… native perennial that's popular because of its rugged habit, bright flowers, and the ability to attract pollinators. 'Blonde Bombshell' is a yellow flowering clone selected from a field of … a seed strain. Incredibly dark foliage holds golden yellow flowers that radiate down the habit for an extremely long season of bloom. Plant this refined selection and get ready to see butterflies! Gather bouquets of Asclepias all summer long; the long stems are wonderful …
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… Asparagus is a hardy perennial with thick, succulent shoots that are harvested in April to early May, leaving younger shoots for future growth. Asparagus is high in vitamin K and many minerals. It needs to be planted in well-drained soil, with careful selection of the site, considering that it will …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Twist™ weeping redbud. This beautiful bloomer offers a lesson in how plants are bred for consumers. This particular cultivar was found as a chance seedling in 1960 along a road in upstate New York by a gentleman who transplanted it to the home of his sister, Connie Covey. Many years later, Covey's neighbor decided not to remove the twisty branch under an overgrown lilac that she asked him to remove. Instead, a …
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… where the new greenhouses are now being built. This mat-forming perennial takes full sun to partial shade. It produces clusters of starry cherry-red blooms in July and August. The tiny … along the nodes into patches a foot or more across. Older stems may become scraggly and need to be pinched back. Because they are so low-growing, they are suitable for a rock garden or a ground cover for a dry area. Care should be taken that they don't need to …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Members of the genus Syringa , commonly known as lilacs, are shrubs or small trees prized for their showy and fragrant blooms in late spring. The individual flowers are tubular in form and are borne in large panicles. While the common name of the plant has come to define a shade of pale purple, some species and hybrids have pink or white blossoms. Lilacs begin to set buds for the following year shortly after they finish blooming; if pruning is desired, it …
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… For 50-year members, the Garden has meant inspiration, refuge, and more The Chicago Botanic … first opened in 1972 are still members today. Here’s what a few of those inaugural members had to say about what the Garden has meant to them. Click on each member below to read their full quotes! Nancy Mandel “It’s absolutely …
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… The first species in this genus to be discovered, it produces large, fragrant, showy white or orchid colored flowers during Chicago winters. For gardeners of a certain age, this was the favorite flower for high school dates. Difficult but not impossible to be grown by homeowners, the following approach has produced repeat bloom. Once temperatures in …
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… Japanese hydrangea vine is a woody root climber that can attach itself by aerial roots to a hearty oak, grow up to 40 feet, and live and bloom for years. It bears small, creamy white, slightly fragrant, flattened flowers with pink bracts to …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Violet-blue flowers are produced continuously from June to early September on this nonhardy perennial adapted to full sun and dry soils. The flowers are attractive to a wide range of pollinators, and the leaves contain a fragrance that deer and rabbits do not care for. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… A. The cool, damp, cloudy spring we had this year is conducive to many fungal infections. Some of the more common fungal problems affecting hostas are … as water-soaked spots that begin small and increase in size. As the spots enlarge, cinnamon to dark tan rings can sometimes be seen within the lesions. Lesions can also travel down to the … should be applied early in the day so leaves have plenty of time to dry and do not remain wet for an extended period of time, which can facilitate the spread of fungal spores. Water should …
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