… may be small for a <Weigela</em> but it is indeed an eyecatcher...and not just when it's in bloom. After the prolific display of rosy red flowers has ended, the variegated foliage is in full display...mid-green with a bright golden chartreuse border. Planting in full sun will give you the most abundant flowering, while giving it some shade will promote …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… <p>Generally speaking, <em>Weigela</em> bloom once as year. SONIC BLOOM® Pink and the others in the SONIC BLOOM® series are the exception.Once they start blooming, they continue in waves until frost. In spring, every branch of SONIC BLOOM® Pink is covered in bright pink flowers. Rebloom isn't as …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Jazz little bluestem is a striking plant with blue and purple coloring and flashes of maroon. In late summer silver flower plumes appear which fade to reddish-brown in the fall. Jazz is smaller than most bluestems reaching a height of only 30 inches and a width … eighteen inches. It is usual to retain the plumes over the winter months to enjoy their motion in wind and snow. Cut back to ground level in late winter to promote fresh new growth. Little …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This lovely old damask rose, 'Celsiana,' dates from 1750. Like most damasks, it blooms in lovely fluffy clusters of semi-double pink roses with a strong old rose fragrance. As … stamens. It doesn't repeat, but if you don't deadhead, you'll get bright red hips (seed pods), in late summer that persist well into winter and feed the birds. 'Celsiana' is a relatively large rose, up to 6 feet tall and 4 feet across, so give it room either in back of the border or as a specimen. To thrive, it needs full sun, consistently moist soil, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Campbell™ hybrid rugosa rose ( Rosa 'Morten') produces clusters of red flowers ranging in size from five to 15 blooms on a 6-by-8-foot bush rose. This rose does best when planted in full sun and moderately fertile soil. The wrinkled leaves are moderately resistant to black … Rugosa roses and their hybrids are salt tolerant (the species grows along the shoreline in Asia); thus they are perfect for use along Chicago-area roadways that are subject to …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… on its head. It is more common than the red-headed woodpecker. Look for this species in the McDonald Woods or at bird feeders in winter. …
Type: Birding
… partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. It has purple blooms that attract butterflies in March and April and is attractive to birds. It is a specimen in a hedge. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This bulb can reach a height of about 18 inches. It flowers in late spring to early summer with dense globes of deep violet-blue florets. It prefers average, well-drained soil in full sun. Alliums are deer resistant. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This bulb can grow to a height of 3 feet. It blooms in late spring to early summer with 2½-inch-wide umbels of lilac-purple florets. It prefers average, well-drained soil in full sun. Alliums are deer resistant. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… shaped flowers often hidden by its large heart-shaped leaves. This eastern USA native grows in rich bottomland soils, and in the garden can quickly cover a 20-foot trellis. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
