… 'The Netherlands' is actually a blend of three tulips assembled for the Garden by a wholesale bulb company in the … has large scarlet blooms with a short stature. The broad wavy leaves are edged in yellow. It is intermixed with a white variety and the last to bloom will be pink. Tulip blends are popular …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… TRIUMPH™ elm is a Chicagoland Grows® selection. Chicagoland Grows® is a plant introduction partnership of the Chicago Botanic Garden, the Morton Arboretum and the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Do you like blueberries? This is a blueberry bush, and if you're here in the spring you'll see the white flowers that turn into the blueberries in the summer months. Bluecrop blueberry is a self-pollinating blueberry that was bred to produce large berries and high yields. It …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… on Southern Cross ironweed ( Vernonia 'Southern Cross'), a hybrid native ironweed that is relatively short (3 feet tall). This cultivar grows best in full sun, with moderately fertile … hummingbirds, while the seeds are coveted by birds. This introduction by Intrinsic Perennials is one of the few ironweed cultivars offered on the market. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… plant thrives in the heat and humidity of Chicago summers (nice to know at least one species is enjoying Chicago's often humid summer). This cultivar is highly disease resistant and attracts bees and butterflies. It's a great, quick growing choice …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This is a musclewood or hornbeam tree. If you look carefully at the trunk you'll be able to see the … orange or red. It grows to about 25 feet tall and wide with a gently rounded form and is tolerant of a wide range of light conditions from full sun to full shade. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… as a grass, sedges are botanically different. Their most distinguishing characteristic is their flowering stems, which are triangular. Grown primarily for its foliage, ‘Ice Dance’ is dense and clump-forming, reaching 12 inches tall. Its stiff, narrow leaves are dark green with …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The giant wood fern or Goldie's wood fern is the largest of the Dryopteris ferns that are native to eastern north America where it thrives … grow to about 4 feet high and 6 feet wide with long dark green gracefully arching fronds. It is tolerant of deep shade and spreads slowly once established. The giant wood fern would provide …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The southern wood fern is native to the southern parts of north America where it thrives in the summer heat and high … in height and width, making it a spectacular addition to any garden or fernhouse. This fern is not reliable hardy in the Chicagoland area, needing to be overwintered in a warm, light spot. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Geum ‘Solid Gold’ is also known by its common name of avens. It stands 12 to 18 inches tall and blooms in late … a mounded clump of foliage 10 – 12 inches high. Plant it in full sun or partial shade. This is a member of the Cocktail™ Series bred by Brent Horvath of Intrinsic Perennial Gardens. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
