… The gray birch is distinguished by its large, long, pointed triangular leaves and chalky-white non-peeling bark. … than the European white birch or paper birch. The branches are very flexible and may bend to the ground during snowstorms with little damage. The primary ornamental feature of birch trees is the bark. Many of the common names of birch trees refer to the color of the bark -- white, gray, yellow or red. Another signature bark characteristic is …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… WHITE SATIN™ is a birch cultivar notable for good borer resistance, a uniform upright pyramidal habit, … the Morton Arboretum and the Ornamental Growers Association of Northern Illinois formed to promote plant cultivars that perform well in northern Illinois. This variety was selected from … ornamental feature of birch trees is the bark. Many of the common names of birch trees refer to the color of the bark -- white, gray, yellow or red. Another signature bark characteristic is …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This is a small (28 feet high and 15 feet wide) tree that is native to southeast Asia. It has green-white flowers that give way to winged samaras that ripen to a bright red in the fall. Foliage starts green and turns to …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Hybrid painted fern 'Branford Rambler' is a clump-forming fern that requires partial to full shade with moderate moisture. It grows to a maximum height of 2 feet with a similar spread. It is mostly used as a ground cover, an …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This tree grows to a height of 50 feet with full sun and moderate moisture conditions. Its white blooms from March through June attract butterflies and are followed by edible reddish fruit. It is a specimen and is also attractive to birds. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Wetlands Invader Ever wonder what that tall plant with a feathery-tufted top is that you see growing along our roadside ditches? It’s called common reed ( Phragmites … plant has spread through the Chicago region at an alarming rate. Because the reed grows up to 15 feet high, can be very densely populated, and has a tenacious rhizome (underground stem) network, it is a threat to native wetland vegetation and ecosystem function because it physically excludes native species …
Type: Plant Info
… Narcissus ‘Hawera’ is in Division 5. It stands only 5 – 6 inches high and blooms in mid to late spring. Each stem … by deer or rabbits. The name Narcissus comes from the Greek word for narcotic and is tied to the myth of a young man known as Narcissus who fell in love with his own reflection. When he …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Globemaster is an upright bulb that grows to a maximum height of 30 inches. It requires full sun and well-drained soil with dry to moderate moisture. In May it produces long lastig globes of 6- to 10-inch lavender blooms that …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Overdam feather reed grass is a clump-forming ornamental grass that grows to a maximum height of 3 feet. It requires full sun with moderate to moist water conditions. From July to February it produces pink and green blooms that give way …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Hibiscus moscheutos ssp. palustris has lovely pink flowers measuring up to 6 inches across. It stands 3 to 6 feet high and blooms from July to September. It is native to the eastern and central United States where it grows in wetlands. It is also known …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
