… This cultivar produces volumes of soft, lilac-pink flowers beginning in the summertime and continuing until the first frost. It grows to a height of no more than 2 … are attracted to its fragrance. Also like other butterfly bushes, it should be pruned back in the spring so that it will be resplendent in the fall. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Creamy yellow, bell-shaped flowers with red veins and tips are produced in nodding clusters from near the tips of the stems on this attractive shrub. Bluish-green leaves change to a variety of yellow and red shades in the fall. For success in the Chicago region, the garden soils must be modified to provide an acidic pH with good …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Elegant heart shaped leaves are variably patterned in green and gold on this old fashioned house plant that tolerates very low light levels and dry atmospheric moisture - if necessary. Great as a ground cover or in a hanging basket. Roots readily in a glass of water. Ideal conditions are dappled shape, high humidity and a stout tree trunk to …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Small white flowers are infrequently produced on stems that grow over 12 feet in height and whose leaves have taken on the larger deep green mature form. Grown for the … leaves with pale green mottling. Great plant for a hanging basket, filler or groundcover in frost free landscapes. Tolerates a lot of non-ideal growing situations in interiorscapes - low to no light, low humidity, infrequent (or excessive) watering. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… of this compact rounded dwarf, maturing at 3 feet by 3 feet. 'Zinger' was found at a pinetum in the Netherlands and just recently was introduced into this country by Iseli Nursery. The … foliage takes on bronzy highlights with the cooler temperatures of winter. Plant 'Zinger' in full sun and in acidic, well-drained, moist soils. It's free of most insect and disease pests. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Red Reward daylily has lovely deep scarlet flowers with green throats in mid summer. The 4½ inch blooms are attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds. Although each … one day, there are multiple buds on each stalk and several stalks on each plant. 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
… with bright red eyes and overlapping ruffled petals. The foliage resembles maple leaves in shape. The flowers are produced in the leaf axils from the bottom to the top of the plant instead of just at the top as in some hibiscus cultivars. The plant stands 4 – 5 feet tall and blooms from mid summer until …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… shape. The leaves are dark green and lobed. At maturity it stands 4-5 feet tall and blooms in late summer. It is hardy in zones 5 -9. The name Hibiscus came from the Greek word “hibiskos” that meant “marshmallow.” The sticky root or stem of some plant in the mallow family was used at one time to make marshmallow confections. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… outward from the center. This is a deciduous shrub that grows 8 - 12 feet tall and blooms in August and September. It is hardy in zones 5 -9. When the species was named syriacus, it was thought to have originated in Syria, but it is actually native to China and India. Hibiscus syriacus is the national flower …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… appearance. This tree needs a large area. The foliage changes to a pretty reddish-brown color in the fall. Mention should be made of the interesting history of this tree, which was known only from fossil records until its rediscovery in China in 1944. It is a noteworthy deciduous conifer. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
