… Wylie Crawford was the first city carillonneur for the Millennium Carillon in Naperville, Illinois, and is currently the senior university carillonneur at the University of Chicago and resident carillonneur for the Chicago Botanic Garden. He is the past president of the World Carillon Federation and …
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… Cockscombs ( Celosia argentea var. cristata ) are wonderful, trouble-free plants for the garden with a lot of interest: consider that velvety, coral-shaped bloom! The 'Twisted' cultivar is hot red, and grows 16 to 20 inches tall—perfect for a border or container. While Celosia prefers moist, well-drained soil, it is tolerant of a …
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… A hundred or more pink shading-to-white petals are rolled from side to side, making for a long quill shape. 'Lola' in full bloom makes for a striking flower with dozens of lower petals spreading out horizontally and the upper petals …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… mountain forests in Korea, Japan, and southern China which explains its hardiness and its need for part to full shade and consistently moist soil. It's perfect for a woodland garden, or a shady cottage garden. It spreads, but slowly, so you can easily keep …
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… light sandy soils and partial light conditions under palms. This ornamental ginger is prized for the dramatic green and white chevron patterning of its leaves. The lovely pink bloom is rare … however it is not hardy in Chicago. The plant can potted and located in a suitable spot for overwintering or the rhizomes can be lifted and replanted the following season. The leaves …
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… Crabapples are small flowering trees that provide a showy display in the spring landscape for 1-2 weeks. In addition to the eye-catching buds and flowers, their foliage, habit and fruit make them attractive plants almost year round. They are actively hybridized for flower color, leaf color, fruit size/color, shape and – most importantly – disease …
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… Paeonia 'Ursa Minor' is an herbaceous peony suitable for smaller gardens. Its bomb-style bloom consists of tightly spaced raspberry cream petals and … than 2 inches below the soil surface. Deer resistant. Peonies are popular garden plants, known for their stunning flowers, their cold hardiness, and the huge variety of their colors, forms, …
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… the genus Plectranthus that are familiar to northern gardeners are small house plants valued for their colorful aromatic leaves. Being in the mint family, they have square stems and opposite … very different: a large shrub native to forest margins and streams of South Africa, grown for its huge sprays of blue-purple flowers that from a distance resemble lilacs. Each floret is a …
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… outstanding cobalt blue flowers, which attract hummingbirds, moths, and butterflies looking for nectar. The lush green foliage, when crushed, smells like licorice (thus the common name "anise-scented sage" for the Salvia guaranitica cultivars). Salvia guaranitica can grow up to 5 feet tall in full sun, …
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… descendant of those first brought back from Japan in the 1850's. It's still prized today for its heavy bloom, which lasts well into midsummer, and clear strong pink of its flowers. These days, Weigalas are enjoying increasing popularity as garden plants, for good reason. In addition to the many combinations of red and pink bloom in older varieties, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
