… Room, Plant Science Center This lecture explores the 150- year history of Japanese gardens in North America by focusing on Japanese-style gardens in Chicago and the Midwest. It explores gardens at world's fairs, estates, and public institutions, and also analyzes the roles of American women and Japanese Americans in the construction of these gardens. It presents Japanese-style gardens in North America as a …
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… and butterflies,” said Tim Pollak, outdoor floriculturist. Various cultivars offer flowers in pale blue, sky blue, blackish-blue, or dark purple. An annual, this salvia flourishes in average garden soil in full sun to part shade. Find it at the Garden this summer in the main entrance beds and the …
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… It will develop into a shrub like specimen that will reach about 4 feet high and wide in ten years. Todd's WB Ginkgo was discovered by Joe Stupka as a "witches broom" branch mutation. … yellow fall color. It is a male clone and will not produce the distinctive smelling fruit in the fall. It is resistant to deer and very pollution-tolerant. This cultivar would work well in containers, or used in other small spaces as an unusual feature providing a vibrant spot of …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Chinese witch hazel is highly valued for its yellow flowers in late winter, rich green foliage through the summer and brilliant yellow color in autumn. A hybrid witch hazel, ‘Pallida’ becomes a vase shaped large shrub with a spreading … reach a height of 9’-12’ and retain an attractive shape with pruning after flowering in spring. The highly fragrant sulphury yellow flowers with a reddish-purple blush at the base …
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… 3-inch canary-yellow flowers with a pea green throat. With slightly ruffled petals, it blooms in early to mid-summer. In milder climates the foliage is green all year long. Although each flower lasts only one day, there are multiple buds on each stalk and several stalks on each plant. The buds open in series, so a single plant will continue to bloom for 2 weeks or more. It is easy to grow and …
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… to a mixture of darker yellow and green. The undersides are a red purple. The flowers emerge in late spring/early summer and are ivory in color. This Alumroot does well in partial to full shade. Big Top Gold Alumroot a is a polyploid cultivar derived from Heuchera …
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… dark green leaves contrast with the lighter color of the new growth on this hardy groundcover. In harsh winters with no snow cover the leaves will be burned but will flush new growth in the spring. English ivy can become invasive if allowed to climb up trees or walls. At a … of fetid flowers attract flies from miles around and the resulting seedlings have been found in natural areas. Best used as a low groundcover or in hanging baskets and containers. …
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… 'Diana' is a United States National Arboretum introduction. It has pure white flowers 6 inches in diameter. It grows up to 10 feet high and blooms in mid summer to early fall. Each flower remains open for more than one day, but the plant does not set seed. It is hardy in Zones 5 to 8. Hibiscus syriacus 'Diana' has received the Award of Garden Merit from the Royal …
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… to fall with huge flowers measuring 7-8 “ across. The leaves are very similar to maple leaves in shape. The flowers are produced in the leaf axils from the top to the bottom of the plant instead of just at the top as in some other hibiscus cultivars. The name Hibiscus came from the Greek word "hibiskos" that …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… open from nearly black buds. The petals have a crinkled texture. The flowers are produced in the leaf axils from the bottom to the top of the plant, rather than only at the top like some older cultivars. The plant grows to 4 feet high and blooms in mid summer to fall. It is hardy in zones 4 -9. The name Hibiscus came from the Greek word “hibiskos” that meant “marshmallow.” …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
