… flowers accentuated with purple/blue flags. It's a cultivar of a South African native named in honor of Nelson Mandela. Grow this plant in moisture-retentive, well-drained soils in full sun and high humidity. The mature size is a bit smaller than the straight species, making …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… fully double flowers are produced throughout the summer on tall plants that can be used in the landscape or as cut flowers. Plant 'Lady Gold' in full sun and average soil, and mist it with a water spray in hot dry summer weather to control spider mites. Otherwise, this plant is pest, rodent, and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Discovered in an old neighborhood in Madison Wisconsin, this cultivar is a hybrid of 2 American species, Vitis labrusca and Vitis riparia . Dark blue tart medium sized berries are produced on hardy vines in fall. Grapes were one of the seven plant species brought to Moses by spies he sent into the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Scooter Flame Skullcap produces bright orange tubular flowers on 1’ plants covered in deep green leaves from mid-summer through frost (and indoors in the Greenhouses almost all year long. The mouth and inside of the flower tubes are a brilliant … A favorite of hummingbirds, this 2010 Proven Winners release is a favorite of gardeners in the Deep South. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Stout Blue-Eyed Grass is a low-growing perennial that grows ½ - 1 inch tall. Easy to grow in full sun and average soil, it produces narrow grass-like leaves and flowering stalks topped by purplish blue flowers with yellow centers in May and June. Use as a ground cover or in the perennial border. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Description: A common warbler most often seen in shrubby areas in summer, especially those associated with the Dixon Prairie. …
Type: Birding
… or tropical. Hardy waterlilies rated cold-hardy for Zone 5 will survive winter temperatures in the Chicago area for years, providing the rhizomes do not freeze during the winter. Tropical waterlilies are zoned for warmer climates and will not survive Chicago winters. In order to keep them year after year, remove them from your pond or aquatic container before the first frost in the fall. Place the potted plants in containers or plastic bags and store them in a cool, dark …
Type: Plant Info
… accessibility are inherent to its concept of sustainable design. The firm has expertise in working with fragile natural environments using indigenous plant communities that are in harmony with the local ecology, most especially with wetlands and protected areas in New England, Long Island, and the West. Deborah Nevins is president of Deborah Nevins & …
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… wonderfully with the black younger stems and conifers throughout the year but particularly in winter. In a good year the foliage turns a clear yellow in fall; in a typical year the foliage is yellowish brown. A short lived tree in this climate due …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Large pink flowers with golden cups bordered in white and edged in pink are produced at each of the nodes on the upright pseudobulbs that resemble canes. Grow this orchid in bright light, high relative humidity with good air movement, and exceptionally well- drained …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
