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  • … shrub offers flower power beyond the summer months. Its whitish-green flowers change to pink in late summer, eventually turning tan and adding interest in the winter landscape. “This one is a little more compact-growing than some of the other …
    Type: Plant Info
  • … orchid, its name is Latin for “bearing a hook,” referring to the spur found on all six plants in this Himalayan genus. Explorers brought this orchid to England, where it was named by John Lindley, considered the father of orchid taxonomy, in 1859. …
    Type: Plant Info
  • … discuss with WT Literary Manager Bobby Kennedy the styles of landscape architecture depicted in the play, including where to find examples of them in Chicagoland. Click here to reserve your seat . …
    Type: Event for Calendar
  • … The show celebrates the richness of fall mushrooms in Illinois. Exhibits 50 to 100 varieties of mushrooms foraged from area forests in the days prior to the show. Members of the Illinois Mycological Association provide …
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  • … Rose Zinnia Double rows of white petals are blushed pink near the center of the flower in the cooler weather of spring, fall and northern summers. The size makes this a good selection … flock to the nectar and pollen rich flowers while songbirds enjoy feasting upon the seeds in fall. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … This cultivar of Potentilla fruticosa is a shrub, upright in habit with silvery gray leaves and creamy white flowers, 1½ inches in size. It grows to a height of 4 feet and 3 feet width. Its small size makes it adaptable for a …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … ribbed, round fruit that ripen to dark tan with a frosted overlay. The fruit is similar in taste to a butternut squash, with superior flavor and long storage quality. It is best planted in the ground to allow for maximum growth and increased yields. 2021 – Ball Horticultural …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … This grass-like plant grows in a clump 2½ feet tall and 2 feet wide. The sword-shaped leaves are variegated with a white stripe. It can grow in boggy conditions (it is a marginal aquatic) and must be kept constantly moist. It should be …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … height of 30 inches. It requires full sun and well-drained soil with dry to moderate moisture. In May it produces long lastig globes of 6- to 10-inch lavender blooms that attract butterflies. This ornamental onion is resistant to deer and can be used in a border. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … young and cooked like spinach for a nutritious dish. Songbirds flock to the ripe seeds in fall. Plant in full sun and average soils after danger from late spring freezes have passed. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant