… Geum rivale is commonly known as water avens. It is native to North America where it thrives on wet, boggy … well in in cool, wet areas where little else will thrive. It grows to 18 to 28 inches tall and blooms from late May to early August with 2 – 5 flowers per stem. The small, half inch flowers are reddish or orangey pink, nodding and bell shaped. It is hardy in zones 3 to 7. The specific epithet means “growing by streams”. If …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The variegated flax-lily is derived from the Tasman flax-lily which is native to southeastern Australia and Tasmania. Variegata flax-lily has long green strappy leaves edged in white that can grow to … followed by bright purple berries in the fall. It prefers shady spots with moderate moisture, and with its brightly striped leaves it can be a bright addition to a shady border. This plant is …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Native to the United States, Hydrangea arborescens is an upright, deciduous shrub that prefers moist, well-drained soils in part shade. WHITE DOME® is a vigorous cultivar growing 3–5 feet tall with strong stems and large dark green leaves. It is named for its dome-shaped inflorescences of white flowers … displaying symmetrical, rounded heads reaching 6–10 inches across. Flowers bloom in early June and continue through August. Bloom occurs on new wood, so plants may be pruned back to the ground …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Believed to be named after an American physician, Culver’s root ( Veronicastrum virginicum ) is a tall upright perennial native to East and Central North America. The narrow, toothed leaves grow in whorls of 3-7 around the stem. … to butterflies. It is often used to bring height to a mixed border where its dark green leaves and height make a definite statement. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The Crimean linden is a hybrid whose parentage is thought to be the littleleaf linden ( T. cordata ) and the bigleaf linden ( T. dasystyla ). It is a medium-sized deciduous tree with a rounded pyramidal shape that can reach a height of 60’ and a spread of 30’. As it ages, its branches become more pendulous. It blooms in May-June with …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Jim Fackenthal has worked many years at the University of Chicago as a cancer researcher and served as Associate University Carillonneur. Fackenthal began carillon studies with David Caldwell at the University of Rochester in 1984, and two years later became a Carillonneur Member of the Guild of Carillonneurs in North America … (GCNA). Since then he has played numerous carillon recitals throughout North America. He is currently an active member of the piano program and the Early Music Ensemble at the University …
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… 'Glauca' is one of several cultivars of noble fir with intensely turquoise-blue needles. It is not a dwarf and can reach 60 feet in height, with a narrow pyramidal form. Noble firs, which can live to 300 … trees native to a small area from northern California to Oregon, in the Cascade Mountains and coastal ranges. It is valued as a Christmas tree because of its densely set needles and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Callicarpa dichotoma 'Early Amethyst', commonly known as purple beautyberry, is a member of the Verbenaceae (verbena) plant family originally from Japan and China. This species is known for exquisite clumps of purple berries at each node along the … bright, shiny, purple berries. The genus Callicarpa is derived from the Greek kallos (beauty) and karpos (berry). There are 140 species of subtropical and temperate zone trees and shrubs in …
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… Lady Neva daylily has soft buff-yellow flowers with a rose eyezone and a green throat. The flowers have an unusual crispate form in which the petals appear to be pinched or folded. The 9-inch flowers and the foliage are unusually large and tall. It blooms in early mid season. Each flower lasts … to bloom for 2 weeks or more, after which it may rebloom. In milder climates, the foliage is green all year round. It is easy to grow and does well in full sun to part shade. Lady Neva is …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Blue Mammoth is one of the largest blue-green hostas (3 feet tall by 4 feet wide), with thick and … plant. It is a sport of Hosta sieboldiana 'Elegans.' Hostas are shade tolerant, easy to grow, and long lived. Although they produce flowers held high above the foliage on long stalks called …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
