… Branches have an arching habit at maturity, often touching the ground. With a diameter of 10 to 12 feet, it's an impressive sight either as a specimen or in groups. It's also the mother of … </p> <p>Bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds love <em>Weigela</em>, ad so do gardeners. For a plant that gives you so much to look at, they're very easy to care for. No particular disease or pest problems. No special …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Spiny acanthus is a striking foliage perennial native to southern Europe. Tall 2-foot flower spikes of maroon-purple and white appear in midsummer and provide a bold statement in the back area of the garden. Easy to care for, its flowers are often used in floral arrangements. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… on this nonhardy mum. Plant this mum in full sun andn as early in the season as possible to permit the root system to become well-established before the plant comes into bloom for a prolonged flower display. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Deep reddish black flowers with yellow edges to their petals are produced on long arching flowering stalks. The plant and flowers are small by … standards. Like it's larger cousins, it requires a distinct cooling period in fall in order to set the flower buds for winter blooms. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Ivy is a creeping climber that reaches a maximum height of 45 feet. It requires full sun to partial shade with moderate moisture conditions. Although its blooms are insignificant, the blue-black fruit in the fall is attractive to birds. The plant can be for a screen. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This popular interiorscape plant is grown for the large exotic umbrella shaped leaves consisting of multiple leaflets. Grows well in bright … light, high humidity, well drained, moisture retentive soils and warm temperatures. Prone to spider mites in low humidity situations - mist with dilute dish soap to control. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… programs. My main focus is supporting the Garden’s local, regional, and national efforts to increase the supply of native seed for habitat restoration. I help manage the Plant Conservation Alliance Non-Federal Cooperator Committee and the Garden’s work to live up to its Commitment to Indigenous Communities. I have nearly 20 years of experience as a …
Type: Staff bio
… are tiny insects often seen hovering above moist soil of indoor plants. They are attracted to damp soil mixes that contain peat moss or shredded pine bark where they lay their eggs. The … where they can do extensive damage, particularly in greenhouse propagation situations. To reduce the gnat population, change the environment they prefer: avoid overwatering indoor … cover the soil with an inch of sharp sand to deter egg laying. Insecticides are available for professional greenhouse use but are not normally recommended for the occasional home problem. …
Type: Plant Info
… can eat them like grapes. 'Hardy Red' kiwi vine is female, and that's important if you want to grow it for the fruit as well as the flowers, because you'll need a male vine for pollination. 'Hardy Red' is hardy to -25, so you can be confident Chicago winters won't faze it. And it's happy in full sun or …
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 … decorative three inch wide rosettes and cluster together form a dense mound of rosettes up to about a foot tall. Orange flower spikes up to 24 inches tall appear in spring. It prefers a …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
