… Excellens is a relatively rare cultivar of Manchurian lilac, which produces white blossoms. It was … tubular in form and are borne in large panicles. While the common name of the plant has come to define a shade of pale purple, some species and hybrids have pink or white blossoms. Lilacs begin to set buds for the following year shortly after they finish blooming; if pruning is desired, it …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Cape jasmine ( Tabernaemontana divaricata ), a member of the Apocynaceae (dogbane) family, is a showy tropical shrub with extremely fragrant, nocturnal, double-white 1.5-inch flowers with … or wavy corollas. Its glossy 6- by 2-inch leaves are elliptic and wavy margined, colored mid- to dark green above and pale green beneath. Its many-branched foliage tends to grow almost parallel to the ground, giving the shrub an attractive horizontal aspect. The …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Thinking Outside the Pot While the wind is howling and the temperatures plunge, I like to repot my succulents and other houseplants—a fun … shops where some of the most interesting (and inexpensive) items sit on shelves waiting to be transformed into vessels for my tiny spider plants, succulents, and other indoor plants. …
Type: Plant Info
… Q: Is it safe to compost rhubarb leaves? A: Yes. Although the leaves of rhubarb plants contain a high level of oxalic acid and should not be eaten, they are safe to add to the compost pile. The oxalic acid degrades rapidly in the pile and has no impact on compost …
Type: Plant Info
… This clump-forming evergreen perennial grows to a height of 18 inches with partial to full shade and moist soil conditions. It has showy pink blooms that attract butterflies from … through June. It belongs in a border or used as a ground cover or an understory plant and is attractive to birds. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Geum ‘Lisanne' grows to 12 – 18 inches high and blooms in mid May to late June with 1 ¼ inch pale yellow flowers that face outward, held on thin wiry stems above a clump of green basal leaves. Plant it in full sun to partial shade. It is hardy in zones 4- 8. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Lime green bracts appear in July that age to pink and finish up at red on this panicled hydrangea that matures as a smaller size. Earlier flowering is a boon to northern gardeners and the smaller stature with stout stems enables the cultivar to be used in …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This shrub grows to a height of 12 feet with full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. It has showy white, red, yellow, and pink … June followed by edible red, green, and black fruit. It belongs in a hedge or a border and is also attractive to birds. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Miss Lemon abelia is a small shrub with dainty, glossy opposite leaves that are sharply pointed. The leaves have … sporadically during the summer. As the petals fall, the tiny coral-pink calyxes continue to provide color. The foliage becomes burgundy in late fall and persists well into winter—it is evergreen in warmer climates. In the Chicago area, it should be planted in a sheltered …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Capsicum baccatum is the species name for aji or Peruvian hot peppers. The plants have a more shrubby habit than … ‘Brazilian Starfish’ has an unusual squat shape, something like a habanero pepper. It is hotter than jalapenos, but also very sweet and flavorful. The plants should be started indoors because they have a long growing season before starting to produce. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
