… Burgundy Fireworks coneflower is a Chicagoland Grows® selection. Chicagoland Grows® is a plant introduction partnership of the Chicago Botanic Garden, the Morton Arboretum and the Ornamental Growers Association of Northern Illinois formed to promote plant cultivars that perform well in northern Illinois. This variety was developed at …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This plant is a small version of a plant found growing naturally in the swamps of eastern north America. Robert Fleming hardy hibiscus is a compact perennial that bears large crimson flowers in the summer months. It reaches a height of about three feet with a width of about two feet so is perfectly suited to small urban gardens. As a form of the swamp rose mallow it prefers moist, and even wet, soils …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This European native grows at high altitudes and is extremely cold hardy (Zone 2). It is generally grown as a multi-trunked shrub and can range in height from 2’ to 20’. Its light green needles are slight curved and grow in bundles of two. It prefers …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… In general, gardeners are game folks—always ready to grow a new seed, experiment with an unusual plant variety, or to give a fresh cutting a try. What's often called a lily pad is actually a floating leaf: Nymphaea 'Arc-en-Ciel' is sometimes grown specifically for its …
Type: Plant Info
… “I have a small garden, so I always try to select plants that have multiseasonal interest. This compact plant is as attractive in the autumn as it is in the spring,” says Jill Selinger, manager of continuing … the deep green foliage turns brilliant yellow. You should definitely consider adding these to your garden!” …
Type: Plant Info
… Ground cover Rosa ‘Noamel’ is sold as Flower Carpet® Appleblossom in the retail nurseries. It is a spreading deciduous shrub that grows to a maximum height of 2 feet and 3 feet or more in width. It requires full sun to partial shade with moderate moisture conditions. In the spring through the fall it produces …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Queen Victoria Agave is a variable succulent with ball rosettes of straight or incurved, triangular-oblong, white-marked dark green leaves 6 to 12 inches long with thick rounded tips, each with a brown terminal spike. The leaf margins are entire but may have small white spines. In summer, it bears erect or curved racemes 12 to 15 feet long and creamy white flowers sometimes tinged purple. It is found in California and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Allium senescens , also known as German garlic, is a tough perennial for the Chicago area with pink or lavender flowers from July through August. … wide when grown in full sun and well-drained soil. Butterflies, moths, and bees are attracted to the flowers, while the sap from the bruised leaves and bulbs is reported to deter insects and moles. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… One of the latest of the late bloomers, balsam aster ( Aster ageratoides ) is a true aster native to eastern Asia. The plants grow vigorously into bushy 3-foot plants with small, dark-green, … In October and into November, they are topped with intense violet buds that slowly open to reveal contrasting yellow centers. When fully open, the flowers become lavender. As a late …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… fall. The billowy mounds of foliage on this cultivar top out at 4 feet in size (in comparison to the species, which can grow 5 to 6 feet tall). Grow in full sun, in low-fertility soils, and water only during the most severe droughts once the root system is established. This boltonia is a butterfly magnet. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
