… partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. It has pink blooms that attract butterflies from March through June. It is a specimen and is also attractive to birds. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… needs full sun to partial shade and moist soil conditions to reach a height of about 30 feet. From March to June it produces yellow blooms that attract birds. It is a specimen in a hedge. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This perennial grows to a height of 3 inches with full sun and dry to moderate soil conditions. From May through August it has pink blooms that attract butterflies. It is a ground cover that is …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… to moderate moisture conditions. It has showy purplish-blue blooms that attract butterflies from July through October. It belongs in a border or a ground cover. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… vine grows to a height of more than 40 feet with full sun and moderate moisture conditions. From March to June it has chartreuse blooms. It is one of the primary sources for vanilla …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Perimeter Walk A Walk along the Water's Edge Complete List of Waterlily Species Information From the Experts Fish for Backyard Pond Keeping Ponds from Freezing Overwintering Water Lilies Picture-Perfect Waterlilies Stories Featuring Waterlilies Glorious Mysteries in the World of Plants Victoria Waterlily Turns from Female to Male Tropical or Hardy Tropical waterlilies are often unique and colorful, but …
Type: Plant Info
… fragrance, and free-flowering nature are the most distinguishing features of the species. From a single sheath, it normally produces three to five showy, dark lavender 5-inch blooms on … range of 60 degrees Fahrenheit at night and 85 degrees during the day, and benefits from a lot of sun and good air circulation. Discovered growing along rivers in the dense jungles … (USDA Zones 9-11) and have epiphytic roots -- meaning they derive moisture and nutrients from the air and support from another plant; few orchids grow in soil. Orchids usually prefer a …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… we forget about them With an armful of fragrant marigolds, I headed toward the laughter coming from my family’s graves. That year, in Mexico for Día de los Muertos, I was a 16-year-old kid from Chicago who was just beginning to understand what the holiday meant. The Day of the Dead … tombstones and mausoleums, stood in a circle—aunts, uncles, cousins, my parents and siblings from Chicago. Some of them had tears in their eyes—from laughter. That’s when I realized that …
Type: Blog
… Description: When these predatory songbirds make a rare trip down from the north, they will most often be seen in the tip of an oak tree in the Dixon Prairie while …
Type: Birding
… shade and moderate moisture conditions. It has red and yellow blooms that attract butterflies from May to October and is a specimen in a border. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
