… Multiple, up to 6" across, pinkish red lady slipper orchid flowers on tall flowering stalks rise above green … moist potting medium and strong sunlight for no more than 4-6 hours per day. This plant is a hybrid because it is illegal to possess the straight species outside of Peru. Hybrids like this one are being produced to …
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… Mayapple, also called "umbrella plant" (along with a dozen other unrelated plants), is a cute woodland plant native to east and central North America. Each 15-inch plant produces a pair of deeply-notched round … but not palatible either. Green fruit can cause an upset stomach. Mayapples spread by rhizomes to form colonies of a uniform height. They are easy to grow in a shady area. In early fall the …
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… Monte Cassino aster ( Symphyotrichum pilosum var. pringlei 'Monte Cassino') grows to 3 feet in height and is covered in white daisy-like flowers on mounded plants with wispy leaves in late fall. A native … Monte Cassino — like all other species formerly included in the genus Aster — has been moved to other genera, based upon the results of DNA analysis. Plant Monte Cassino in full sun and in …
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… With parents native to Madagascar, Aloe ‘Christmas Carol’ is a small succulent that produces rosettes smaller than 1-foot tall and wide with 6-inch-long … white dots. The flowers, which bloom in fall and winter, are reddish-pink, though their color is often described as orange. This Kelly Griffin hybrid is what Kelly calls a multigeneration … in light shade. It requires well-drained soil with occasional irrigation in USDA Zones 9 to 11. …
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… or gold); they are often featured as specimen trees where space permits. The smooth gray bark is an attractive feature 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 …
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… Lunar Eclipse false indigo is a Chicagoland Grows® selection. Chicagoland Grows® is a plant introduction partnership of the … 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 the Chicago Botanic Garden; it was selected for its two to three toned blooms that emerge creamy and age to a medium violet. It is part of the …
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… This perennial grows to a height of 4 feet in full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. It has yellow blooms from November to April and is a specimen in a border. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This evergreen palm grows to a height of 15 feet with full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. From January to April it has yellow blooms. It is a specimen. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Native to Baja, California, this is an evergreen climbing vine that needs full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. From May to December it produces attractive …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This shrub grows to a height of 6 feet with full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. It has white blooms from July through October and is resistant to deer. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
