… Yellow flowers with just a hint of chartreuse 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 …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… up to 6 inches across. It stands 3 to 6 feet high and blooms from July to September. It is native to the eastern and central United States where it grows in wetlands. It is also known as swamp rose mallow. Some taxonomists give Hibiscus palustris species status. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… give the tree its name. They are large, airy, purple puffs that follow the true flowers. It is not fussy about soil type as long as it is well drained and planted in full sun. …
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’). … heavy clay soils, but tolerates extreme cold, heavy snows and high winds well. It will do best in a sunny location with well-drained soil. …
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… 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 look even better. It grows in any soil type, …
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… As mountain natives in Brazil, these bromeliad plants are remarkably tough and well adapted to their environment. … that allows them to put forth flower stalks that can reach over 10' tall. They can stay in bloom for 5 months. However, tough as it is, it can't take our Chicago winters. To grow it here put it in a container that you can bring …
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… Aloe 'Guido' is an amazing drought tolerant succulent with show stopping patterned leaves. The short tidy … aloe forming clumps of rosettes only 6-8' tall. Very suitable for indoor containers or planted in groups. Only hardy in USDA zones 9-11, it can only be used indoors or outside for the summer only in the Chicago …
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… foliage. The thick, fluffy panicles are comprised of tiny densely packed flowers which bloom in early to mid summer. 'Montgomery' grows to 21-24 inches tall. It likes wet or constantly moist soil, making it a good choice for wet areas. It does well in partial shade to shade and will add a welcome touch of color to a shady garden. It is attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds while it is resistant to rabbits and deer. After …
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… This semi-succulent plant from Zanzibar in tropical east Africa can form a clump up to 4 feet tall but is usually 3 feet tall. It has attractive rippled, undulating, dark green leaves, smudged with light green and reddish margins. Its very showy white flowers are in rounded clusters that arise on a stout inflorescence from the center of the plant. This plant …
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… Echium pininana 'Blue Steeple' is one of the "wows" of the Chicago Botanic Garden. This biennial species spends the first year … At the Garden, seeds are sown two winters before the display, and are grown on the first year in 5- gallon containers in the nursery. Carefully overwintered, the plants are transplanted to their permanent site in the Garden after the last hard frost, where they produce the immense flowering spike. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
