… Named after an American physician, Culver’s root is a native American perennial that grows in forests, meadows, and prairies throughout the … to moist, well-drained soil in full sun. A good background plant in the perennial bed, it is attractive to butterflies. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… fragrant white flowers. The sparse fruit are first red, then change to black. Fall color is a mixture of reds and purples. This cultivar is a cross of V. x burkwoodii x V. carlesii . Viburnums are a versatile genus of multi-stemmed …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Popcorn Japanese snowball bush viburnum is named for its abundance of popcorn-like clusters of bright white sterile flowers that almost overwhelm the foliage in May. This cultivar has a dense, rounded habit. The foliage is dark green and turns burgundy in fall. Viburnums are a versatile genus of multi-stemmed shrubs …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Bailey Compact American cranberrybush viburnum is a compact, rounded form at 6' high and wide. It is most notable for its deep red fall foliage. The white flowers in May and red fruits are only …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Lantanaphyllum viburnum is so named because its foliage is similar to lantana viburnum but more leathery. This hybrid was developed in Holland around …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Description: Look in the Dixon Prairie for this grassland bird that, like others of its kind, is no longer common. …
Type: Birding
… Description: This bird is often heard, but less often seen, in shrubby areas or the McDonald Woods foraging for …
Type: Birding
… Description: This is a medium-to-large shorebird often spotted on the shoreline or the mudflats south of the Dixon …
Type: Birding
… Description: This familiar bird hovers over tubular flowers while drinking nectar. It is sometimes confused with the similar-looking hawkmoth. …
Type: Birding
… Description: Commonly seen during migration, this bird is found in wet habitats—most frequently the Dixon Prairie and Marsh Island. …
Type: Birding
