… Over time, the true classics will endure, but the process of looking for a beautiful new plant is something gardeners anticipate at the start of each new growing season. Below, the Chicago Botanic Garden recommends some perennials that offer diversity in the shade garden and may become one of your own new stars. Toad lily ( Tricyrtis sp.) Shade … sp.) What a curious name for such a princely perennial that offers orchidlike flowers in autumn! Position this arching plant close to a patio or porch where you can enjoy the …
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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 … 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 the vast majority of cultivars used in landscaping. The Chicago Botanic Garden's collections contain three species but more than two …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Randy magnolia is one of the Little Girl series of hybrids developed by the U.S. National Arboretum in the 1950s. Its showy flowers are reddish purple on the outside and white on the inside. The … for the stunning beauty of their usually large flowers, which emerge prior to the foliage in spring, and are often fragrant. While shades of pink are the most common bloom color, the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Susan magnolia is one of the Little Girl series of hybrids developed by the U.S. National Arboretum in the 1950s. Its showy fuschia flowers are fragrant. Due to its compact habit, Susan magnolia … for the stunning beauty of their usually large flowers, which emerge prior to the foliage in spring, and are often fragrant. While shades of pink are the most common bloom color, the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The Dahurian or Asian black birch has grayish brown bark that exfoliates in large curls along the trunk. Younger branches are reddish-brown before becoming large enough to peel. The ovate leaves are sharply toothed and turn yellow in the fall. Dahurian birches are native to the woodlands and mountain slopes of Japan and eastern Asia. The primary ornamental feature of birch trees is the bark. Many of the common names of birch trees refer to the color of the bark -- white, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Spring is the time to start seeds—especially for the veggies and herbs that thrive in summer's heat. … Tomatoes. Peppers. Onions. Basil. Parsley. They're some of the most popular plants to grow in Chicago area gardens, and they're the main ingredients for the tomato sauces that you'll can …
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… Winter once brought a dependable rhythm: cold settled in, snow piled up, and plants took a seasonal rest. But in northern Illinois, that rhythm is shifting. Winters are warming, shrinking, and becoming less predictable. We still get bitter …
Type: Blog
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… This mat-forming perennial grows to one foot in height with partial shade to full shade and dry soil conditions. It has yellow blooms from May through August and is a specimen ground cover. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This perennial is a South African native and needs bright indoor light and dry moisture conditions to reach a maximum height of 18 inches. In the summer it blooms repeatedly with yellow and orange flowers. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
