… What is it about red? The red leaves of Full Moon maple (Acer Japonicum) herald the changing of … modestly blend in with the crowd. But as nights turn cool, they drop the bashful act and step to center stage. —Fall color is not something trees put on, says Andrew Bell, curator of woody … colors are unveiled. When an autumn offers clear, sunny days and cool nights, tree color tends to be more vivid, because chlorophyll retreats sooner and more thoroughly. Of course, it's not …
Type: Plant Info
… Caryopteris x clandonensis 'Arthur Simmonds', commonly known as Arthur Simmonds bluebeard, is the result of a cross between Caryopteris incana and Caryopteris mongholica . The original … was raised in plantsman Arthur Simmonds' garden in Surrey, England, in 1933, and belongs to that group of plants known as dieback shrubs. These are soft-wooded shrubs or subshrubs that … behave more like herbaceous perennials than like woody shrubs. Their above-ground growth tends to die back, anywhere from a few inches from their tips all the way down to the base of the …
Type: Plant Info
… 'Glauca' is one of several cultivars of noble fir with intensely turquoise-blue needles. It is not a dwarf … and can reach 60 feet in height, with a narrow pyramidal form. Noble firs, which can live to 300 years or longer, are evergreen trees native to a small area from northern California to Oregon, in the Cascade Mountains and coastal ranges. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Native to South America, Barbara Karst paper flower ( Bougainvillea × buttiana 'Barbara Karst') is a strong, upright-growing, woody tropical vine that features abundant masses of deep magenta … thorns and dull, wavy-edged green leaves. They do not cling or twine and may require tying to a support. This plant can be kept in a container for years, rotating indoors during the winter …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 'Earth Angel' is a large (30 inches tall, 40 inches wide) blue leaved hosta with wide creamy margins. It is a … the Year for 2009 by the American Hosta Growers Association. Hostas are shade tolerant, easy to grow and long-lived. Although they produce flowers held high above the foliage on long stalks … are also common; new introductions abound. Hosta cultivars range in size from several inches to several feet; it may take 3-8 years for hostas to reach their full size. They all prefer …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… You have to go out with a flashlight to see this plant because it is a night-blooming tropical waterlily. The large flowers are bright …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Green Fix on a Winter Day View Greenhouse Hours Where do gardeners go to satisfy their plant cravings when the weather outside is less than perfect? Within minutes, a walk through the Garden’s Greenhouses can transport anyone needing a “green fix” to a semitropical, tropical, or desert environment, filled with specialty plants that flourish in …
Type: Walks
… As gardeners use the winter months for much-needed planning, they might want to consider the delicious bramble and berry plants. Brambles Brambles are those tasty, colorful delights of early summer and fall. The genus Rubus is divided into many species that include raspberries, blackberries, dewberries, and … are either summer-bearing or everbearing. Even in Chicago, where the temperature can drop to minus 25 degrees Fahrenheit, these shrubs are still hardy; and naturalistic gardeners choose …
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… Sunny Morning false indigo is a Chicagoland Grows selection. Chicagoland Grows is a plant introduction partnership of the … the Morton Arboretum, and the Ornamental Growers Association of Northern Illinois, formed to promote plant cultivars that perform well in northern Illinois. This variety was developed at … for its butter-yellow flowers borne on gray-tinted stems nicely displayed above the medium- to dark-green foliage . Sunny Morning is part of the Prairieblues False Indigo Series. Members of …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Ginkgo biloba 'Tubifolia' is a unique cultivar of Ginkgo whose small leaves are curled, some tightly enough to resemble small trumpets or tubes. The fall color is the traditional golden yellow on a broadly spreading small tree or large shrub that 'drops' all at once in Fall. Resistant to most insects, diseases, air pollution and restricted root runs, it is an ideal tree for urban …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
