… is covered with dainty pink or white flowers all summer long. A delicate sun-loving perennial for the rock garden. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… on the outside of the petals on long stems are a feature of this Triumph Class tulip, ideal for forcing and annual displays. Plant this tulip in full sun and moisture-retentive, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… How to Identify Poison Ivy Poison ivy takes many forms, so it is particularly important for parents, camp counselors, hikers, gardeners, and anyone who enjoys the outdoors to become familiar with its characteristics in all seasons. It can grow as a sprawling ground …
Type: Plant Info
… of Rhytisma fungi. Leaves that are infected with this fungal disease have round, light green to yellowish-green areas approximately ½ to 1 inch in diameter that eventually blacken. Heavily infested trees may lose their leaves … contact Plant Information Service at (847) 835-0972 or email plantinfo@chicagobotanic.org for a positive diagnosis and if you feel chemical treatment options are warranted. …
Type: Plant Info
… floral bracts contrast with hot pink and purple primary bracts , with thick hot pink to red stems. Once in bloom the 18-inch flower spikes flowers will last for five months or more under proper conditions. The leaves are lime green with sharply serrated … vase plants or urn plants. The bases of their curved leaves collect water and can be home to aquatic insects and microorganisms. Plants take several years to flower and will usually …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… in September and October when the large (6-inch tall by 5-inch wide) double flowers begin to open. Reliably hardy in the Chicago region, the plant has broad green leaves that are produced in spring and die back in early summer, so the flowers appear to spring from the bare soil in fall. Deer and rabbits dislike the chemicals in the sap, but slugs, for some reason, appear resistant to the chemicals (only a problem in wet falls). Plant these …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Narcissus ‘Little Gem’ is in Division 3 and blooms in mid to late spring. The petals are white and the small corona is a pale creamy yellow with a band of … during the summer dormancy period. It contains compounds in its sap that is distasteful to deer, rabbits, chipmunks, and other herbivores. Divide the clumps after 4 to 5 years, and replant them in fresh soil. 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 …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Hellebores are prized for their flowers which appear in late winter or early spring and are often the first flowers to appear in the Chicago garden. peppermint Ruffles hellebore grows into a low mound about 2 feet high and 2 feet wide. The foliage is dark green with finger-like clusters of up to ten serrated leaflets which are evergreen throughout the winter except in extremely cold …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Hellebores are prized for their flowers which appear in late winter or early spring and are often the first flowers to appear in the Chicago garden. Night Coaster hellebore grows into a low mound about twenty-two … inches high and 2 feet wide. The foliage is dark green with finger-like clusters of up to ten serrated leaflets which are evergreen throughout the winter except in extremely cold …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Hellebores are prized for their flowers which appear in late winter or early spring and are often the first flowers to appear in the Chicago garden. peppermint Ice hellebore grows into a low mound about twenty-two … inches high and 2 feet wide. The foliage is light green with finger-like clusters of up to ten serrated leaflets which are evergreen throughout the winter except in extremely cold …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
