… STARSHIP™ Deep Rose features tall spikes of deep rose-pink flowers from late June to September. This lobelia is a hybrid between cardinal flower ( Lobelia cardinalis ) and great blue lobelia ( Lobelia siphilitica ). This cross sometimes occurs naturally in the Chicago area. The showy cultivars are not reliably hardy in Chicago-area gardens but are …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… yellow green spider flowers with unusual narrow, twisted petals. It makes a lovely addition to any garden. The flowers are large, measuring 6”, and appear in mid season. They are delightfully fragrant. Each flower lasts only one day, but there are …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Narcissus ‘Redhill’ is in Division 2. It blooms early in the season with 3¾ inch flowers. The petals are white and very … 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 ‘Pistachio’ is in Division 1. It blooms in mid season with yellow flowers. The petals are a light greenish … 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
… it makes a delightful show. Its mature size is 10 inches wide and high, it prefers part sun to shade, avoid full afternoon sun, and moderate moisture. The flowers will develop in spring and early summer and will be attractive to bees and hummingbirds. It is resistant to …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Little John dwarf bottlebrush is a compact cultivar of the crimson or lemon bottlebrush that is native to southeastern Australia. It has an upright form with citrus-scented foliage carried in a rounded mass. The red flower spikes, reminiscent of a bottle brush, are nectar rich and very …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Rosa rubiginosa , commonly known as the sweet briar or eglantine rose, grows wild in Europe, North Africa, and western Asia, with sweetly perfumed single white or pink flowers … of winter. No one knows for sure which species of rose that Sargon, King of Sumer, brought to his capital of Ur in Chaldea in 2350 B.C., but roses are among the oldest plants grown in …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… When cutting peony blossoms to bring indoors, remove as few leaves from the plant as possible. Remove spent blooms after they … apply repellents to emerging summer-blooming lilies, if rabbits and deer have been a problem in the past. Fertilize annuals in containers, baskets, and window boxes with a quarter-strength …
Type: Plant Info
… 'Visions' has lovely raspberry plumes over a mound of bronze-green foliage. The soft fluffy panicles are comprised of tiny, densely packed flowers that bloom in late spring to early summer. The stems stand 14 to 16 inches tall. 'Visions' is somewhat drought tolerant, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Narcissus ‘Itzim’ is in Division 6 and blooms in early- to mid-spring. There is only one flower per stem and it forms an acute angle with the stem. The petals are deep yellow and sharply reflexed, while the corona is a deep reddish …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
