… Also known as red barbery, redberry mahonia ( Mahonia haematocarpa ) is a medium-sized shrub with a profusion of fragrant yellow flowers during March and April, … mammals love the fruit, which also makes a delicious jelly. It prefers full to part sun and is adaptable to a variety of soils as long they are well-drained. Redberry mahonia is native to the mountains of the Trans-Pecos west to Arizona and hardy in U.S.D.A Zones 5 to 9. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Violet Pinwheels phlox is a Chicagoland Grows® selection. Chicagoland Grows® is a plant introduction partnership of the Chicago Botanic Garden, the Morton Arboretum and the … Growers Association of Northern Illinois formed to promote plant cultivars that perform well in northern Illinois. This variety was developed at the Chicago Botanic Garden by James Ault, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Solanum quitoense is commonly known in Ecuador and Panama as naranjilla, growing throughout northwestern South America. This subtropical perennial has a fresh citrusy taste and is often squeezed to make a drink called lulada. This plant's appearance can vary but generally …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… are native to east Asia, although one species hails from southern Europe. They range in size from 18 inches to 10 feet or more in height. Forsythia grows in full sun to part shade, but more sun produces better flowering. … to a rich buttery gold. These carefree shrubs will grow in almost any soil type as long as it is not extremely dry. A bonus—deer tend to leave them alone. Meet Some of the Garden's …
Type: Plant Info
… Small flowers, big fragrance Powerful fragrance in a small package: Encyclia radiata’s scent is considered one of the most delicious of all orchids. Look carefully at the small flowers (the plant stands just 9 inches tall)—the lip is upside down, and at the top of the flower, find a characteristic that gives orchids like this …
Type: Plant Info
… Japanese painted fern is a small fern whose fronds are soft grayish-green with an overlay of silver and a contrasting … with moderate moisture. It grows to a maximum height of 18 inches with a similar spread. It is mostly used as a ground cover, an understory plant, or in a shade border. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Overdam feather reed grass is a clump-forming ornamental grass that grows to a maximum height of 3 feet. It requires full … pink and green blooms that give way to brown and tan fruit that attracts birds. The plant is used as a specimen or in a border. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… ‘Mohonk Red’ is a rounded shrub that grows to a height of about 10’. It is noted for producing lots of flowers. Leaves are initially light green then dark green changing to yellow in the fall. The flowers are slightly curled and crimped pale red petals fading to a straw color …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… with bold dark purples, bi-colored yellows and pinks and purples. HONEYMOON® Sandy Shores is a soft pink-yellow bi-color flower with a maroon center. HONEYMOON® series is a vigorous perennial that blooms early spring or late winter depending on the climate. It will naturalize in moist, woodland areas. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Large burgundy flowers edged in cream are produced apically (at the growing tip) and then sequentially down the lateral buds … shortly after mid-summer and continuing up to frost. For those with allergies to pollen this is an ideal cultivar as it is pollen free. Strong lateral stems are ideal for cutting for indoor use. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
