… Jubilee Nootka cypress, native to the Pacific Northwest, is a distinctive narrow conifer that is extremely fast growing. Older plants develop a spire-like main trunk with gracefully draping …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This is the unusual white-flowered form of our native turtlehead. It has dark green foliage on a … clumps are topped with white snapdragon-like flowers. It tolerates wet or dry conditions and is good way to blending late season color into the garden. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 'Maryl') features pink tubes ending in red spoons surrounding a golden yellow disc. It is a strong upright grower and is best grown as a spray (none of the lateral buds are removed). Plant this mum in full sun and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… matures naturally into a large, spherical globe covered with bright yellow daisy flowers. It is described as a late season cultivar, coming into flower in October and extending into November, unless there is a hard frost. Plant 'in the green', or before the buds start to show color to permit the root …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… look, quite distinct from other hibiscus. At maturity the plant stands 4-5 feet tall. It is hardy in zone 4 -9 and is attractive to hummingbirds while resistant to deer. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… BLUE BUNNY’™ is an upright, deciduous shrub that grows 2–3 feet tall. From July to August, it produces … well-drained soil in full sun to part shade where it will attract butterflies. The plant is hardy to minus 10 degrees Fahrenheit and may need protection during the Chicago winter. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… June and extending throughout much of the remaining growing season. A native of Japan, this is the catnip if other species have not tolerated your typically heavy Chicago area soils. Insect and disease resistant it is a great pollinator attractant in the garden. Full sun provides for the best bloom. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Why, botanically speaking, is a tomato a fruit? What is the difference between a fern and a moss? Dive deep into the botanic world to explore the …
Type: Item Detail
… Native to Yugoslavia, the Serbian spruce is a handsome, narrow pyramidal evergreen reaching a mature height of 50' to 60' with a spread of only 20'. It can be used as a screen or specimen plant. The foliage is a dark glossy green with white upper sides, giving this tree a very striking appearance. This …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This North American native is extremely cold-hardly (USDA Zone 2). It has a broad, pyramidal shape and can grow to 50’ tall … come in bundles of two and turn a bit yellowish in the winter. This tree needs full sun, but is not fussy about soil types. It can tolerate periods of drought once it’s established. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
