… Description: This flycatcher, which can be spotted by its bobbing tail, is the first to arrive in the spring after the snow melts, and is the first to leave in the fall. …
Type: Birding
… This pyramidal shrub needs partial shade to full shade to reach a height of 8 feet. It is a specimen. Archived Copy: This content was captured before …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Mexican sunflower is a large annual in the aster family that produces daisy-like flowers from summer until a hard … disk. The plants have large, fuzzy three-lobed leaves with broad petioles. It is attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds and, because of its height, should be at the back of the flower border. It is more closely related to marigolds than to sunflowers. These flowers are often used to decorate altars in Mexico on the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… bloom in mid summer. The stems stand 18 inches high. 'Praecox Alba' does well in partial shade to shade where it adds a welcome touch of color to a shady garden. It is generally pest free and tough, and is resistant to rabbits and deer. It is attractive to …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Iris ensata 'Shinkai-No-Iro’ is a deep blue-violet with yellow signals. The style arms are off-white with blue violet edges and tips. It stands 30 inches high and blooms in mid to late season. The standards and falls are flatter than those of the bearded iris, making the entire flower noticeably flatter. Iris ensata is native to Japan, China, Korea, and Russia and is commonly as known as Japanese iris. It requires very …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Iris ensata ‘Taga Sode’ is reddish-purple with white veins and yellow signals. The style arms are white and edged in reddish-purple. The blooms appear in early to mid season on stems that stand 36 inches high. The standards and falls are flatter than those … of bearded irises, making the entire flower appear noticeably flatter. Iris ensata is native to Japan, China, Korea, and Russia and is commonly as known as Japanese iris. It requires very …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… ‘Blaze’ is an herbaceous peony that can produce up to 20 scarlet red single blossoms per plant. Peony … mid, and late; ‘Blaze’ is an early bloomer, usually early May in the Chicago area. It grows to 28 inches tall, taking on a shrubby appearance throughout the summer, then dies to the ground …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… ‘Fragrant Bouquet’ is an herbaceous peony with intensely fragrant double blooms. Creamy pink guard petals surround a … emerge. Peony bloom time is classified as early, mid-, and late. ‘Fragrant Bouquet is a mid- to late bloomer. It grows to 30 inches tall, taking on a shrubby appearance throughout the summer, then dies to the ground …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… ‘Fringed Ivory’ is an herbaceous peony with a double row of white guard petals hiding a center of golden stamens. Peony bloom time is classified as early, mid-, and late. ‘Fringed Ivory’ is a mid- to late bloomer. It grows to 30 inches tall, taking on a shrubby appearance throughout the summer, then dies to the ground …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… ‘Ivory Victory’ is an herbaceous peony with a combination of cream and white double blooms. Reliable, fragrant, and easy to grow, it makes an excellent cut flower. Peony bloom time is classified as early, mid-, and late. ‘Ivory Victory’ is a midseason bloomer. It grows to 34 inches tall, taking on a shrubby appearance throughout the summer, then dies to the ground …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
