… are produced in summer above narrow light green leaves featuring a white midrib. Fall color is reddish. Tolerant of heavier wet soils, this is a hardy perennial adapted to most Chicago are garden soils. Don't let dry out during periods of drought. The milky sap …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The Beadle hawthorn is a native of the southern United States. It is a medium tree that can reach a height of 20 feet. In spring, fragrant white flowers bloom in clusters and give way to fruits that ripen in fall and remain throughout the winter. Birds find these attractive. In this area, this tree should be planted in a relatively protected site. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The Chinese juniper is a large, versatile evergreen tree growing 50 or 60 feet in height. Cultivars of Chinese … vary greatly in size, shape, needle color, texture and hardiness. While the straight species is seldom used in the landscape, there are many cultivars available. Please click on the cultivar icon to learn more about the selections we recommend. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Royo red cedar ( Juniperus virginiana 'Royo') is a low-growing, spreading plant featuring silvery foliage in fall and winter accented with pale blue fruit. Plant in full sun and well-drained soils and provide room for it to spread. Bagworms can be problematic if it is planted in large masses, or under the illumination of night lights. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This tree is a North American native. Our USDA Zone 5 is believed to be the southernmost reach of its range. It grows into a narrow cone (100’ X 15’). …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… After several years of testing, 'Little Night' is indeed a dwarf version of 'May Night' . And all the wonderful attributes of its larger parent have been passed along to this stunning youngster. 'Little Night' is a superb companion plant whose dark flowers makes all the other flowering plants around it …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This ground cover is tougher than it looks in that it will tolerate light foot traffic. It isn’t picky about soil … dry out completely or stay constantly wet. It can tolerate light conditions from partial shade to full sun. In the spring it is covered with tiny white flowers. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Q. When is the best time to divide perennials? A. Perennials can be divided in either spring or fall. As … general rule, divide spring-blooming plants in the fall and fall-blooming plants in the spring to avoid disrupting their bloom cycles. The majority of perennials are divided in spring when …
Type: Plant Info
… Abeliophyllum distichum , commonly known as white forsythia or Korean abelialeaf, is a rare and endangered shrub native to Korea that features white-to-pink fragrant flowers in very early spring. Growth requirements and landscape uses are similar …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Aloe ferox is called bitter aloe in its native South Africa. A large plant with broad, bold foliage, bitter … aloe has candelabra-like spikes. The spikes have dark reddish orange flowers with golden to white tips that are tightly held against the flowering stem, unlike many of the plant's … used internally as a laxative and externally as a treatment for skin ailments, similar in use to Aloe vera . All members of this genus are protected by the Convention on International Trade …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
