… The dwarf crinkled male fern was developed in England from a fern native to the moist woodlands of the northern hemisphere. It has crinkled fronds and an upright growth … up about one foot wide and tall. It requires consistently moist but well-drained soil, full to partial shade, and protection from freezing and drying winds. It is adaptable to clay soil as long as it is not sitting in pooling water and is not preferred by …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… CRIMSON SPIRE™ oak is a cross between Q. robur and Q. alba that is notable for its columnar habit and red fall foliage. A relatively recent introduction, it is reported to be fast growing and drought tolerant. 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 …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Corkscrew flower ( Vigna caracalla ) blooms from the end of July up to the first frost of fall. Highly fragrant (reminiscent of hyacinths), white, corkscrew-shaped flowers mature to purple-pink. This member of the pea family (Fabaceae) is a vine that can reach 20 feet in height in a single growing season when grown in full sun, in …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Broad-leaved or Upland ironweed is a perennial plant that is native to the upland areas of the eastern US where it grows in areas … moist and bright. It bears bracts of one inch bright purple flowers in late summer to mid-fall providing a pop of tall color in the late season. Broad-leaved ironweed grows to a …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… are one of the common landscape plants found in Ethiopia and throughout the Caribbean. Native to southern and eastern regions of Brazil, this is one of the most widely dispersed of the South American Amaryllidaceae. Robust flowering spikes hold up to 4 widely flaring orange to salmon flowers at a time all with a distinctive white midrib to the …
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… 'Blue Betty Lou' is a distinctive hosta with cupped, blue green leaves and a somewhat upright habit. Hostas are shade tolerant, easy to grow and long-lived. Although they produce flowers held high above the foliage on long stalks … are common; new introductions abound. Hosta cultivars range in size from several inches to several feet; it may take 3-8 years for hostas to reach their full size. They all prefer …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Chief Sitting Bull is a very large hosta with wrinkled deep green foliage. Hostas are shade tolerant, easy to grow, and long-lived. Although they produce flowers held high above the foliage on long stalks … are also common; new introductions abound. Hosta cultivars range in size from several inches to several feet; it may take 3-8 years for hostas to reach their full size. They all prefer …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Daddy Boomer forms a large mound of green leaves with irregular, narrow margins. This hosta is a sport of H . 'Baby Boomer.' Hostas are shade tolerant, easy to grow and long-lived. Although they produce flowers held high above the foliage on long stalks … are also common; new introductions abound. Hosta cultivars range in size from several inches to several feet; it may take 3-8 years for hostas to reach their full size. They all prefer …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Pewterware is a small hosta with heart shaped blue foliage of good substance. Hostas are shade tolerant, easy to grow, and long-lived. Although they produce flowers held high above the foliage on long stalks … are also common; new introductions abound. Hosta cultivars range in size from several inches to several feet; it may take 3-8 years for hostas to reach their full size. They all prefer …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 'Dorset Blue' forms a small mound of thick blue-green leaves. It is one of the Tardiana series of hostas. Hostas are shade tolerant, easy to grow, and long-lived. Although they produce flowers held high above the foliage on long stalks … are also common; new introductions abound. Hosta cultivars range in size from several inches to several feet; it may take 3-8 years for hostas to reach their full size. They all prefer …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
