… Geum ‘Lisanne' grows to 12 – 18 inches high and blooms in mid May to late June with 1 ¼ inch pale yellow flowers that face outward, held on thin wiry stems above a clump of green basal leaves. Plant it in full sun to partial shade. It is hardy in zones 4- 8. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Intense burgundy red leaves brighten their colors in bright to full sun light. Great non-hardy plant for adding a tropical feel to a landscape. A tight rosette of leaves in the center provide a water basin to carry the plant through to the next rain in the top of the tropical rain forest. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Pale yellow flowers in summer mature into deep crimson red fruit in fall. Dark reddish green leaves and dark red stems are showy throughout the growing season. All parts of this plant are poisonous if eaten. Good plant if gophers are a problem in that the roots discourage them from digging nearby. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Burnt orange-red petals are tipped in yellow on this native cultivar whose seeds are favored by songbirds in the fall. Burgundy stems on this cultivar are distinctive and contrast nicely with the green leaves and colorful flowers. The stems sway in the breeze, adding another component to the fall landscape. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… blue needles provide for a striking tri-color effect on this globose evergreen shrub to 6 feet in size in 10 years. With age, the plant will develop a central leader and slowly produce a conical-shaped large shrub. It was discovered in the Netherlands as a sport of Picea omorika 'Nana'. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 'Crater Lake Blue' forms a clump 1½’ in height and 1’ wide. It blooms with short, dense, racemes of tiny, intense blue flowers in late spring to early summer. It prefers average, moist (not wet), well-drained soils in full sun. It will tolerate light shade. Deadhead to encourage additional bloom. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… In the Arid Greenhouse, a zealous Agave —known colloquially as a Century Plant—has grown … literally through the roof, choosing the dead of winter for a bloom that’s been three decades in the making. Agave sp. FO-76 on December 10, 2025 Think nothing blooms at the Garden in January? Think again. Acquired by the Garden in 1993, Agave sp. FO-76 has embarked on its …
Type: Blog
… (members of the genus Tricyrtis ) are hardy perennials native to ravines and woodland edges in India, China, Japan, and other parts of Asia. In nature they grow amid tall grass, but in the garden they form well-behaved clumps, largely untroubled by disease or pests. They can be …
Type: Plant Info
… season winds down , it’s a busy time for gardeners, ahead of the fall equinox on September 23 in the Northern Hemisphere. Six days later, the full harvest moon reaches peak illumination, … signaling a time when life slows and the first frost approaches—around October 15 in the greater Chicago area. On the Garden’s Windy City Harvest farms, our teams work in the fields through late October, harvesting spinach, arugula, kale, and collards, along with …
Type: Blog
… ) is a herbaceous perennial member of the dogbane (Apocynaceae) family that is hardy in the Chicago area. Often found growing streamside in sandy or gravelly soils, blue star has pale blue flowers in summer, followed by golden-yellow fall color. This species of amsonia is the most widely grown …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
