… Sweet flag is a wetland species in the arum family resembling cattails or sweet flag iris, with narrow, rigid leaves up to three feet tall. This is a shorter variety, topping out at about two feet. The leaves have ridges and the bases have a …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Walmsley's Blue Aloe is a nice soft green and blue succulent. Lacking the ferocious toothed aspect of some aloe … green. I reproduces by off-sets quickly and will provide a full green cluster quickly. This is a indoor succulent, the flowers are orange and appear in winter and spring. In full sun the … lovely in containers and on flowerbed edges, but it is not hardy in Chicago and would need to come indoors for the frosty months. …
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… Hawaiian Punch elephant ear is a brightly colored leafy plant with lime green heart-shaped leaves and red stems that might remind you of rhubarb. It grows prolifically to about three feet tall and about three feet wide and prefers rich well-drained, but … be lifted and stored in a cool, dark, dry location and replanted in the spring. Hawaiian Punch is suitable for large containers, partly shady borders, and as an understory planting. It is also …
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… features of this ti plant, however, are its variegated pink, cream, and green leaves. Ti plant is primarily grown as a container plant for the variegated foliage; its flowers in November and December are an unusual addition. Ti plant is tolerant of being grown in a variety of light levels, but it is prone to spider mites in winter when grown indoors. While not fussy about soil, it needs consistent …
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… Ginkgo biloba 'Todd's WB' is a dwarf cultivar. It will develop into a shrub like specimen that will reach about 4 feet high … has the typical lovely fan shaped Ginkgo leaves and outstanding golden yellow fall color. It is a male clone and will not produce the distinctive smelling fruit in the fall. It is resistant to deer and very pollution-tolerant. This cultivar would work well in containers, or used in …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Narcissus ‘Queen of Bicolors’ is in Division 1. It blooms in early spring with broad white petals and a canary yellow corona. The petals are very slightly inflexed and the corona is cylindrical shaped with an expanded mouth and a flanged rim. The bulbs are toxic and will not … 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 …
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… Narcissus ‘Redhill’ is in Division 2. It blooms early in the season with 3¾ inch flowers. The petals are white and very broad with a small point at the tip. The corona is orangey red and bowel shaped with an expanded mouth. 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
… Narcissus ‘Silver Smiles’ is in Division 7. It blooms in mid spring with three 2½ inch flowers on a single stem. The petals are greenish white and the corona is pale yellow and cup shaped with a straight mouth. 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 …
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… Narcissus ‘Supreme Empire’ is in Division 2. It blooms in mid season with roundish flowers. The petals are pure white, very broad and reflexed. The corona is a deep reddish pink and very broad with a frilled mouth. The bulbs are toxic and will not be … 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
… Narcissus ‘Sweetness’ is in Division 7. It blooms in mid spring, occasionally with 2 flowers on a stem. The flowers are 2½ inches wide and scented. The corona is darker than the petals and cup shaped with a straight mouth. The bulbs are toxic and will not … 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
