… Chosen by Midwest Living magazine as their favorite rose in 2006, this bushy, shrub-like plant grows to 3 to 4 feet and is coated with clusters of velvety red, semidouble flowers from mid-June to October. This … and hardy, it sports semiglossy, dark-green foliage and has some resistance to black spot. In the fall, its leaves turn deep burgundy, and bright red hips appear. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Green Smoke waterlily ( Nymphaea 'Green Smoke') is perhaps the most unusually colored of all of the tropical waterlilies available. Chartreuse … a bright yellow eye, the tips of each petal are blue, and the round green leaves are mottled in purple. The blooms are sweetly fragrant. This waterlily is more tolerant of cooler water temperatures than some of the other tropical waterlilies and can bloom as early as July in Chicago ponds. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 'Pachara Delight' is a classic "blue" orchid. The petals are a deep violet-blue and "tesselated"—spotted in a neat checkerboard pattern. Resembling over-sized pansies, most Vanda orchids can be recognized by the five rounded petals with a very small cup in the center. Northern gardeners like this species because it can thrive at lower temperatures …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… part of October. Bred specifically for landscape, pot, and cut flower sales, this cultivar is an improvement over older cultivars with thinner, weaker stems and sparse flowering spikes. Plant it in full sun and in well- drained, moisture-retentive soils. This plant is a pollinator attractor for the home and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Ivory tower wisteria is a climbing vine that grows to a maximum of 30 feet under full sun with moderate moisture conditions. In spring it produces white flowers, giving way to brown fruit in the fall that are attractive to birds and butterflies. The plant can be used on a trellis, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Queen Victoria Agave is a variable succulent with ball rosettes of straight or incurved, triangular-oblong, … each with a brown terminal spike. The leaf margins are entire but may have small white spines. In summer, it bears erect or curved racemes 12 to 15 feet long and creamy white flowers sometimes tinged purple. It is found in California and northern and western Mexico …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Hornbeam is an excellent landscape tree and, due to its dwarf narrow shape, dwarf columnar hornbeam fits nicely in the home garden. It is a slow-growing upright deciduous tree with dense, compact foliage that … and 1 1/2 feet wide and prefers full sun to part shade. Its small green leaves turn yellow in the fall, lending striking color to the garden. Used as a hedge or screen, it needs very …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The air is brisk, the sun is at a lower angle in the sky, and the autumnal fireworks have begun. Like … signal a farewell to the growing season. Although annuals and perennials often steal the show in October, many shrubs create a delightful layer of dazzling colors as well. Viburnum, …
Type: Plant Info
… Atkinsii snowdrop ( Galanthus nivalis 'Atkinsii') is a very showy, large-flowered snowdrop, among the first bulbs to bloom in early spring. The name was given to the genus by Carl Linnaeus in 1735. Native to large areas of Europe, from Spain to the Ukraine, the name is derived from the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Yellow petals feature darker splotches surrounding a yellow lip patterned in white. Grow indoors in bright light, high humidity, warm temperatures, well drained potting media. Move to patio in … number of genera, each with its own unique characteristics. A common characteristic, however, is the basic form of the flower, which consists of three petals surrounded by three sepals -- …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
