… This Veronica is an evergreen ground cover that slowly forms a dark green mat 1" X 12". It blooms with white … spring. It prefers average, sharply drained soils in full sun. It will tolerate light shade and some foot traffic. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… "three-headed" corpse flower when it bloomed in 2020… Learn more but to be fair, we live and breathe plants every day at the Chicago Botanic Garden. And we still love hearing stories … in pop culture. Here are just a few of our favorites from 2022. Chatting up your plants is in vogue Of the people who talk to their plants, one in five say they do so every day, according to the survey by Trees.com. The plant talkers mostly chat with their houseplants, but 62 percent also talk to their …
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… Cream wild indigo is a native perennial featuring branching erect stems and showy white, pea-like flowers that … leucantha , by its large stipules at the base of the leaves, which are in clusters of three, and also by its sprawling habit. Once the flowers form, the branches bend over until the flower …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… moist soil in a slightly shaded setting. The plant will slowly clump up over time if it is moderately satisfied with the site you have selected. It will rapidly increase clump size if it is very satisfied with the location. Unsatisfactory locations result in a swift death; this is …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… on this hardy perennial that thrives in moist but not wet soil in sunny locations. This series is well- branched and makes great cut flowers. All parts of the plant are poisonous and so avoided by deer, rabbits, etc. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… petals show off the bright yellow center of the flower on this West Coast native that is thriving in the Rock Garden. Full sun and moist soils during winter and spring are keys to success. It dislikes disturbance so plant where it can slowly fill in over …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Feathery spikes of pink, honey-scented flowers in June and July are followed by the foliage turning purplish red with the onset of cooler temperatures in fall. This nonhardy grass from Africa is suitable for use in annual displays in the Chicago area. Plant 'Savannah' in full sun and moderately fertile soils. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Tall spikes of pure white flowers begin to flower at the tip first and work their way down the stems of this selection of the native Blazing Star. Drought tolerant and thriving in full sun, this cultivar is also used as a cut flower. In shaded locations, the stems may need to be staked. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Holly-shaped leaves emerge red and then quickly mature to green with splotches of white, gray green, and yellowish green on a nonhardy shrub. Small, insignificant white flowers in November perfume the air with the honey-like fragrance of osmanthus. The cultivar name, Goshiki, is a Japanese word referring to the 5 colors of the leaves. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Discovered in Illinois, ‘Emerald Lace’ is a unique hydrangea, featuring ragged dark green foliage, deeply and irregularly lobed. It produces white lacecap flowers during the summer and grows to 4-5’ tall. Blooms on new wood; can be cut back hard in late winter. Grow in moist, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
