… This pyramidal evergreen conifer needs full sun and moderate moisture conditions to reach a height of 5 feet. It is a specimen shade tree. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This evergreen shrub can reach a height of 3 feet with full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. It is a specimen. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This round evergreen perennial grows to a height of 10 inches with partial shade and moist soil conditions. It is a ground cover. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This evergreen tree grows to a height of 30 feet with full sun and moist soil conditions. It is a specimen in a hedge. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This tree grows to a height of more than 40 feet with full sun and moderate moisture conditions. It is a shade tree. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… mapping, and labeling—at the Chicago Botanic Garden. The overarching goal of the department is to enhance the connection between people and plants. Jessica and her staff are responsible for … with several other disparate databases; now Jessica is leading a cross-departmental effort to migrate the Garden’s collective data to BRAHMS, a collections management software widely used …
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… Native to open, semi-forested areas of Central America, firespike bush ( Odontonema strictum ‘Panama Purple’) is a showy tropical shrub with sparse, stiff branches that grow straight up to about 6 feet. It has glossy, dark-green leaves with wavy margins and long, pointed tips. The …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Randy magnolia is one of the Little Girl series of hybrids developed by the U.S. National Arboretum in the … floral display and bloom timing somewhat later than the star magnolia, reducing susceptibility to late frost damage. Members of the genus Magnolia are known 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 …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… tree magnolia gets its common name from its tall stature and extremely large leaves (10 to 24 inches long) that form clusters at the ends of branches, which may resemble an umbrella. It is a North American native that can be found in moist woods but is also used in cultivation for … Magnolia are known 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 …
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… PETITE DELIGHT® beebalm grows 12 to 18 inches tall and about 12 inches wide in sunny or partially shady areas. If you gently rub … flowering. In an evaluation of beebalms at Chicago Botanic Garden, PETITE DELIGHT® was found to have 2-inch flowers over two-thirds of the plant, and it had fair mildew resistance. Overall … it received a fair-to-good evaluation for planting in the Chicagoland area. PETITE DELIGHT® is especially suited to smaller-scaled gardens or in the front of mixed border locations. Beebalm …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
