… Narcissus ‘Birma’ is in Division 3. It blooms in early to mid spring. The petals are yellow with a small white point …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Lady Betty Balfour is a large-flowered perennial vine that climbs 8 to15 feet. From July to August it produces 6 to 8-inch deep violet-purple flowers with white stamens. Smaller flowers bloom again from September through October. Plant Lady Betty Balfour in full sun to partial shade, and prune to the ground in early spring. It is an excellent choice for covering pergolas and arbors. …
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… False sunflower ( Heliopsis helianthoides ) is a native of the tallgrass prairie, and it makes a wonderful addition to a sunny perennial garden. It is fairly large and upright when grown in full sun, growing 4 feet wide and up to 6 feet tall. It tolerates a wide range of soils but …
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… Narcissus ‘Winter Waltz’ is in Division 6. It grows to 12- 18 inches high and blooms in early to mid spring. The petals are white and reflexed, while the corona is apricot pink and funnel shaped. It is …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… stems produce large spikes of dark purple flowers with light lavender highlights between the veins. This genus of orchids produces a single growing stem that uses aerial roots to cling to surrounding vegetation and hold it upright in the hot, humid jungles of the Philippines and surrounding southeast Asia. Given the ultimate …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Hyperion daylily has lovely canary-yellow flowers on tall 3-foot stalks. The blooms are 5 inches in diameter and are delightfully fragrant. It blooms mid to late season, attracting butterflies and hummingbirds. Although each flower lasts only one day, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Short lemon-yellow ray petals surround the central pincushion mass of fertile flowers throughout the cooler months of spring and fall. … also performs well if the summer months are cooler than normal. Deadhead (remove old flowers) to promote increased flowering but leave a few to set seed for next year's crop. Plant it in full sun after danger of hard frosts has passed in moderately moist, fertile soils. The petals …
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… Light yellow new growth matures to light green mature needles in early summer on this dwarf cultivar. Like other cultivars of Japanese umbrella pines, it … but not cold temperatures, full sun, and acidic, consistently moist, well-drained soils. In the Chicago region, the locations that can meet ideal conditions are nonexistent; however for …
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… Native to eastern tropical Australia, this small flowered species produces spikes of up to 15 light lavender flowers with darker markings on their lips. In the wild it prefers to grow on exposed rock outcroppings in full sun, high humidity and warm …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… out occasionally throughout its long flowering season (winter months). Unlike other species in the genus Costus , this plant flowers at a relatively short 2.5 feet in height. For … in a good-sized pot outdoors in a shaded area during the frost-free period and brought indoors to provide flowers throughout the winter. Most homes have low humidity in the winter, and this …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
