… The Tokyo wood fern is native to the moist woodlands of Japan and Korea where it thrives in the partial shade, rich … and protection from drying winds. This fern has medium green fronds and grows in a vase form to 3 feet in height and width. The overall size and form of the Tokyo wood fern make this a …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Known as the wedding phlox, 'Miss Lingard' is an elegant perennial that grows to 2 to 4 feet that has been grown since late in the 19th century. It produces a fragrant display with …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Running With Scissors phlox is a Chicagoland Grows® selection. Chicagoland Grows® is a plant introduction partnership of the … the Morton Arboretum and the Ornamental Growers Association of Northern Illinois formed to promote plant cultivars that perform well in northern Illinois. This variety was developed at the Chicago Botanic Garden; it has proven to be a super-charged moss phlox in terms of flower power, vigor, and durability. The …
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… From August to September, this late-blooming hardy perennial produces deep wine-colored flowers shaped like catkins or bottlebrushes at the tips of tall wand-like stems. It thrives in full sun to partial shade and moist soil conditions. It is supposedly deer-resistant, and butterflies are attracted to the flowers. Even before they …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Introduced in 2013 as part of the LITTLE CUTIE™ Series, Heuchera 'Sugar Berry' is a miniature repeat blooming introduction from Terra Nova Nurseries. Sugar Berry Coral Bells … pink. This plant has a stunning purple pink frosty look. This is a coral bells for full sun to shade and it will bloom all summer. It will attract bees and hummingbirds, and is deer resistant. This miniature coral bells will mature to a tidy mounded form about 6 inches tall by 10 inches wide; the decorative 10 inch spikes of …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… shelter for a range of insects, small mammals and birds, even bison. Warrior switch grass is an upright grass of about six feet in height and about three feet in width. Spring foliage is … grasses, Warrior is extremely versatile and can cope with a range of soil types from sandy to clay and shade conditions although it prefers full sun. Because of its versatility it can be … value, it is generally retained for its autumn and winter interest. Cut back the foliage to near ground level in late winter. in an evaluation of perennial grasses conducted at Chicago …
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… Native to Central America, this orchid grows to 1 foot in height. Its flowers are 5 inches across and bat-like, with the lip and column held apart from the petals and sepals. The coloring is white dotted with red and a yellow throat. Several flower spikes with up to six blooms per …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The Alloy Horn Quartet is a fusion of artistry and advocacy whose appealing performances are charming audiences from the concert hall to the backyard party. Equally comfortable in classical and contemporary genres, the quartet is … at ease sharing its passion for music through exceptional performing and charismatic dialogue to disarm the rigidity of a traditional classical music experience. Through their programming, …
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… The Mountain aloe is one of the single trunked species with gray green leaves featuring darker spines along the … of the candelabra like flowering stalks that gently curve as they age. Full sun with plenty to room to grow as it reaches mature size. Outdoors it is hardy to about 20 degree F in dry climates. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Hardy asparagus fern is a perennial also known as false asparagus, a reference to its lacy foliage with tiny … arching foliage that can reach 4 feet and turns yellowish-gold in the fall. Grow it in full to part sun where it will add texture to the garden and flower arrangements. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
