… The yellow-green foliage mottled in dark green is attractive year round. In spring, and again in fall, spikes of exotic lady-slipper shaped … well above the foliage. The flowers feature an upper or dorsal sepal ranging from white to green with distinctive darker green veins. The 'pouch' can range from dull to somewhat lustrous brown-purple in color. Flanking the pouch on either side are two wide …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… consider when choosing shrubs for our home landscape A: The saying “right plant…right place” is essential to keep in mind when selecting shrubs. Many shrub problems can be traced back to choices made … considerations involve matching a shrub’s specific physical needs to its intended site. Among these are the available space, soil type, soil chemistry, soil moisture, hours of …
Type: Plant Info
… Purple Fountain European beech is both a weeping and columnar form of the species and thus suitable for narrow spaces in 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
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… Clematis 'Mrs. Cholmondeley' is a vigorous deciduous climber that grows 10 to 12 feet and produces 6 to 8-inch purplish blue flowers with blue and brown anthers in late spring to late summer. Plant …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Huge dinner plate-sized, red-orange flowers to 11 inches in diameter feature yellow edges to the petals and undersides to make a very striking addition to the flower garden or bouquet. The flower shape is classified as informal decorative by the American Dahlia Society. At maturity, the plant will …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This plant stands 2 to 4 feet tall with hairy white stems, and its leaves are 6 to 8 inches long with deep wavy margins and white undersides. Globe thistle produces about 4 to … are good for cut and dried flowers. Deadhead to prevent self-seeding. Small globe thistle is an excellent, drought-tolerant, back-of-the-border anchor plant; it is also a favorite of bees …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Iris versicolor , commonly known as Northern blue flag, is native to the northern part of the United States and into Canada. The flower stalks stand 2 to 3 feet tall, each with 3 to 5 blue flowers in May and June. The flowers have a prominent …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This is a deciduous shrub or small tree that will grow to about 15’. It suckers and can form colonies. The compound pinnate foliage is deeply dissected, growing to 2' long, giving the shrub a fern-like appearance. Its green leaves turn attractive shades of …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… in 1982 by Armstrong Nurseries, Inc., Gold Medal® grandiflora rose ( Rosa 'Aroyqueli') is a mildly aromatic, stunning hybrid whose peach-colored buds open to double, cupped yellow blooms with delicate salmon to copper shading on the tips of the petals. Growing to 6 feet tall with a spread of 3 feet, Gold …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
