… restrained size, the stems produced last year can be pruned back to retain two dormant buds in late winter. Left unpruned, the plant can reach 30 by 20 feet in size. 'Flamenco' is great for covering up unsightly light poles, etc., in the landscape. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… selection for cut flowers, as well as a highlight of the late summer garden. Grow this plant in full sun, and in moderately rich, moisture-retentive, well-drained soils. Stake it in June if the location is subject to windy conditions. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Leopard’s bane is a perennial which originated in and has been growing in gardens for hundreds of years. ‘Little Leo’ grows 9- to 12-inches tall and produces …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… belongs to a group of hardy, single-flowered chrysanthemums sometimes called Korean mums. In the Midwest, this is an excellent selection if you want a hardy, long-blooming mum that will finish the bloom season in October, continuing until a hard freeze. In our trials, this one was the most attractive to …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Clematis ‘Constance’ is a deciduous vine, blooming in mid to late spring with 2- to 4-inch nodding reddish-purple … cold-hardy, it was awarded the Award of Garden Merit by the Royal Horticultural Society in 2002. It can be trained on a trellis or used in a container. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… like leaves surround the large upright pure yellow heliconia bracts during Chicago's winter in protected greenhouses and conservatories. From each water storing bract, small pale colored true flowers appear in succession attracting pollinating insects but particularly hummingbirds looking for nectar. This is a plant native to warm humid tropical climates and requires full sun, consistently moist soils …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… daylily has a delightfully fragrant tangerine orange color. The large 6½-inch flowers appear in mid to late season. Although each flower lasts only one day, there are multiple buds on each stalk and several stalks on each plant. The buds open in series, so a single plant will continue to bloom for 2 weeks or more. It is easy to grow and does well in full sun to part shade. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Deep blue-purple single daisies are produced in masses above the 1-foot mounded foliage on this annual that thrives in the cooler temperatures of spring and fall. Cut back old blooms to promote a second flush of … good air movement to combat powdery mildew. Spider mites may be a concern if relative humidity is extremely low. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Never heard of a mukdenia? You’re not alone, but this is a beautiful perennial that deserves more attention. Native to and a distant relative to coral bells, it forms a low mound of large, maple-shaped leaves, bronze-green in spring, later becoming deep green with crimson edges before disappearing in winter. Small, white, bell-shaped flowers appear in early- to midspring before the leaves. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… on this tulip belonging to the Darwin Hybrid section. 'Daydream' was released to the trade in 1980 from the Netherlands. It is a sport of 'Yellow Dover'. Darwin Hybrids are the best adapted tulips for naturalizing in the Chicago area if planted in full sun and well-drained soil that stays on the dry side from …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
