… Royal fern produces dense clumps of bright green fronds, some as tall as 5 feet. This fern is easy to recognize, with individual leaflets, or pinnules, up to 2 inches long. The brown or rust-colored sporangia (equivalent to seed), is produced at the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This is a deciduous shrub that is native to China and Japan. It can grow to 6’ in height and 9’ in … through winter. It will tolerate a wide range of soil conditions and types as long as the site is well drained. It will also tolerate full sun to partial shade. Archived Copy: This …
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… The Chicago Botanic Garden is one of the largest public gardens in the world, with more than 2.5 million plants on 385 … Many new visitors may not realize that nearly one-quarter of the Garden's acreage — 81 acres, to be exact — is water. In fact, most of the 27 gardens are located on one of nine islands. Even … a counterpoint to the exotic color and fragrance of the exuberant Crescent. This is a favorite site to spot the Garden’s gregarious resident ducks, trumpeter swans, and great blue herons, as …
Type: Walks
… Huge dinner plate-sized, red-orange flowers to 11 inches in diameter feature yellow edges to the petals and undersides to make a very striking addition to the flower garden or bouquet. The flower shape is classified as informal decorative by the American Dahlia Society. At maturity, the plant will …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This is a deciduous shrub or small tree that will grow to about 15’. It suckers and can form colonies. The compound pinnate foliage is deeply dissected, growing to 2' long, giving the shrub a fern-like appearance. Its green leaves turn attractive shades of …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Named after an American physician, Culver’s root is a native American perennial that grows in forests, meadows, and prairies throughout the Midwest. Adoration grows to about 5 feet tall and width of about 2 feet. It has lance-shaped leaves that surround the stems. Dense spikes of tiny lilac flowers open from the top down from August to September on strong, upright stems. Smaller, branching lateral spikes create a candelabra-like …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… daylily blooms scarlet with a green throat. The flowers which measure 5½ inches appear in mid to late season and are delightfully fragrant. Chicago Comanche will add a splash of color to any garden. Although each flower lasts only one day, there are multiple buds on each stalk and … The buds open in series, so a single plant will continue to bloom for 2 weeks or more. It is easy to grow and does well in full sun to part shade. Archived Copy: This content was captured …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Hibiscus laevis has pink to almost white flowers with a maroon or purple eye and 5 overlapping petals. The flowers are produced all along the stem from the bottom to the top and measure up to 6 inches across. The plant stands 4 to 6 feet tall, blooming in mid summer until fall, although each flower lasts only one day. Hibiscus laevis is native to the United States and Canada. It grows in Illinois in wet areas such as marshes and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… has giant bicolored red and white flowers with pink streaks. The huge flowers are 10 to 12 inches across and are often called dinner plates. 'Snowflame' stands 3-5 ft tall and blooms from mid summer to fall. It is attractive to hummingbirds while resistant to deer. The name Hibiscus came from the Greek word …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Aureus sweet mockorange is mostly grown for its foliage which emerges as golden in the spring and darkens to charteuse in the warmer months. It bears fragrant white flowers in late spring to early summer which are attractive to pollinators. This shrub grows to about eight feet tall …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
