… Geum ‘Rijnstroom’ blooms in mid May to early July with semi double copper orange flowers with wavy petals. The flowers are … 1 ¾ inches across, held on hairy branching stems above mounds of mid green leaves. Plant it in full sun or part shade. It is hardy in zones 4 – 8. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Discovered in the mountains surrounding Beijing, China, shaggy hydrangea is a sturdy, deciduous shrub with peeling, chestnut-brown bark. It blooms from July to August, … producing white flowers that turn pinkish with age. It prefers part shade and can be used in the shrub border or in perennial beds. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Dark pinkish green leaves on a sprawling plant provide color and contrast in the garden during the summer and the tuber can be dug and eaten at season's end (it is a sweet potato). Plant in full sun in well drained soils and protect from deer (they love the leaves). …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Blue Forest juniper ( Juniperus sabina 'Blue Forest') is a dwarf conifer to 12 inches in height whose blue branches are upright in habit, giving the appearance of a miniature grove of trees. Like other junipers, this cultivar …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This North American native is a deciduous shrub that can grow to 8’ with a similar spread. It blooms in late April to early May with clear pink flower clusters. In the fall, its leaves turn bronze. Like all rhododendrons, it prefers well-drained, fertile, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Its leaves are compound, comprised of three elliptical, blue-green leaflets which turn red in the fall. It prefers full to partial sun in well-drained soil. It is hardy in this zone (Zone 5) with some protection. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… species of columbine, it has nodding blue to violet flowers. Granny's bonnet works well in most gardens. This columbine has spurs that curve inward and end in small knobs. This shade-loving perennial reseeds and can become naturalized. It is reliable in most gardens. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… can seem dark—especially on overcast days. Any sunlight that passes through windowpanes now is less intense and of shorter duration than in summer. But that’s no problem for several indoor plants that can spotlight a drab corner with … grown, but that are currently trendsetting once again. These include cast-iron plant, mother-in-law’s-tongue, and radiator plant. Some of these beauties originated in tropical understories …
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… Fall will soon settle in at the Chicago Botanic Garden and that's an invitation to engage your senses. It's a time of … and dazzling colors, of fragrance and sumptuous berries, and of trees and shrubs resplendent in their autumn garb. The usual stars—pumpkins and asters, kale and chrysanthemums—are plentiful. … – Richard Hawke, the Garden's plant evaluation manager Japanese forest grass ( Hakonechloa ) is a favorite of Richard Hawke, the Garden's plant evaluation manager. Growing about 1 to 2 feet …
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… Heuchera villosa or Hairy Alumroot is an American native of the eastern and southern United States. It prefers semi-shade and rich … later than other Alumroots, putting up its fuzzy dark colored flower stalks with cream flowers in late summer and fall. The mature size is a leafy mound 18 inches tall by 18 inches wide, the flowers increase the height to about 3 …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
