… Spicy, dark purple flowers cloth upright spikes of flowers in the cooler months on this cultivar that will produce half double and half single flowers. This … growing variety was bred for early spring cut flower production but also is a great addition to flower displays that need a little height. Plant 'Katz Purple' in full sun and in moderately …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… been very disappointed with my vine crops this year. My zucchini plants produced no fruit, and the flowers on my pumpkin plants dropped off. Any suggestions for next year? A. If weather is unusually rainy or cold or bee activity is limited due to improper timing of insecticides, pollination will not occur. Additionally, plants in extreme stress (due to very high temperatures, prolonged drought or other conditions) will …
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… The violet-colored flowers of Colchicum bloom in October and are accented with a greenish-white, star-shaped center featuring a golden eye and … well-drained soils. Divide when the clumps of corms have become so congested that they start to push up to the surface of the soil. Interplant corms with companion plants that begin growth …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This grass is called a little bluestem because there are flashes of blue on the stems. Little bluestem is one of the grasses that once covered the prairies of the midwest, … Jazz little bluestem is a striking plant with blue and purple coloring and flashes of maroon. In late summer silver flower plumes appear which fade to reddish-brown in the fall. Jazz is smaller than most bluestems reaching a height of only 30 …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The male fern is native to moist woodlands of the northern hemisphere including Illinois where it provides refuge for birds and other small mammals. Yellow-green fiddle-heads emerge in early spring and mature into dark green leathery fronds 2-4 feet long. At maturity each plant …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… dwarf cultivar reaches a maximum height of six feet with partial or full sun. From midsummer to fall it produces panicles of white blooms that attract butterflies and hummingbirds. It is a specimen, fine for a border, and, as usual, it should be pruned back in the spring to enable even more growth. It is also deer resistant and will tolerate drought once …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… vine has been a favorite of homeowners for a century or more. Green heart shaped leaves clothe the scrambling stems and are tolerate of low light, low humidity and neglect. However, under … these include filtered light, high humidity, moisture retentive soils and periodic showers to reduce aphid, mealy bug and spider mite populations. Easy to root in a glass of water. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Aloysia virgata is more commonly known as sweet almond verbena, or incense bush, and originated in Argentina. The primary attraction of sweet almond verbena is its white flowers. The flower is not only … curious gardeners, but also butterflies and bees. Sweet almond verbena is a wonderful shrub to use in container or annual plantings in the Chicago region, but it is not hardy to our USDA …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Narcissus ‘Dick Wilden’ is in Division 4. It blooms early in the season with 2 inch double flowers. The petals and the … 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. When he …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… New! Join Heidi Joynt to build and take home a lush, hand-tied bouquet with flowers from her farm. Participants will learn the steps Field & Florist takes in designing bouquets that are seasonal and garden-inspired. The second portion of the class will …
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