… Thin, twisted yellow petals shade to deep orange at the base of the flowers on Girard's Orange witch hazel ( Hamamelis x intermedia … levels, it needs moisture-retentive soils and protection from dry winds. Place this plant in the landscape so that a dark background behind it can accentuate the flowers. This cultivar is …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… While sorting through the heady phrases used to describe jasmine's scent, one becomes convinced that this flowering houseplant has no equal: … jasmine). They all need bright light with at least four hours of direct sun per day. In spring and summer, water regularly and fertilize every two weeks with a high phosphorus …
Type: Plant Info
… stately plants, hybrids of our native rose mallows, are prized for their use as structure in a perennial border. Everything about them is large, from their rich green, three-lobed lobed leaves to their immense flowers that appear mid to late summer. Growing into three-foot mounds of dark … saucer-shaped flowers up to 8 inches across are snow white except for a contrasting red eye. The blossoms have conspicuous columnar reproductive structures in the middle, making them appear …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Short-leaf Aloe was winner of the RHS Garden Award of Merit in 2002 for being one of the first aloes to be successfully cultivated in Europe. As the name implies, this aloe has very short stubby …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… like something a scarecrow might wear. His bushy black eyebrows dance when he talks, bringing to mind the woolly bear caterpillars abundant in the fall. A playfulness—tinged with the macabre—also … Obenchain describes it as an “I’m-happy-to-see-you-because-I’m-going-to-eat you” look. “I get a lot of, ‘Wow! I could never do that!’” says Obenchain, who’s helped keep the Garden’s …
Type: Blog
… Every spring at the Chicago Botanic Garden, thousands of Narcissus bloom. Come enjoy the spirit of spring, and be inspired to try some new varieties in your own garden. The Beauty of Spring The Narcissus genus includes 13 divisions of …
Type: Plant Info
… Choo Choo Train is a large, golden hosta with ripple-edged leaves. In time, it will form a very large mound. Hostas are shade tolerant, easy to grow and long-lived. Although they produce flowers held high above the foliage on long stalks called scapes, they are grown primarily for their foliage and neat …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Bishop's Cap Epimedium appears on the spring scene with intricately-shaped lavender flowers above bronze-tinted new foliage. … this low-growing, hardy ground cover is perfect for shady locations. Once established (after 2 to 3 years), Epimedium grandiflorum 'Lilafee' can tolerate some dryish soils in summer. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Description: The junco is a very common migrant and winter resident. It can be found in most habitats at the Garden. Those of us who live in northerly climes refer to our family and friends who head south for the winter as snowbirds. A different kind of …
Type: Birding
… Second Wind is a medium to large (4-foot wide by 2-foot tall) hosta with very dark green foliage of good substance noted … shade tolerant, easy to grow, and long lived. Although they produce flowers held high above the foliage on long stalks called scapes, they are grown primarily for their foliage and neat … mutations or “sports” are also common, and new introductions abound. Hosta cultivars range in size from several inches to several feet; it may take 3 to 8 years for hostas to reach their …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
