… This plant is originally from Madagascar. This clump-forming perennial needs full sun to partial shade and moderate soil conditions to reach a height of about 1 foot. Although it blooms year-round, the pink flowers are inconspicuous. It is useful in a summer border or as a terrarium plant. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… has a unique flower in a rainbow of colors that resemble ice cream cones. The overall habit is strong, upright and mid-sized for a middle layer in the perennial garden. Minimal maintenance, fertilizer and watering is required once established. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This clumping perennial grows to a height of about 1 foot with partial shade to full shade and dry to medium moisture conditions. In May and June it produces showy, coppery, orange-red and yellow blooms. This is a ground cover or an understory and is resistant to deer. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Veitch Boston Ivy is a creeping climber that reaches a maximum height of 45 feet. It requires full sun to partial … moisture conditions. Although its blooms are insignificant, the blue-black fruit in the fall is attractive to birds. The plant can be for a screen. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… has white blooms that attract butterflies in May and June followed by red and black fruit. It is a ground cover and is attractive to birds. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… ‘Murale’ is an evergreen perennial that grows to a maximum height of approximately 3 inches. It likes dry … under full sun. It produces showy white blooms in late spring and early summer. The plant is resistant to deer and can be used as a ground cover. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… blooms that attract butterflies in May and June. It belongs in a border or a ground cover and is resistant to deer. It is also attractive to birds. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Japanese red pine is a rounded compact pine with red-brown branches and olive-green needles. The buds are surrounded by short needles. It grows to 3.5 by 1.5 feet at maturity. Plant in full sun; it is useful as a screen or low hedge or as a specimen plant. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This is a mat-forming veronica that grows best in rock gardens, where it forms a series of plants with flowers that grow along the ends of the stems. It is useful in the front of borders where the mats can be seen and their flowers can be appreciated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Annie Wang, Student Carillonneur: Annie Wang is a rising fourth-year chemistry major at the University of Chicago. She learned about the … a few weeks later! She passed her carillonneur exam at the 2023 Congress at Cohasset and is very excited to perform at her first concerts this summer. Outside of her love of tower bells, … trying new desserts, drawing, and painting. Kevin Chang, Student Carillonneur: Kevin Chang is a Student Carillonist and M.D.-Ph.D. student at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of …
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