… formed on strong, vigorous plants that produce a heavy crop of flowers each spring. Hybridized in 1979, it won the prestigious Dykes Award for the outstanding tall bearded iris in 1985 and is still one of the most sought after pink irises of all time. Grow in full sun in moderately fertile soil, and plant with the top part of the rhizome above the soil …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The falls are darker and ruffled, and yellow at the base. It stands 22 inches high and blooms in mid to late season, while the thin, grass-like foliage remains a highlight throughout the summer. In 1974 Ruffled Velvet was awarded Honorable Mention by the American Iris Society, and in 1980 it won the Morgan Medal. Siberian irises lack the beard of colored hairs at the base of …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… long inflorescences that are produced from mid-June to early July, when few other shrubs are in bloom. The flowers have a faint but pleasing fragrance. The deep orange-red fall foliage peaks in early November and lasts through a very hard frost. It grows to about 4 feet in height and width. This shrub is a Chicagoland Grows® selection. Chicagoland Grows® is a plant …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Perry D. Slocum. Waterlilies are rhizomatous aquatic plants with about 50 species occurring in the wild, mostly found in the tropics of the Northern Hemisphere. They are characterized by round notched leaves that … numerous petals produced at the end of a long lax stem floating just above the water surface. In the center of each flower is a cluster of showy stamens. Waterlilies have been cultivated …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… dating to 1938. Waterlilies are rhizomatous aquatic plants with about 50 species occurring in the wild, mostly found in the tropics of the Northern Hemisphere. They are characterized by round notched leaves that … numerous petals produced at the end of a long lax stem floating just above the water surface. In the center of each flower is a cluster of showy stamens. Waterlilies have been cultivated …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… about 50 species Waterlilies are rhizomatous aquatic plants with about 50 species occurring in the wild, mostly found in the tropics of the Northern Hemisphere. They are characterized by round notched leaves that … petals produced at the end of a long lax stem and floating just above the water surface. In the center of each flower is a cluster of showy stamens. Waterlilies have been cultivated …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… BEACON™ swamp white oak bears a cultivar name of 'Bonnie and Mike' in honor of Bonnie and Michael Dirr, who discovered the plant while driving through the Shenandoah Valley in 2007. It is a narrow columnar variety of swamp white oak and was introduced commercially in 2012. The genus Quercus includes more than 600 species of the oak tree, of which 90 are native …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The blackjack oak is native to the south-central and southeastern U.S. It has a scrubby and irregular habit and is more likely to be found in the wild in poor sandy soil than in nursery stock. Acorns mature biennially. The genus Quercus includes …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The chinkapin oak is a native tree widely distributed in the south-central U.S. and often found in dry sites with alkaline soil. Acorns are produced annually. The chinkapin oak is also known …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… form of the species. This cultivar and related hybrid columnar forms are proving more useful in the U.S. than the species itself. These cultivars should be sited in full sun to reduce the potential for mildew in our humid summers. The genus Quercus includes …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
