… Pink jasmine is an evergreen, twining climber native to China. It produces an abundance of light pink flower … fragrant, trumpet-shaped, star-like white flowers. The plant bears compound leaves with five to seven leaflets. They are dark green on the upper surface and a lighter green on the lower. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Rosa 'Medallion' is a member of the group of roses known as hybrid teas. It features lightly fragrant, … flowers throughout the growing season, and like other members of this class, is susceptible to powdery mildew, black spot, and winter kill in the Chicago area. Select a planting site in full sun with good air movement (not up against a house or group of shrubs), and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… grows twice as wide as high and bears abundant deep pink blooms in late May or early June. It is considered heat tolerant and mildew resistant. Members of the genus Syringa , commonly known … 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
… SUMMER CHARM® Pekin lilac is a tree form of lilac known for its fine textured foliage and abundant creamy white blooms in … 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
… The Little Boy Blue cultivar of the common lilac is a dwarf form that bears abundant sky blue fragrant blooms in spring. Members of the genus … 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
… of the Chinese lilac bears fragrant pale purple blooms on arching branches. The Chinese lilac is a cross between the common lilac and the Persian lilac. Members of the genus Syringa , … 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
… Royalty lilac is a cultivar selected in 1936 for its exceptional cold hardiness from a cross between the … 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
… The Prairie State is…not so much! Illinois is known as “the prairie state,” but this moniker no longer truly … than one-tenth of one percent of prairieland. Years ago, the prairie stretched from horizon to horizon. Today, it can be found only in small patches. Since several species of plants and … so will they. Chicago Botanic Garden scientists studying reproductive biology are working hard to understand how populations can be reestablished. Scientists have taken two different …
Type: Plant Info
… when a new generation of larvae hatches underground and begins feeding on roots. There is only one adult generation per year. Damage The visible notching of leaves is rarely harmful to plants, although it is unsightly. Root feeding by the larvae causes more serious damage and in severe cases can kill plants. Treatment & Solutions It is difficult to control black vine weevil without using chemical insecticides. Insecticides are applied at the …
Type: Plant Info
… Floribunda Rose produces masses of double white flowers throughout the rose season (mid-June to mid-October). This cultivar is cold hardy and very disease resistant. Unfortunately the flowers have no fragrance. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
