… appeal. In native habitats, redbud grows as an understory tree in partial shade and soil that is naturally rich with organic matter. In cultivated gardens, redbud feels at home in dappled shade, but it performs well in full sun as long as soil is consistently moist. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… poor soils and varying moisture, but the flower buds may be tender on older cultivars. Pruning is best done immediately after flowering, giving new growth time to form flower buds. Never shear forsythias into “green meatballs”, as their natural shapes are graceful enough. ‘Fiesta’ is a very unusual forsythia bred in New Zealand for its colorful foliage. The untoothed ovate …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… poor soils and varying moisture, but the flower buds may be tender on older cultivars. Pruning is best done immediately after flowering, giving new growth time to form flower buds. Never shear … by Kris Jarantoski in the year 2000. The flowers are golden yellow with a darker eye. It is a medium-sized shrub with chartreuse foliage and green twigs. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 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 is great for attracting bees and butterflies to your garden. It's easy to grow and adds a lot of …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Ohio Glow is a long-blooming beebalm that grows 3 feet to 4 feet tall and about 2 feet to 3 feet wide. As … bloom in mid summer, and removing faded flowers will result in weeks of flowering. Beebalm is great for attracting bees and butterflies to your garden. It's easy to grow and adds a lot of …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The bulbs are edible and can be eaten as a starchy vegetable. The buds are hairy, and there is also some hair on the stem and foliage. Lilium leichtlinii is native to central Honshu, Japan's main island. The grace and beauty of this lily makes it a …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Henry's Garnet sweetspire is a variety of Virginia sweetspire which is native to the stream banks and swamps of the southern and eastern US including Missouri and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 'Blue Mouse Ears' is a miniature (8 inches tall, 12 inches wide) hosta with round blue-green leaves. The thick … They all prefer moist, loamy soil enriched with organic matter. Some leaf damage by slugs is to be expected. Deer find hosta delicious. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… heart-shaped foliage with narrow green margins. Noted for being a vigorous grower, this hosta is similar to Gold Standard. It has showy lavender flowers that appear in mid to late summer. … They all prefer moist, loamy soil enriched with organic matter. Some leaf damage by slugs is to be expected, and deer find hosta delicious. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Lemon Lime is a rapid grower that forms a small mound (1 foot tall by 1½ feet wide) of greenish-gold … They all prefer moist, loamy soil enriched with organic matter. Some leaf damage by slugs is to be expected, and deer find hosta delicious. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
