… The Ruffled Fan Palm is a native of Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands in the south Pacific where this small-statured … edges and bunches of bright red berries are suspended from the branches. The ruffled fan palm is a very slow-growing tree but can reach heights of up to fifteen feet , although ten feet is more typical. At full size the leaves form a pyramidal …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Callicarpa dichotoma 'Early Amethyst', commonly known as purple beautyberry, is a member of the Verbenaceae (verbena) plant family originally from Japan and China. This … than other beautyberries, which permits gardeners with shorter growing seasons—like Chicago—to enjoy the bright, shiny, purple berries. The genus Callicarpa is derived from the Greek kallos … zone trees and shrubs in this genus. Many of them have ornamental fruit, and some are known to have medicinal properties or are used as fish poison. Birds are attracted to the berries in …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Leslie Japanese crested bird's nest fern is a large epiphytic or terrestrial plant that has wide strappy fronds that roll out from the … As the plant grows larger the shape becomes more like a nest. Bird's nest ferns are native to the rainforests of eastern Africa, southern and eastern Asia and Australasia. They are most … light. The fronds of Leslie Bird's nest fern become ruffled with size and age, reaching up to five feet in length. These ferns prefer bright shade and a moist but not wet growing medium. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… one of the first Heuchera marketed for its decorative foliage. Palace Purple Hairy Alumroot is a large plant, reaching 24 inches tall in flower. At maturity the foliage forms a loose … mounding form about 12 inches by 18 inches, with beautiful large dark colorful leaves. Purple to start and then maturing to shades of dark green and brown above, and bright purple below, the leaves are lovely all …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… at the flowers on this plant and you'll see that each flower has five petals but the flower is symmetrical. If you happen to be here when it has seed pods you'll see that they have a graceful curved shape, like the … of a cranesbill geranium. Espresso cranesbill geranium is derived from a plant that is native to the Chicagoland area. It flowers prolifically in late spring with small pinkish-lavender …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Narcissus ‘Martinette’ is in Division 8. It stands 14 - 16 inches high and blooms in early to mid spring with 4 -5 … in 1985 by the Cornwall Area Bulbgrowers Association. Tazetta daffodils are not known to be very hardy in the Chicago area, although it varies by cultivar. The bulbs are toxic and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Star-of-Bethlehem is a bulb that is native to northern Africa and southern Europe. In late spring and early summer, … or purple eyes. The volume of the flowers, combined with their distinctive appearance adds up to a dramatic effect. Overall, the plant is about 2feet tall and about 1foot wide. These bulbs …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… <p>'Eyecatcher' 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 … while giving it some shade will promote stronger variation in the foliage. The choice is up to you. <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
… “In the woods where the snow is thick, bars of sunlight lay like pale fire.” — Katherine Mansfield, The Journal of Katherine … that gleams on even the darkest nights. Unlike during summer, when there are so many things to distract me in the garden—dragonflies, bluejays, coneflowers, bumblebees, and weeds—winter is a time to redirect my observations and reflect on nature, especially trees. And, when the snow settles, …
Type: Plant Info
… The spreading beech features a distinctive almost horizontal branching structure and is somewhat smaller than the species -- making it more suitable for the home landscape than the … of the species. The genus Fagus includes 10-13 species of the beech tree, which are native to temperate regions of Asia, Europe and North America. Only Fagus grandifolia , the American beech, is native to the U.S. and Illinois. A single species, Fagus sylvatica or the European beech, accounts for …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
