… standards and a brown eyelash pattern around the signals. The stems stand 40 inches high with multiple blooms on each stem. This is a pseudata iris, a cross between a Japanese iris ( … the color yellow into the form of a Japanese iris. Typically they have branched stems with multiple buds on each stem. Pseudata irises thrive in or near water but also do well in …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Iris 'Silverado' is a white to icy blue tall bearded iris with lovely ruffled petals. The beards are the same color but have yellow tips. The stems stand 38 inches high, each with 2 branches and up to 8 or 9 blooms in mid season. In 1989 Silverado was awarded Honorable …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Iris ensata 'Shinkai-No-Iro’ is a deep blue-violet with yellow signals. The style arms are off-white with blue violet edges and tips. It stands 30 inches high and blooms in mid to late season. The …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… hydrangea, selected from parents native to the southeast United States, is a deciduous shrub with lobed leaves that resemble oak leaves. The flowers of the oakleaf hydrangea, borne on large, … in spring and summer give way to burgundy-red fall color. The oakleaf hydrangea is a shrub with four seasons of interest, unique leaves, interesting flowers, fall color, cinnamon-brown …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… aralia, native to Japan and eastern Asia, is an upright oval tree for the plant connoisseur with a taste for the unusual. The stout branches are armed with a scattering of stout thorns. The leaves are huge, up to one foot wide, and are palmately …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… part of the United States and into Canada. The flower stalks stand 2 to 3 feet tall, each with 3 to 5 blue flowers in May and June. The flowers have a prominent yellow blotch and a white area with purple veins at the base of the falls. Northern blue flag will grow well in full sun to part …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Burgundy flowers with a darker eye zone and dark brown disks are produced throughout the warm months on Cherry … perennial, usually cultivated as an annual. This cultivar grows to about two feet tall, with flowers 3-4 inches across. Butterflies love to visit the flowers for their nectar, while …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… green foliage covers this shrub that can reach 4 feet by 4 feet in size. It is very hardy, with survival documented at minus 30 degrees Fahrenheit. This rose features a light scent, but … in early spring, after the danger of very cold weather has passed. Treat cutting implements with a disinfectant to avoid spreading viruses between plants. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… meadows, and prairies throughout the Midwest. Erica Culver's Root grows to about 4 feet tall with lance-shaped leaves that surround the stems. Dense spikes of pale pink flowers with darker stamens open from the top down from July to September on strong, upright stems. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… it can reach up to 100 feet in height. Adapted to high water tables, the branches are upright with pendulous lateral branches and leaves. Green leaflets in spring change to a russet-gold color in fall. It prefers acidic soils but with care can be grown in the alkaline heavy clays of the Chicago region. Given it's native range …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
