… 'Orange Cocotte' is classified as an Asiatic lily. It grows strongly upright to 3 feet and is topped by very showy panicles of up-facing cantaloupe-orange flowers with six petals each. An interesting note about this cultivar is that the snowy white stamens are sterile—not producing any of the yellow pollen that often …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Have you ever heard of catnip? This plant is a type of catnip, although how much your cat may like catnip appears to vary. Cool Cat catmint is a clump-forming perennial that grows to a height of 30 inches with full sun to partial shade … bees and other pollinators. If the dead flowers are removed it will rebloom in the fall. It is resistant to deer. Because of its clumping growth habit it is suitable for cottage gardens and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Narcissus ‘Itzim’ is in Division 6 and blooms in early- to mid-spring. There is only one flower per stem and it forms an acute angle with the stem. The petals are deep yellow and sharply reflexed, while the corona is a deep reddish orange and cylindrical. Each bulb will produce one to two offsets each growing …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Narcissus ‘Pink Wonder’ is in Division 11a. It blooms in mid season with 3¼ inch wide flowers. The petals are yellowish white and very broad. The corona is a pale orange yellow shading to pale yellowish pink at the rim. The corona is split to the base with the six corona segments arranged in two whorls of three each and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… In the spring you'll see beautiful flowers called Narcissus. The name Narcissus is tied to the myth of a young man known as Narcissus who fell in love with his own reflection. … flowers grew up around the pool in his memory. Narcissus ‘Rijnveld’s Early Sensation’ is in Division 1. This is a dwarf cultivar that blooms very early in the spring with 3½ flowers. The petals are a …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Narcissus ‘White Marvel’ is in Division 4. It blooms in mid to late spring with 3½ inch double flowers. The petals are … slightly reflexed, broad and white, with a small point at the tip of each petal. The corona is white and sup shaped with multiple petals and corona segments packed within it. It is hardy in zones 4 to 7. The bulbs are toxic and will not be eaten by deer or rabbits. The name …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The Ginkgo is an ancient deciduous conifer. The cultivar 'Akebono' is a male (fruitless) clone grown for its narrow upright habit with upswept branches. Evidence … tree that grows to 50' or so. The spread can be wider than the height in mature plants. It is one of the most pollution-tolerant trees and works well in the city and in large, open areas. …
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… stay limegreen while the sterile florets will slowly age to pink. The color of the flowers is not affected by the pH of the soil. This plant does well in full sun to light shade and is moderately drought – tolerant. It blooms on new wood so the flowers are not susceptible to late spring frosts. Greenspire is a hybrid of Hydrangea paniculata which is native to Japan, China and Korea where it grows at …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This cultivar is a compact, rounded shrub that can reach a height of 6 feet tall with a similar spread. Pink … Flowers give way to sparse fruits that ripen to blue-black in late summer. Fall foliage is usually a dull red, but may sometimes be shades of burgundy. Viburnum is a versatile genus of multi-stemmed shrubs that are well suited to the home landscape due to …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Whitewater speedwell is a Chicagoland Grows® selection. Chicagoland Grows® is a plant introduction partnership of the Chicago Botanic Garden, the Morton Arboretum and the … 12" to 18" wide in a single season. Over time, it can cover a more expansive area. The plant is dense enough to suppress weeds and tough enough to tolerate some foot traffic. The ½" glossy …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
