… south as Alabama and Georgia. A spring bloomer, it produces leaves, petals, and sepals, all in groups of three, which emerge from underground rhizomes on stems 8 to 18 inches tall. Each … that fades to pink as it matures, followed by white berries. Plant rhizomes 4 inches deep in moist, humusy, well-drained soil in partial to heavy shade, water regularly, and cover with leaf mulch in the fall, where it will …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Kern's Pink snowball viburnum is notable for the mixture of its pink and white flowers in the same large cluster when it blooms in May. The species is sterile so does not produce fruit. This cultivar has a vase shaped habit; it was introduced in 1957 by Carl Kern of Wyoming Nursery in Ohio. Viburnums are a versatile genus of multi-stemmed …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Sargent viburnum is similar to cranberrybush viburnum but somewhat coarser in texture and less tolerant of heat. Clusters of white flowers with purple anthers in the center appear in May followed by red fruit that persists into winter. This species was introduced to Europe and the U.S. from Asia by C. S. Sargent in 1892. Viburnums are a versatile genus of multi-stemmed shrubs …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… lets you tuck the abundant, long-lasting bloom of a Weigela into almost any sunny space in the yard. In addition to the masses unfading pink flowers from late spring into early summer, she also offers some repeat bloom later in the season, and variegated foliage edged in golden yellow until frost. Bees, butterflies, and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Burkwood viburnum ( Viburnum x burkwoodii ) is a semi-evergreen shrub that grows in full sun to partial shade under average moisture conditions. In early May pink buds produce fragrant white flowers that attract birds and butterflies. The … used as a specimen, border, or a hedge. It is resistant to deer. This hybrid was introduced in England in 1924. Viburnums are a versatile genus of multi-stemmed shrubs that are well suited …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… frothy, almost shamelessly brilliant flowers known as cool-season annuals. But as we putter in the garden, or enjoy a spring-break walk, seeking out cherished wildflowers, bulbs, and other early bloomers, we should take every opportunity to spot one of the most invasive plants in our area—garlic mustard, Alliara petiolata . Don't be fooled by the name. Today, it offers no beneficial culinary component in spite of what the early Europeans may have thought when they tucked it into the ship's hold …
Type: Plant Info
… strip, meant to attract bees and other busy insects to the smorgasbord of food plants growing in the garden. Smart gardeners know that it's the presence of pollinators—the bees, butterflies, … moths, beetles, flies, and other insects (plus hummingbirds)—that makes the difference in the health and fertility and productivity of wild plants, food plants, and landscape plants alike. Recent news about the die-off in honey bee colonies and the decline in monarch populations makes the issue of pollinators …
Type: Plant Info
… In 1926 when Eva Kenworthy Gray of California launched her at-home hybridizing of fibrous … with thick canes or stems, often brilliant foliage and heavy clusters of dangling flowers in cherry red, orange, salmon, pink and white. They can be easily identified by the folded, often feathery, winglike leaves that appear speckled, polka-dotted, banded or splotched in multicolors, including metallic silver. The splashiness of color and pattern in the foliage …
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… Peony's a charming lady, she doesn't like a spot too shady; likes to live out in the light, dressed in red or pink or white. --Elizabeth Gordon Peony plants are some of the oldest perennials in cultivation. There are woody small shrubs (euphemistically referred to as tree peonies) in …
Type: Plant Info
… own native bees. Illinois is home to about 500 species of bees that are important pollinators in natural areas, in agricultural fields, and in our gardens. Like honey bees, native bees are threatened by pesticides, habitat loss, disease, …
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