… Monarda is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family that is is endemic to North America. The most common species are Monarda didyma (commonly known as …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This ornamental oregano grows 2 feet tall, thrives in adverse situations, and continues to look beautiful. It is particularly attractive when planted with whites and pinks in the perennial garden, and it blooms from mid summer through fall. It makes an especially attractive ground cover and is a good selection for poor soils and for attracting beneficial insects. Fragrant foliage …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This maple is also known as Acer cappadocicum var. cappacodicum or the Cappadocian Maple. It is native to Turkey, the Caucasus and northern Iran. It can grow to a height of 20 feet with a spread of 10 feet. The foliage emerges yellow in spring, matures to …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… of tiny, densely packed flowers. The leaves have a slightly purple edge. 'Washington' grows to 24 to 30 inches high and blooms in June and July. It does well in partial shade to shade where the graceful plumes add a welcome touch of color to a shady garden. It is attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds while resistant to rabbits and deer. This is an …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… soft fluffy panicles are comprised of tiny, densely packed flowers which bloom in late spring to summer. 'Vision in Pink' grows to 12 to 15 inches high. It does well in partial shade to shade and will add a welcome touch of color to a shady garden. It is resistant to rabbits and deer. This is an excellent cut flower. After the blooms have died, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Miniature Snowflake mock orange bears large fragrant double white flowers in May to June. It is a compact rounded shrub, growing to about three to four feet in height and about in width with gently arching branches. While this …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Description: The junco is a very common migrant and winter resident. It can be found in most habitats at the Garden. Those of us who live in northerly climes refer to our family and friends who head south for the winter as snowbirds. A different kind of snowbird comes to northern Illinois for the winter. It's the dark-eyed junco, a chatty, active bird that …
Type: Birding
… Also known as snakeroot, comb flower, hedgehog, and to the native Potawatomi as ashosikwimia'kuk, which means "smells like muskrat scent," Echinacea is a quintessential midwestern native that dots prairies from Illinois to Virginia, and Louisiana to Georgia. This late-summer bloom is not only a popular choice of …
Type: Plant Info
… Cutleaf Goatsbeard is a daintier version of the parent plant. Growing only to 2-3' tall and 1.5-2' wide. It is ideal for the smaller garden, It produces Ivory-white flowers that bloom on fern-like …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This cultivar is dense and compact, growing to 3- 4’ height and spread. Its name is derived from the plant's winter buds, which have an attractive, white, waxy coating all …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
