… ( Spiraea × cinerea 'Grefsheim') is one of the earliest blooming spirea and is notable for its refined habit. Its arching branches are covered in small white flowers in the spring. It …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… degrees in moist and fertile soil. Somewhat drought- and heat-tolerant, cape jasmine is grown for its ornamental features and grows very well in containers. Like many members of the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… a little like tissue paper, and highly fragrant. In fact, "rugosa" comes from the Latin for wrinkled, but it refers to the wrinkled appearance of the leaves. That wrinkled surface is a …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… and the birds can enjoy the colorful hips come fall and winter. 'Charles de Mills' is large for a Gallica, up to 5 feet, and it suckers, so left unchecked it can easily get 5 feet wide. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 'York' is a compact selection about 6' tall. It is best paired with 'Nova' as a pollinator for better fruiting. The leaves are compound with usually 7 toothed leaflets. The light brown …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… shrubs, it's far easier in the long run to select a species or variety that you will have room for when it has grown up than to try to control a too-big plant with constant pruning. … Viburnum dentatum 'Ralph Senior') are selections from the Chicagoland Grows program chosen for more reliable fall color, among other good qualities. Arrowwood is a big shrub, often … a somewhat smaller cultivar — it tops out at about 10 feet — with berries that are bright red for a month before ripening to black. Blackhaw ( Viburnum prunifolium ) If you want a …
Type: Plant Info
… from year to year, and when it's a particularly lean winter, the siskins fly south looking for food. They readily come to feeders filled with thistle seed. Siskins were particularly … antics of the siskins and their more common counterpart, the American goldfinch, as they vie for favorite perches on feeders and trees. Pine siskins start courting and choosing mates as …
Type: Birding
… the most common." How to identify poison ivy Poison ivy takes many forms, so it is important for hikers, gardeners, and anyone who enjoys the outdoors to become familiar with its … trees, telephone poles, or even buildings in more rural areas. Urushiol, the resin responsible for producing allergic reactions in people, is present in every part of the plant. Rashes can …
Type: Blog
… usually faces up. When the bloom rotates, the lip faces down and provides a landing platform for bees, butterflies, and other pollinators. The rotation also exposes the lip to more sunlight, … the orchid is the dark purple-ish part. One good turn deserves another Orchids are best known for this feat, though a few other species also rotate, including tropical pitcher plants ( …
Type: Blog
… moisture, and genetic makeup of each plant, are the way deciduous plants prepare themselves for winter. Leaf Pigments Several types of pigments are always present in plant leaves. The … grass, flame grass, and Dallas Blues switch grass, to name just a few. Come on over and see for yourself! …
Type: Plant Info
