… <p>'Victoria's spring show is particularly striking. Its young leaves still have a strong burgundy tinge to compliment the … you may well see repeat bloom as we move into autumn. At a mature hieght of 6 feet. 'Victoria' is equally effe3ctive as a specimen, a hedge, or mixed into foundation plantings. </p> <p>Bees, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Viburnum farreri 'Candidissimum', also sold as 'Album', is a naturally occurring white form of this fragrant species, native to the northern provinces of China. It is one of the treasures made available to gardeners through the efforts of Reginald Farrer, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… takes its common name from the soft fuzzy reddish covering on its winter buds. This species is native to the southern U.S. White flowers in May are followed by fruit that goes from green to pink to blue and persists into winter. Fall foliage color is deep burgundy. The Royal Guard cultivar has a more columnar habit than the species; it was …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… ‘Chenault’ is a burkwood viburnum cultivar. It is a rounded shrub with shiny dark green leaves that are smaller and more finely textured than …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… owl species at the Garden during its migration in late October and November. Although it is difficult to find, it may be seen in any shrubby or wooded area. …
Type: Birding
… This delicious culinary plant, being grown in the Chicago area for restaurants, is floriferous with a long blooming period. Flowers can be dried like many other Allium species. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… reach a height of ½ feet. It blooms in summer with airy umbels of white florets. Its foliage is also edible. It prefers moist, well-drained loams in partial shade. Alliums are deer resistant. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… moisture conditions. It has white blooms in March and April. It belongs in a border and is resistant to deer. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… a height of 8 feet. In April it produces showy white blooms that give way to red fruits. It is effective in a border. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… favorite woodland wildflower native to much of the eastern United States. Its bright red fruit is inedible due to high concentrations of calcium oxylate crystals. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
