… Salvia × sylvestris 'Blauhügel' is a cultivar developed in Germany and sold in the United States under the translated name of … Deadheading will be rewarded with a second flush of flowers later in the summer. This cultivar is deer and rabbit resistant but attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This variety of glory-of-the snow ( Chionodoxa luciliae ‘Gigantea’) is one of the largest-flowering and has 1-inch-wide, pale blue flowers. A perennial bulb that … 3 to 11 inches in height. The bulbs should be planted 3 inches deep in well-drained soil. It is best used in the front of the border or where it can be seen. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Chinese Sedum is a mat-forming 3-inch succulent which turns a showy bronze and burgundy color in fall. Its … It can be grown as a ground cover in full sun to partial shade in well-drained soil and is perfect for a rock garden or a dry slope. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Acacia farnesiana is a deciduous shrub native to Mexico, Central America, and naturalized in Australia that grows … through early spring, it produces yellow flowers that attract butterflies. This nonhardy plant is mostly used as a containerized specimen in Chicago and as a focal point in arid landscape or …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The Hornbeam Maple is native to Japan and can reach a height of 30 feet with a similar spread. Its bright green … extend from the midrib to double saw-toothed margins. This tree has a rather bushy shape and is often multi-trunked. It prefers full sun but can tolerate partial shade. Soil should be …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Hybrid paperbark maple ( Acer griseum x maximowiczianum ) is a very rare maple that features beautiful red fall color and attractive cinnamon stick-like exfoliating bark. This small tree is a hybrid of two Chinese species, both of which have trifoliate leaves. Recently the Flora of …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… cultivar can reach a mature height of 50 feet with a slightly narrower spread. This cultivar is a cross between 'October Glory' and 'Autumn Flame'. This particular cultivar is known for its long lasting, bright red fall color. Red maples are beautiful, but they do not …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Big bluestem, ( Andropogon gerardii ) is a dominant grass of tallgrass prairies in the Midwest. It forms deep-rooted clumps and is best used for naturalizing or soil retention. When in bloom, the flowering stems reach to 6 …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Serena™white summer snapdragon ( Angelonia angustifolia 'PAS394032') is the first of the summer snapdragons that comes true from seed; all others are propagated by … when temperatures are warm, and use only moderate irrigation and fertilization. This cultivar is insect and disease resistant. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… blue-and-white flowers open above the fern-like foliage in spring on this Colorado native. It is a short-lived perennial in nature and in cultivation, so gardeners should allow the seeds to … Plant this perennial in full sun, and moderately moist and fertile soils. This species is prone to diseases in hot and humid summers. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
