… or gold); they are often featured as specimen trees where space permits. The smooth gray bark is an attractive feature of the species. The genus Fagus includes 10-13 species of the beech tree, which are native to temperate regions of Asia, Europe and North America. Only Fagus grandifolia , the American beech, is native to the U.S. and Illinois. A single species, Fagus sylvatica or the European beech, accounts for …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… or gold); they are often featured as specimen trees where space permits. The smooth gray bark is an attractive feature of the species. The genus Fagus includes 10-13 species of the beech tree, which are native to temperate regions of Asia, Europe and North America. Only Fagus grandifolia , the American beech, is native to the U.S. and Illinois. A single species, Fagus sylvatica or the European beech, accounts for …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… or gold); they are often featured as specimen trees where space permits. The smooth gray bark is an attractive feature of the species. The genus Fagus includes 10-13 species of the beech tree, which are native to temperate regions of Asia, Europe and North America. Only Fagus grandifolia , the American beech, is native to the U.S. and Illinois. A single species, Fagus sylvatica or the European beech, accounts for …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This clump-forming shrub grows to a height of 4 feet with full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. It has insignificant greenish-yellow blooms in March and April followed by edible black fruit. It belongs in a hedge or a border and is attractive to birds. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This native of northwestern Mexico is columnar in growth habit reaching 50 feet in height with side arms expanding the width of the plant to 4 feet. The white flowers open in early evening to enable bats to pollinate the flowers while sipping the nectar. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This pyramidal perennial grows to a height of 15 inches with full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. It has white, blue, and lavender blooms that … attract butterflies from May through October. It belongs in a border or a ground cover and is resistant to deer. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Easily grown in average, dry to medium, well-drained soil in full sun. Tendency to flop is greatly increased by growing this plant in anything less than full sun. Drought …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Japanese hydrangea vine is a woody root climber that can attach itself by aerial roots to a hearty oak, grow up to 40 feet, and live and bloom for years. It bears small, creamy white, slightly fragrant, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This small statured tree features masses of pink flowers that with time will age to almost white. Native to the high mountainous regions of Japan, it is reliably winter hardy but sensitive to hot humid summers. Soils should be moisture retentive …
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… This cactus needs bright indoor light and dry moisture conditions to reach a height of about 3 feet before the stems start to lay over due to their weight. In late spring, it produces large orange-red blooms. It is free of most insect and disease problems. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
