can grow up to 8 feet high with full sun to partial shade and dry moisture conditions. In mid spring it produces red and bright yellow …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This shrub grows to a height of 7 feet with full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. It has blue blooms in May and June. It belongs in a border. The fruit is attractive to birds. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… native shrub produces masses of terminal and auxilliary flower clusters from mid-summer up to frost in the Chicago region. Plant this shrub in full sun and provide room for it to grow up to 6 foot tall. It does well in average soil; it is sometimes prone to aphids. This plant is sweetly fragrant in evenings and attracts a multitude …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Threadleaf coreopsis forms a loose cushion of highly dissected 2- to 3-inch leaves and grows 2 to 3 feet tall. It is a wonderful plant for a flower border. Single, yellow, daisy-like flowers, 1-1/2 to 2 inches …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Spikes of delicate six-petaled magenta flowers top two- to three-foot plants starting in June. The flowers tend to hide among the small stem leaves. Not to be confused with the invasive purple loosestrife, this plant is a valued native plant, growing in meadows and along shorelines. It is shorter in stature, with …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… An autumn visit to the fruit and vegetable garden in search of late-season surprises can be rewarding. For it's at this time that all those plants requiring "a long growing season" (90 to 100+ days from germination of the seed to harvest of the crop) are coming into their own. The vines are laden with produce that is not only beautiful but also positively delicious. The Chicago Botanic Garden's Fruit and …
Type: Plant Info
… The honey bush is a small shrub that is a native of South Africa and India but has been naturalized in many other places including the US due to its attractive appearance and reliability. The honey bush has footlong blue-green serrated … spike appear above the foliage and are are a dark reddish maroon color. The leaves are said to have a salty peanut butter aroma and the flowers a honey scent. Peanut butter and honey in one …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Bottlebrush buckeye is native to New York, Pennsylvania and a few states in the Southeast. Requiring a lot of space in the landscape,this shrub grows to 8 to 10 feet in height and has a wide-spreading habit, with thick branches that do not lend …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
