… appear in succession attracting pollinating insects but particularly hummingbirds looking for nectar. This is a plant native to warm humid tropical climates and requires full sun, consistently moist soils and high …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… gracefully arch out and then down from the terminal flower spikes, lending an elegant aspect to the plant. This is a great perennial plant for the warmer parts of the United States (Zones 8 or warmer) or in a conservatory, where its …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This sweetpea is noted for an amazing scent and two-tone pink flowers variously described as "deep pink wings with pale … clamber up trellises, shrubs, and other vines throughout the summer. Remove the spent flowers to promote a prolonged blooming season. Plant this sweetpea in sunny locations and maintain a …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… STARSHIP™ Deep Rose features tall spikes of deep rose-pink flowers from late June to September. This lobelia is a hybrid between cardinal flower ( Lobelia cardinalis ) and great … showy cultivars are not reliably hardy in Chicago-area gardens but are excellent selections for summer annual displays. It is deer and rabbit resistant. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The double orange flowers shade from red orange through peach from mid-June up to the first hard frost on this disease-resistant shrub rose. The colors intensify in warmer weather, an unusual characteristic for a rose. Plant this rose in full sun and in moderately moist, fertile soils in a location that …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… For more than 100 years, the deep blue flowers and sweet, spicy fragrance of Blue Beauty … and blotched wih purple here and there. This very large grower (in width) is highly sensitive to cool water early in the season and should not be planted until the water temperatures are at …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Pasqueflower is great for rock gardens. In late March or early April, large, six-petaled flowers are produced singly on … when young. The pasqueflower is a true harbinger of spring. One of the earliest perennials to bloom. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Pasque flower is great for rock gardens. In late March or early April, large, six-petaled flowers are produced singly on … young. The pasque flower is a true harbinger of spring, and one of the earliest perennials to bloom. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This diminutive plant spreads in the garden and grows to under 12" tall. Use Allegheny foamflower as a ground cover in a shaded area of the garden. The … foamflower has heart-shaped leaves and dainty white flowers in spring. Lovely ground cover for shade …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… habit. 'Jervis' is a natural form that was found in the wild and vegetatively propagated for the nursery trade. It's ideal in rock gardens or as an accent among lower growing perennials … This plant prefers acidic soils that are well-drained yet consistently moist and bright light to full sunt. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
