… This beautiful shrub grows up to 40 inches high with full sun and moderate moisture conditions. From May through October it … fragrant salmon pink blooms that attract birds and butterflies. Disease resistant foliage is a huge advantage. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… It’s rare that a plant's cultivar name makes it into everyday conversation—'Peace' comes to mind for roses, or 'Stella d'Oro' for daylilies. But say "'Annabelle'," and everyone knows … can be issues ('Limelight' can top out at 8 feet tall), the news in the panicle category is dwarf stature. Think of Little Lime ™ as a mini 'Limelight'. Topping out at a manageable 3 to …
Type: Plant Info
… Observing patterns is central to predicting weather and understanding climate. We will consider the conditions that meteorologists use to predict weather, and we will create simple models to understand concepts like warm and cold …
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… Q: How do I control Japanese beetles? A: The best way to control Japanese beetles is to knock them into a jar of soapy water. Allow them to sit overnight in the water and discard …
Type: Plant Info
… The Chalk or Whitebark Maple is native to the southern United States from the Carolinas to eastern Texas. It can reach a height of 40 feet. It gets its common name from its smooth, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Clematis ‘Constance’ is a deciduous vine, blooming in mid to late spring with 2- to 4-inch nodding reddish-purple flowers followed by attractive seedheads. The plant grows to 10 …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… ‘Girard Purple’ is a medium-sized shrub or small tree with a rounded habit. Oblong leaves are initially medium-green changing to a dark green then to orange and crimson in the fall. The flowers are small, fragrant, twisted and crinkled …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 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
… Creamy yellow to pale-orange flowers are produced atop sturdy stems 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 …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Hesse cotoneaster grows to only 1 or 2 feet in height and has spreading, horizontal branches. The rounded, glossy, … spring flowers, beautiful fruits in late summer, and outstanding reddish-purple fall color. It is the most extensively planted cotoneaster in the Chicago Botanic Garden's collection. This … the Morton Arboretum and the Ornamental Growers Association of Northern Illinois formed to promote plant cultivars that perform well in northern Illinois. This variety was selected from …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
