… plant will continue to bloom for 2 weeks or more. It may rebloom throughout the season. It is easy to grow and does well in full sun to part shade. Little Wine Cup is a lovely addition to any garden. It has been awarded Honorable Mention by the American …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… and delightfully fragrant. The blooms stay open for more than 16 hours. Ruffled Apricot is a stunning addition to any garden. Although each flower lasts only one day, there are multiple … 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. The American Hemerocallis Society has …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… blooms are 6 inches across and appear early in the season. In milder climates, the foliage is green all year round. Each flower lasts only one day, but there are multiple buds on each … in series, so a single plant will continue to bloom for 2 weeks or more. It may re-bloom. It is easy to grow and does well in full sun or partial shade. Scarlet Orbit has been awarded …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Margaret is a miniature hosta with medium green foliage. Hostas are shade tolerant, easy to grow, and … They all prefer moist, loamy soil enriched with organic matter. Some leaf damage by slugs is to be expected. Deer find hosta delicious. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… beneath a tuft of leaves; visually, their inflorescence resembles a pineapple. This is the best cultivar among all of the Fritillaria imperialis offerings for naturalizing in the … among tulips, crocuses, and other bulbs to repel rabbits and deer. Crown imperial fritillary is native to dry, rocky hillsides in Persia at higher elevations, where snowmelt provides …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Honeysuckle fuchsia ( Fuchsia triphylla 'Gartenmeister Bonstedt') is still going strong, more than 100 years after the creation of this hybrid. Its coral-red … node. This nonhardy shrub prefers partially shaded conditions and humus-rich, moist soils. It is insect and disease resistant in the Chicago area as long as the soils are kept moist …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Gardenia jasminoides , native to southeast Asia, is a large shrub or small tree in the Rubiaceae family with large, white, very fragrant flowers … those young at heart) — wore boutonnières and corsages when going out on dates. The Rubiaceae is the third largest plant family, with 611 genera and more than 13,000 species. It contains a …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… sweetly perfumed flowers with a distinctive dark burgundy blotch. This native of east Africa is not reliably hardy in Chicago-area gardens. Gardeners may purchase corms in their local garden … frost has passed. This species was reclassified as Gladiolus murielae by botanists in 1973 but is still frequently sold in the nursery trade under the old name of Acidanthera bicolor var. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… plant from Zanzibar in tropical east Africa can form a clump up to 4 feet tall but is usually 3 feet tall. It has attractive rippled, undulating, dark green leaves, smudged with … light levels but grows best and flowers if given bright light and even tolerates full sun. It is hardy to 30 to 32 degrees Fahrenheit. Water it sparingly and not at all as temperatures dip in …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The common name for this plant is white Dyckia because of the silvery white color of its foliage. That's caused by the silvery … way its foliage twists and curls adds to this plant's appeal. Dyckias are survivors. This one is native to the highlands of central Brazil. It likes full sun, but not hot baking hot sun, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
