… Tough Love spiderwort is a Chicagoland Grows® selection. Chicagoland Grows® is a plant introduction partnership of the Chicago Botanic Garden, the Morton Arboretum and the Ornamental Growers Association of Northern Illinois formed to promote plant cultivars … clay to sandy soils in contrast to most commercially available spiderworts that prefer shade and moist soils. The 1-inch-wide, vivid reddish-purple flowers are borne in great profusion in …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Classic dark red tulip on sturdy long stems that is ideal for forcing or planting as an annual in the garden. Outdoors, plant as soon as the bulbs (and space) become available. Earlier planted tulips produce a more robust root system before the chill of winter sets in, making them primed and ready to burst into flower in spring. If a bit of cheer is required to fight off the winter …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Shinyleaf meadowsweet is native to the eastern U.S. It grows into a dense, compact, rounded mound (3’ X 3’). Tiny white … with a fine-textured twiggy mounding habit. The small simple leaves are generally lance-shaped and held close to the branch. Spring to early summer abundant blooms tend to be in white or pink tones, depending on the species and/or cultivar. While individual flowers are quite small, they occur in clusters of …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… “This is a tree-form lilac with creamy white flowers in June, and excellent winter interest from its cinnamon-colored peeling and exfoliating bark,” said Jim Ault, Ph.D., director of ornamental plant research. “It’s …
Type: Plant Info
… SERENA® Waterfall Mixture Angelonia This heat-loving annual is care-free with continuous pink, purple and white blooms. Use it to fill garden beds and mixed containers with durable, spiky texture all summer long. The plant grows to 20 inches …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Granny's bonnet works well in most gardens. This columbine has spurs that curve inward and end in small knobs. This shade-loving perennial reseeds and can become naturalized. It is reliable in most gardens. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… from very late June through the end of September. Plant in full sun, moisture retentive soils and stake when young if the location is windy. Insect and disease free in the Chicago area. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… annual from June to September. This cultivar enjoys bright sunny locations in average soils and can tolerate drier conditions. Songbirds love the seeds produced at the end of the season (as do mice, unfortunately). This plant is disease and insect free. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… perennial native to the Midwest grows to a height of 3 feet with full sun to partial shade and moist soil conditions. It has showy green blooms in May and June. It can be used in a border or as a ground cover. It is resistant to deer. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Morden Blush shrub rose ( Rosa 'Morden Blush') is a beautiful, light pink shrub rose that grows up to 3 feet when planted in full sun and moderate soil. From mid-June through mid-October, it produces fragrant flowers followed by attractive orange red fruit in late fall and into early winter. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
