… Prairie dock ( Silphium terebinthinaceum ) is a distinctive native of the tallgrass prairie featuring leafless stems up to 10 feet tall … more than a couple of feet high that are cordate (heart shaped) and very rough. Prairie dock is not fussy as to soils or soil moisture content and flowers best in full sun. The taproot can …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… June through October on this selection noted for an extended season of flower. Tradescantia is adaptable to many types of soil, as long as it is moist and well-drained. It will grow in any amount of sunlight, from full sun to full shade. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Named after an American physician, Culver’s root is a native American perennial that grows in forests, meadows, and prairies throughout the … to moist, well-drained soil in full sun. A good background plant in the perennial bed, it is attractive to butterflies. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Named after an American physician, Culver’s root is a native American perennial that grows in forests, meadows, and prairies throughout the … to moist, well-drained soil in full sun. A good background plant in the perennial bed, it is attractive to butterflies. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… fragrant white flowers. The sparse fruit are first red, then change to black. Fall color is a mixture of reds and purples. This cultivar is a cross of V. x burkwoodii x V. carlesii . Viburnums are a versatile genus of multi-stemmed …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Popcorn Japanese snowball bush viburnum is named for its abundance of popcorn-like clusters of bright white sterile flowers that almost overwhelm the foliage in May. This cultivar has a dense, rounded habit. The foliage is dark green and turns burgundy in fall. Viburnums are a versatile genus of multi-stemmed shrubs …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Bailey Compact American cranberrybush viburnum is a compact, rounded form at 6' high and wide. It is most notable for its deep red fall foliage. The white flowers in May and red fruits are only …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Lantanaphyllum viburnum is so named because its foliage is similar to lantana viburnum but more leathery. This hybrid was developed in Holland around …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Description: This small- to medium-sized shorebird is seen most often on shorelines or mudflats around the Dixon Prairie. …
Type: Birding
… Description: This rare visitor to the lakes is a dark bird. Its pink bill has a white area at the base. …
Type: Birding
