… untoothed, opposite, ovate leaves with a pleasant, spicy aroma. The flowers, blooming in May and June, have numerous overlapping strap-like petals and a fruity scent. The flowers sit atop short branchlets. ‘Athensr’ differs from the species, … states, it blooms on new growth, so do not prune until after flowering. The Chicago area is a little north of its native range, so some winter damage may occur, but will not affect …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Sibirica Bloodgood Siberian dogwood is a selection noted for its deep red winter stems. In late spring it produces yellowish-white … welcome in the home garden for their multi-season interest -- be it flowers, fruit, foliage, and/or bark -- and their range of forms from small trees to suckering shrubs. The dominant display, however, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… , greenstem forsythia, was found in China in 1845 by plant explorer Robert Fortune, and was the first forsythia brought back to Europe for cultivation. Although forsythias were a novelty to Europeans and Americans, they were very common in Asia. The cultivar ‘Bronxensis’ is much smaller than the species, rarely growing over 18 inches tall and spreading to 36 inches. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Viburnum farreri or fragrant viburnum is native to the northern provinces of China. It is one of the treasures made available to … middle of the twentieth century. This medium-sized shrub of an irregular habit is the first and last viburnum to bloom, with clusters of tiny pink buds that open to very fragrant white flowers in April and repeated blooms sporadically late in fall. The spring flowers emerge before the foliage and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The American cranberrybush viburnum is native to the northeastern and northwestern parts of the U.S. It will reach a height of 12’ … of flowers. The flowers give way to edible red fruits in the fall that are attractive to birds and may be made into preserves or jellies for humans. Fall color is bronze to red. It will grow …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… that float above shiny, mint-scented leaves. A great front-of-the-border plant, calamint is deer resistant and drought tolerant. “It blooms for an incredibly long time and is a favorite of many pollinators. No garden should be without it,” said Jill Selinger, …
Type: Plant Info
… name from the bulbils produced freely near the bracts at the base of the flowers. This species is stemless, the leaves forming a dense rosette from which the flowering spikes emerge in … equivalent of hummingbirds. The origin of the Aloe genus name is unclear, with Greek and Hebrew allal (bitter) and Arabic alloch (bitter) all contenders. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The Mountain aloe is one of the single trunked species with gray green leaves featuring darker spines along the edges and the upper and lower leaf surfaces. The main attraction of course are the reddish orange tubular flowers in …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Hardy asparagus fern is a perennial also known as false asparagus, a reference to its lacy foliage with tiny … asparagus plant. Although it produces white flowers in mid-summer followed by red berries, it is grown mainly for its arching foliage that can reach 4 feet and turns yellowish-gold in the fall. Grow it in full to part sun where it will add texture to the garden and flower arrangements. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… as a grass, sedges are botanically different. Their most distinguishing characteristic is their flowering stems, which are triangular. Grown primarily for its foliage, ‘Ice Dance’ is dense and clump-forming, reaching 12 inches tall. Its stiff, narrow leaves are dark green with crisp white borders. Carex prefer medium to moist soil that does not dry out and part to full shade. Grow in masses along ponds or streams or in the woodland garden or border. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
