… or large bush that is grown for its attractive foliage and plume-like panicles that appear in the summer and look like smoke. Nordine Red has ruby-red foliage that turns a deep red-purple in the fall. At maturity it will reach 6 to 8 feet in height and can be grown in full sun or partial shade. It can be used as a specimen …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Pinellia tripartita ‘Polly Spout’ green dragon is a hardy member of the aroid (philodendron family) that produces spikes of green flowers in late summer. This cultivar was named to honor the home town of We-Du Nursery in South Carolina where this sterile cultivar was …
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… Screech Owl daylily has large 6-inch blooms in blended shades of red with a yellow green throat. The delightfully fragrant blooms appear in early mid season. Each flower lasts only one day, but … and several stalks on each plant. The buds open in series, so a single plant will continue to bloom for 2 weeks or more. It may re-bloom. It is easy to grow and does well in full sun or …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… is a diminutive cultivar of mountain hydrangea with a mature size of just around four feet. In acidic soils the fertile and sterile flowers are a light blue while in most of the alkaline soils of the Chicago region they are pink. As the flowers age their color changes from light blue to mauve, creamy white and finally a pale pink (in acidic soils). The leaves are a yellowish …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Narcissus ‘Oriental Silk’ is in Division 2. It blooms in mid spring with lemon yellow petals which are slightly reflexed and a white corona. The bulbs are toxic and will not be eaten by deer or rabbits. The name Narcissus comes from the Greek word for narcotic and is tied to the myth of a young man known as Narcissus who fell in love with his own reflection. When he …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Finale has soft mauve to lavender spikes of feathery plumes sitting on top of dark green lacy foliage. The soft fluffy spikes are comprised of tiny, densely packed flowers. This is a dwarf astilbe, only 12” in height. As the name implies Finale is one of the last astilbes to bloom in late summer to …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Thornless Honeylocust is an attractive shade tree that is often planted as a shade tree in grassy areas as the fine foliage allows enough sunlight to pass through for grass to grow underneath. This tree has delicate foliage that appears …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Virtual Tour Farm on Ogden Food. Health. Jobs. A project of the Chicago Botanic Garden and Lawndale Christian Health Center The Farm on Ogden, a multiuse facility located in Chicago's Lawndale neighborhood, supports and sustains a healthy urban community by bringing … program, in partnership with Lawndale Christian Health Center take a “whole person” approach to community health and wellness. Farm on Ogden is located at 3555 W. Ogden Ave., Chicago, …
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… lovely orange blooms and deep orange beards. It stands 19 inches high and blooms prolifically in late spring. It may rebloom later in the season, from mid summer until frost. Many Mahalos means “many thanks” in Hawaiian. Typically the flowers of intermediate bearded irises are 3 ½ to 5 inches in width and are good for cutting. They are resistant to deer and attractive to …
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… Purple heart, a member of the spiderwort family, is one of the most common tropical foliage plants offered by garden centers for use in annual beds and baskets in the Midwest. Native to Mexico, this vine produced elongated, succulent, rich purple leaves that fold inward. The …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
