… Mahogany beebalm grows to about 2-3 feet high and around 1-2 feet wide and has dark red flowers during mid-summer. As … evaluation of beebalms held at the Chicago Botanic Garden, Mahogany beebalm was found to have 3 inch blossoms covering 40-60% of the plant for about 6 weeks from early to midsummer. It had very poor mildew resistance and some winter …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… important part of the tall grass prairie providing an important food source and winter shelter for a range of insects, small mammals and birds, even bison. Warrior switch grass is an upright … grasses, Warrior is extremely versatile and can cope with a range of soil types from sandy to clay and shade conditions although it prefers full sun. Because of its versatility it can be … value, it is generally retained for its autumn and winter interest. Cut back the foliage to near ground level in late winter. in an evaluation of perennial grasses conducted at Chicago …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… and advocacy whose appealing performances are charming audiences from the concert hall to the backyard party. Equally comfortable in classical and contemporary genres, the quartet is at ease sharing its passion for music through exceptional performing and charismatic dialogue to disarm the rigidity of a traditional classical music experience. Through their programming, …
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… bloomer, and the combination of the heavily frosted green leaves and the rose pink flowers for up to a two month bloom period, make it a showy addition to any planting. Suitable for containers, borders, or planted as a groundcover in semi-shade. It …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 'PAS760700' EASY WAVE® Neon Rose Fusion. Intensely colored flowers ranging from magenta to pinkish purple cover this mounding annual from June through the onset of cold weather in late … sun and well-drained soil, and provide room in a container, hanging basket, or the landscape for it to spread up to 3 feet. It's a favorite of bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds searching for a …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Cherry Zinnia Bright cherry red double flowers are produced continuously from mid-summer to the first hard frosts of all on this warm weather loving annual. Plant in full sun and well drained soils and provide room for each plant to grow into it's full size to discourage powdery or downy mildews. Attracts both insect …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… An orchid linked to mythology Medusa orchids are named for the once-beautiful figure in Greek mythology whose wavy hair is turned into a head of snakes … the angry goddess Athena. When Bulbophyllum medusae blooms, usually around November and only for a week, its many tiny flowers conjure the look of many mops of Medusa’s hair. …
Type: Plant Info
… Massive plumes of burgundy or yellow/golden flowers produce edible grains for fall harvests from this Central American food crop. The attractive burgundy leaves can be harvested young and cooked like spinach for a nutritious dish. Songbirds flock to the ripe seeds in fall. Plant in full sun and average soils after danger from late spring …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This cultivar was developed in 1993 at the Research Station for Arboriculture in Boskoop, the Netherlands. It’s very low growing, no more than a maximum … with full sun and moist, well-drained soil. There are fragrant white flowers from late summer to mid fall that attract butterflies and bees. It’s fine for a park, garden or cemetery. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Little Bluestem is a densely tufted perennial grass spreading slowly to form clumps of upright mid-green to gray-green stems up to 18 inches long that turn purple to orange-red in the fall. It bears wispy long spikelets. It can grow to 3 feet tall, and is suitable for mixed herbaceous borders in full sun and moderately fertile, sharply draining soil. The stems …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
