… open at night (bat pollinated) on this long stemmed epiphytic cactus native to Guatemala in early summer. "Dragon fruit" in red, orange, pink, and yellow in early winter and are very ornamental as well as edible. Requires bright light, periodic …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… In spring, the new leaves emerge beet-red, fade to greenish-bronze on top, and remain purple on the undersides. The stems are even purple too! In late summer, golden yellow, daisy-like flowers are produced just above the compact mound of foliage. The flowers are orange/gold and bloom in mid summer. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… on this amaryllis that can be forced to bloom. The flowering stalk matures between 18 and 24" in height. Like other amaryllis, place flowering plants in the brightest locations in your home to discourage lodging (falling towards a stronger source of light). …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Discovered at Albyn’s Nursery in Newark, Ohio in the 1960s, 'Albyn’s' is a low growing form of Scots pine. It reaches only 1 foot tall but spreads along the ground over time to 6 feet wide and can be used as a ground cover in a sunny location. Thick, glossy, blue-green needles grow to 2 inches long. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… dark carmine-colored flowers with dark red calyxes on this nonhardy perennial salvia beginning in July and continuing to the first frost. Plant this salvia in full sun to partial shade and in well-drained soil; it attracts hummingbirds and butterflies/moths while detracting rabbits and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Bright canary yellow petals are streaked in dark red to maroon splashes on this modern cultivar selected for its similarity to the "broken" tulips of the tulip mania period in Dutch history. Plant in full sun, moderately moist, well-drained soils as an annual or use as a forced bulb to provide …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… flowers with reflexed pointed tips are anchored by an ivory white base. Plant this tulip in full sun and in moderately moist and fertile soils. Unfortunately, the lily-flowered tulips are not known for their ability to naturalize in Chicago-area gardens; protect it from rabbits and deer. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This perennial bulb blooms in early- to midspring with luminous red buds with a yellow base that open to dark red-purple. It has a citrus scent and will grow to a height of 12”. It should be planted in full sun in average, well-drained soil. Foliage should not be removed until it turns yellow. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This perennial bulb blooms with bright vermillion flowers in late spring and will grow to a height of only 4”. The flower color provides a nice contrast to its wavy, gray-green foliage. It should be planted in full sun in average, well-drained soil. Foliage should not be removed until it turns yellow. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… ( Sphecius speciosus ). They are easily identified by their large size — nearly two inches in length. They are very distinctive, with black bodies and yellow stripes. They have large … held out from the body during rest. Cicada killers are solitary insects and most commonly nest in areas with bare soil, along edges of flower beds, on golf courses (especially sand traps), … burrows underground, displacing 6 to 8 inches of soil. Burrow entrances may be 1 to 1 ½ inches in diameter. Each female creates her own hole in loose, well-drained soil or sand in full sun. …
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