… Geum 'Fuzzy Navel’ stands 32 inches high and blooms from mid May to early July with 1” yellow flowers that face outward. The flowers are 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
… This beautiful climbing rose grows up to 8 feet high with full sun and moderate moisture conditions. From mid-June through mid-October … light pink semi-double blooms that attract butterflies and hummingbirds. The light fragrance is reminiscent of tea rose and honey. It's resistant to black spot disease. …
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… This bulb is similar to the nodding star-of-Bethlehem ( Ornithogalum nutans ) except that if sited where it … white flowers grow in umbels, radiating from a central point on the flower stem. It may reseed to the point of being invasive. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… American red elderberry is an deciduous shrub that grows to a maximum height of 25 feet. It requires full sun or partial … shade and moist water conditions. In early summer it produces yellow blooms that give way to red fruit that attracts birds. The plant can be used in a hedge or a border. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… red flowers cover the dark green foliage on this hardy deciduous hibiscus from mid-summer up to the first hard frost. This is a moderately sized cultivar suitable for smaller gardens. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This perennial is a South African native and needs bright indoor light and dry moisture conditions to reach a maximum height of 18 inches. In the summer it blooms repeatedly with yellow and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This tree grows to a height of 13 feet with full sun and moderate moisture conditions. Its white blooms from March through June are followed by pink and yellowish-green fruit. It is a specimen. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… in containers this summer. Can they remain outside in winter? A. Expecting a hardy woody plant to survive an unpredictable Midwestern winter in a container is risky business. When planted in the ground, an evergreen’s vulnerable roots are insulated from … When planted in a container, the roots are now above ground, exposed on all sides to temperatures than can drop well below zero. Plants are not "hardened" below ground, and the …
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… Q. As plants in my garden begin to green and produce new growth, I've noticed that some of my evergreens are very brown. Is this a disease? What should I do? A. The Chicago area experienced a very harsh winter this … plants continually dormant without the usual freezing and thawing cycle. Plants are unable to take up water through their roots during harsh winters. Evergreens, both needle and broadleaf, …
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… Cream wild indigo is a native perennial featuring branching erect stems and showy white, pea-like flowers that bloom on 30-inch stems from May to June. This species is distinguished from the other white native false indigo, Baptisia … the ground. Members of the genus Baptisia are commonly known as wild or false indigo due to their use by early Americans as a blue dye. Although "indigo" is in the common name, the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
