… with brown and yellow appear. Perhaps the most distinctive feature of purple hybrid catalpa is its cigar-shaped fruit, nicknamed the Indian bean. It is a low-maintenance deciduous tree that grows in part to full sun and attracts birds. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Native to North America, pink turtlehead attains heights of 2 to 3 feet. It is naturalized in moist areas or in the back of the perennial border. About an inch in length, … and early fall. The large flowers are a late-season surprise. One of pink turtlehead's assets is the great variability of its use, from perennial border to water's edge. Its lovely pink …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… inner whorl of petals above relatively wide glossy green leaves. Like other snowdrops, this is an ideal candidate for naturalizing underneath the canopy of large deciduous trees like oaks … its life cycle before they leaf out in spring. An extract of the leaves, galanthamine , is used in some European countries to treat Alzheimer's Disease. Other compounds are toxic, the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… in full sun and in average soil that retains moisture during periods of drought. Staking is recommended if garden conditions are exceptionally windy or the soil is too wet. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… grows to 8 – 12 feet tall and blooms in late summer until late fall, but does not set seed. It is hardy in zones 5 – 9. Hibiscus syriacus 'DVPazurri' may be sold commercially under the name … When the species was named syriacus, it was thought to have originated in Syria, but it is actually native to China and India. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This species is native to São Paulo State in Brazil. The flowers resemble daylilies, with 4 to 5 crayon orange … a star-shaped yellow-green. The long orange filaments are tipped with white anthers. Patience is required to grow this species, as bulbs may take a long time to sprout. Once they do, water …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Pale green flowers mature to white and take on a pinkish cast with age. Best performance is achieved in partial shaded, moist garden soils. The foliage is persistent in very mild winters but deciduous most years in Chicago. Deer find the flowers and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… eye zone and a green throat. The flowers which measure 4” appear in early to mid season. It is attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds. Although each flower lasts only one day, there are … The buds open in series, so a single plant will may continue to bloom for 2 weeks or more. It is easy to grow and does well in full sun to part shade. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… pink blooms which appear late in the season. The flowers are 4 ½ inches across and the foliage is unusually low for a daylily, only 12 inches high. Although each flower lasts only one day, … in series, so a single plant will continue to bloom for 2 weeks or more. It may re-bloom. It is easy to grow and does well in full sun to part shade. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Scarlet Apache daylily is a bright crimson with a green throat. The blooms measure 5½ inches and appear in late mid … The buds open in series, so a single plant will continue to bloom for 2 weeks or more. It is easy to grow and does well in full sun to part shade. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
