… Chicago Peace™, developed in 1961 by Stanley C. Johnston and marketed by Conard-Pyle, originating as a sport of the famous … The foliage is dark green and glossy on shrubs that, left unpruned, will reach 4 to 6 feet in height. Black spot may be a problem. Some dieback may occur in colder climates, so make sure to remove all dead canes when the shrubs leaf out in spring. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Growing only 3' to 6' in height, this spreading shrub is ideal for mass plantings. Fragrant sumac is not grown for its flowers. However, its small fruit, a hairy red drupe borne on the female plants in late summer, often remains to provide interest throughout the autumn before falling in early winter. In fall, the foliage turns a red-purple characteristic of most sumacs. Fragrant …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… borne terminally and open to reveal cream colored flowers. This small tropical bush can grow in clumps to about four or five feet in height and about three to four feet wide. This plant prefers good light and moderate moisture and will not withstand frost. It must be overwintered indoors in Chicago in a warm, sunny spot. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… crabapple features red buds that open to white flowers, followed by bright yellow fruit in the fall. This cultivar flowers heavily in alternate years. Crabapples are small flowering trees that provide a showy display in the spring landscape for 1 to 2 weeks. In addition to the eye-catching buds and flowers, their …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Selkirk crabapple features showy rose-red flowers followed by burgundy fruit in the fall. Its foliage is red-green throughout the season and turns yellow in the fall. Crabapples are small flowering trees that provide a showy display in the spring landscape for 1 to 2 weeks. In addition to the eye-catching buds and flowers, their …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Parrotiopsis jacquemontiana is monotypic - meaning it is the only species in this genus belonging to the Hamamelidaceae (witch hazel family). Native to cold regions of the western Himalaya's it can reach the size of a small tree or large shrub in cultivation. In late winter/early spring silver dollar sized white bracts surround the bottlebrush like mass …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Large pristine white moth orchid flowers are produced by the dozens in long, arching flowering spikes on this unique cultivar. Specialist growers in Taiwan have developed a technique to delay flowering for four years in order for the plants to have enough energy to support an incredible number of simultaneously …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Snowwhite Fantasy mock orange bears large fragrant double white flowers in May to June and reblooms in the late summer to fall. It is a medium-sized deciduous shrub, growing to about six feet in height and about five feet in width with gently arching branches. While this shrub is …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Narcissus ‘California’ is in Division 2. It stands 18 - 20 inches high and blooms in early to mid spring with 3 ½ inch flowers which face slightly downward. The petals are bright … the Greek word for narcotic and is tied to the myth of a young man known as Narcissus who fell in love with his own reflection. When he drowned in the pool where he had been admiring himself, …
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… Narcissus ‘Carbineer’ is in Division 2. It is more than 27 inches tall and blooms in mid spring with 4 inch wide flowers. The petals are bright greenish yellow with a points at … the Greek word for narcotic and is tied to the myth of a young man known as Narcissus who fell in love with his own reflection. When he drowned in the pool where he had been admiring himself, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
