… is a deciduous shrub developed from the eastern American clethra. While Einstein is famous for his brilliance, this plant salutes his prolific and unruly white hair with prolific fragrant … at the height of summer and which attract butterflies and birds. The flower spikes reach up to 12 inches long and are the striking feature of the plant, along with its lustrous green leaves, and compact form. The shrub grows to 3-4 feet high and wide depending on the location and prefers full sun althoug tolerant of damp …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Korean dogwood, as the name suggests, is native to Korea. Its bark is notable for a distinctive alligator patterned texture. Like many other dogwoods, it produces white … -- be it flowers, fruit, foliage, and/or bark -- and their range of forms from small trees to suckering shrubs. The dominant display, however, varies among the species. Dogwoods are native …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Reed grass is a clump-forming upright ornamental grass native to the high plains of Eurasia and China. It is very fast-growing and can reach a height and width of 5 to 7 feet. It is a warm season grass with bright green leaves, and its pink and green flower … conditions, including clay soil, salt, and partial shade and is thus a useful ornamental plant for a range of gardens. It prefers moist, brackish soils and full to part sun, and in these …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This is a Bela Lugosi daylily. Bela Lugosi was a film star who was famous for his role as Count Dracula and this plant has very dark reddish-purple flowers, or as some … and several stalks on each plant. The buds open in series, so a single plant will continue to bloom for 2 weeks or more. it is easy to grow and does well in full sun to part shade in moderate soils. Clumps can be divided every …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… a hybrid of two Asian species. New growth that appears in spring is deep red before it fades to a dark, shiny green. An abundance of tiny, white urn-shaped flowers hang above the leaves in 4- to 6-racemes in April. If spring is cool, they will last for a few weeks. The buds are formed the previous fall, staying tightly closed and with a pinkish …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… form of English oak introduced by Schmidt & Son nursery in Oregon. This cultivar was selected for mildew resistance; it is a cross between the English oak and our native white oak. The genus Quercus includes more than 600 species of the oak tree, of which 90 are native to North America; the Chicago Botanic Garden's collection contains more than 60 varieties and over 1,000 individual trees. Twenty oak species are native to Illinois. Oaks are slow growing, long lived, hard wood trees that produce fruit we all know as …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Description: One of five species of swallows seen at the Garden. Look for them flying around the Dixon Prairie where they nest in birdhouses placed out for them and bluebirds. …
Type: Birding
… This plant is suitable for growing indoors. Does not bloom. Propagation by dividing rhizomes, tubers, corms or bulbs (including offsets) It is grown for foliage, is evergreen and smooth textured. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Pole as far away from the sun as it will be all year, and we experience our shortest day. For the natural world, the Winter Solstice represents a moment of quiet and dormancy. After the first day of winter, the days begin to lengthen again, and with the returning sun comes the promise of new life. The solstice … winters impacted daily life, represent a new beginning. Winter Solstice celebrations continue to be a reminder of how nature’s rhythms replenish and sustain us. Below, read descriptions of …
Type: Blog
… Crab grass control can be spread on lawns in early to mid-April before weeds germinate. For severe problems, a second application might be necessary in early June. …
Type: Plant Info
