… Pagoda trout lily ( Erythronium 'Pagoda') is a perennial bulb that adds grace and beauty to the spring garden. Erythronium is not widely grown in American gardens, yet many of its species are native to the western states. The leaves are deep green with darker colored markings, and stems bear …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Pineapple lilies are bulbs native to South Africa with large tufted flower heads that resemble pineapples. The broad, glossy, … leaves. The flowers grow in eight-inch spikes atop sturdy burgundy scapes. Atop each spike is a tuft of red-purple bracts. The six-petaled flowers match the scape color as buds. They open to a rosy pink, and become creamy white when fully open. Pineapple lilies are best grown in …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Iris sibirica ssp. elegantissima is pale yellow or cream colored with dark markings on the falls and stands 8 to 12 inches high. It is native to northeastern Turkey, northwestern Iran and Armenia. As a Siberian iris, it lacks the “beard” …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Tea viburnum gets its common name because monks from its native China used the leaves to make a medicinal tea. It has a vase shaped habit and is noted for sparse foliage on the bottom portion of the plant. White flowers in May are followed … is soft red. Viburnums are a versatile genus of multi-stemmed shrubs that are well suited to the home landscape due to their range of sizes and cultural adaptability. Some viburnums are …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Jonesboro Giant ironweed is a form of a perennial plant that is native to the eastern parts of the US where it grows in … are consistently moist. It bears large bracts of smallish bright purple flowers in late summer to mid-fall providing an unusual pop of tall color in the late season. Jonesboro Giant grows to a …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Pitcher's sage ( Salvia azurea var. grandilflora ) is a drought-hardy, humidity-proof native of the lower Midwest known for the pairs of blue flowers that open consecutively from late summer through fall. Native to thin nutrient-poor soils overlaying limestone, this plant can grow too tall and flop over if cultivated in richer soils. Cutting the total height of the plant back to half in midsummer has been used by some gardeners to reduce the incidence of this problem. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Description: This is a medium-to-large shorebird often spotted on the shoreline or the mudflats south of the Dixon …
Type: Birding
… Description: This small, non-diving duck is usually seen in small to medium flocks on Garden lakes or flying over. …
Type: Birding
… This tree grows to a height of 45 feet with full sun and moderate moisture conditions. It is primarily a shade tree. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Native to the Caucasus Mountains, Paeonia daurica is a robust early-flowering Caucasian peony with huge foliage and whitish-yellow flowers. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
