… open to flowers with a pink blush that fade to white. The fruit of this vase-shaped cultivar is gold. Walters Siberian crabapple is reported by the University of Illinois Extension to have excellent disease resistance. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Malus sargentii is notable for its low, spreading habit. Reddish-pink buds open to white flowers and are followed by small red fruit that persist until frost. This species is extensively planted at the Chicago Botanic Garden. Crabapples are small flowering trees that …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Narcissus ‘Spellbinder’ is in Division 1. It blooms in early to mid spring with 4 inch wide flowers. The petals are broad … not be eaten by deer or rabbits. The name Narcissus comes from the Greek word for narcotic and is tied to the myth of a young man known as Narcissus who fell in love with his own reflection. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Wild bergamot is a member of the mint family that is native to a wide range of North America. It thrives in sunny locations with moderate to dryish …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The common name forget-me-not is derived from the French m'oubliez pas and was first used in English in about 1532. There are … called back to her “forget-me-not.” Often called the water forget-me-not, Myosotis palustris is a low-growing perennial that requires constant water and partial shade, producing small bright …
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… Narcissus ‘Bridal Crown’ is in Division 4. It blooms in mid spring with small 1 ½ inch flowers which have a strong … not be eaten by deer or rabbits. The name Narcissus comes from the Greek word for narcotic and is tied to the myth of a young man known as Narcissus who fell in love with his own reflection. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 'Burgundy Candles' is a 2007 introduction, which produces numerous spikes of small, tubular flowers that have … with aromatic, wrinkly gray-green leaves. The flowers attract butterflies but the foliage is not liked by deer or rabbits. They need little care once established, but require full sun for …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… into lemon yellow in the center. It will grow to a height of about 16 inches. The common name is a misnomer — this species is actually from Mexico, and was in cultivation there prior to the arrival of the Spanish. …
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… The American linden is native to Illinois, found growing in woodlands in association with sugar maples. This tree, … honey, grows rapidly with wide-spreading branches up to 90' tall, too big for most yards. It is not readily available in the trade, and many gardeners would not plant it if it were. Instead, …
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… Emerald Triumph viburnum is the result of a cross between ‘Allegheny’ and the Manchurian viburnum ( V. burejaeticum ). … to fruits that ripen to a bright red in late summer then turn black in the fall. Fall foliage is bronze to dark red. Viburnums are a versatile genus of multi-stemmed shrubs that are well …
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