… This beautiful shrub grows up to 8 feet high with full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. From May through October it produces fragrant pink and white blooms that attract birds and butterflies. It is a specimen in a hedge. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This clump-forming perennial grows to a height of 8 inches with full sun and moderate moisture conditions. It has pink blooms in July and August that attract butterflies. It belongs in a border and is deer-resistant and attractive to birds. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… <p>The species of this clump-forming evergreen perennial is native to Africa and needs bright, indirect indoor light and dry moisture conditions to reach a height of about 3 feet. In the spring it produces attractive white and green …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Cercis ), tuliptree ( Liriodendron ) and many others. Description & Symptoms Verticillium wilt is a soil-borne fungal disease that plugs the vascular system of woody plants. Symptoms include … can appear on the same plant. The sapwood of an infected branch may contain dark streaks. To check for this symptom, cut a cross-section of a thumb-sized branch and look for darkened … live in the soil and enter plants through the roots. Infection occurs most frequently in cool to warm weather. Incidence of disease subsides during hot weather. The fungus survives in the …
Type: Plant Info
… White "dancing ladies" flowers mature to pale pink on this perennial adapted to full sun and sandy dry soils. In the heavier, damper soils found in most Chicago area gardens, it is a great addition to annual displays. Flowering starts in late spring and continues through to …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Description: From spring through fall, this abundant bird is easy to spot anywhere. They are often found on spruce trees, their favorite nesting location. …
Type: Birding
… Description: This rare shorebird is most likely to be seen on large lawn areas or on the gravel hill prairie in the Dixon Prairie. …
Type: Birding
… 'Ramapo' is a smaller rhododendron, growing to a height of 3’ and width of 4’. It blooms in early spring …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This clump-forming evergreen shrub needs full sun and moist soil conditions to reach a height of 3 feet. It is a specimen in a hedge or a border. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This pyramidal shrub needs full sun and moderate moisture conditions to reach a height of 6 feet. It is a specimen shade tree. The cones attract birds. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
