… has pale yellow flowers lightly spotted with tiny flecks of purple. The coloring is darker in the center of the petals, and lighter at the edges. The stems stand 4 to 5 feet tall with 5 to 10 blooms on each stem in July and August. Lilium kessselringianum is native to the Caucasus mountains where it is a …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The Eastern red cedar is a wide-ranging species native to open fields in eastern and central North America. It is a … uses, from hedge to ground cover to specimen plant. The species can grow 40 to 50 feet in height and has a pyramidal habit. However, the cultivars range in size from 2 feet to almost …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… perennial, Nicky garden phlox ( Phlox paniculata 'Düsterlohe'). Topping out at 4 feet in height, this phlox attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. It was selected for breeding and propagation by Karl Foerster, gardener to the Dutch royal family. This perennial is best grown in full sun or near the edge of wooded areas where they can benefit from good air movement (to …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Hardy kiwi vine 'Cordifolia' is female, and that's important to know if you want to grow it for the fruit as well as the … you'll need a male vine for pollination. The fragrant clusters of ivory-white flowers appear in late spring, followed in September with deliciously sweet, smooth-skinned fruit about the size of a grape. 'Cordifolia' …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… over a period of several weeks. You can also see what a blooming comet orchid looks like in the Tropical Greenhouse at the Chicago Botanic Garden —but the rotation is so slow that you won’t be able to see the buds move in real time. We’ll have two comet orchids on display until the end of October or so; they should …
Type: Blog
… The marginal shield fern or marginal wood fern is native to the moist woodlands of eastern north America where it is found in shaded nooks around rocks and fallen trees. It has medium green leathery leaves and can grow to 2 feet in height with a similar spread. The marginal wood fern prefers humus-rich soil and will tolerate …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… If you here in the summer does this tree have a smoky or hazy look? This tree has masses of tiny purplish hairs that give this appearance. Daydream smokebush is a deciduous shrub that thrives in full sun and requires well-drained soil. Daydream can reach a height and width of ten to …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Cleopatra Desert lily grows to 8 feet tall and blooms with a beautiful orange flower. Take care in planting, and protect these fleshy-rooted perennials from rabbits and other underground pests. … it starts growing, watch out for slugs. Protect this tall plant from hungry deer, because it is a member of the lily family./p> Mulch the plant over winter, and stake it if it is in a windy site. This beauty lights up your garden. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This plant is a shrub rose with a trailing habit and glossy dark green leaves. It often blooms out of season … useful as a pillar rose. The flowers are cupped, fully double, magenta, and scented. It blooms in early summer and again in fall. As a shrub, it grows to 4 feet high, but because of its trailing habit, it can be used …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… featured on this self-cleaning sage with remarkable heat tolerance. This non-hardy perennial is a pollinator magnet with special importance to migrating hummingbirds and butterflies in the fall. Full sun in well-drained soils that dry between waterings are ideal conditions for this plant. This …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
