… garden, so I always try to select plants that have multiseasonal interest. This compact plant is as attractive in the autumn as it is in the spring,” says Jill Selinger, manager of continuing education. “It has terrific deep …
Type: Plant Info
… Allium senescens , also known as German garlic, is a tough perennial for the Chicago area with pink or lavender flowers from July through August. … moths, and bees are attracted to the flowers, while the sap from the bruised leaves and bulbs is reported to deter insects and moles. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This unassuming little ornamental onion is often overlooked until October, when pure white flowers appear atop 10-inch stalks. The little … with long stamens protruding from them. The leaves are very thin and round. Because it is so small, it should not be planted where it will be shaded out by taller plants. Japanese …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… reddish-orange flowers in clusters at the tips of the stems. This native of southeast Asia is not hardy outdoors in the Chicago region and requires a warm, humid growing environment. It is Ideal in a hanging basket or cascading over a window sill or ledge. Like many other ephiphytes …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This solitary (forming only 1 rosette) agave features blue green leaves edged in red and cream. The lateral spines are relatively soft but the red terminal spine is stout and to be avoided. This hybrid is relatively small growing (about two foot in size) and has proven to be hardy down to at least …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Queen Victoria Agave is a variable succulent with ball rosettes of straight or incurved, triangular-oblong, … or curved racemes 12 to 15 feet long and creamy white flowers sometimes tinged purple. It is found in California and northern and western Mexico …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This silvery plant that does not bear flowers has long, lacy leaves and is used solely for its foliage. Use it to give nice color to the garden bed. One of the more … Powis Castle sage has leaves like a soft dusty miller. Hardy only to USDA Zone 6, it is well worth using in the northern part of the state as an annual. Today's plantsmen consider …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This tree has masses of tiny purplish hairs that give this appearance. Daydream smokebush is a deciduous shrub that thrives in full sun and requires well-drained soil. Daydream can reach … and width of ten to fifteen feet and it makes an excellent hedge. It has good fall color, is deer-resistant, and can cope with clay soils and dry conditions. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Smoke tree is a small ornamental, deciduous tree or large bush that is grown for its attractive foliage and plume-like panicles that appear in the summer and look …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… the older woody stems every couple of years to encourage greater flower production. This shrub is butterfly and hummingbird friendly, but deer don't care for the taste of the leaves. It is not long-lived in heavy clay soils. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
