… Narcissus ‘Foundling’ is in Division 6. This a dwarf narcissus that blooms in mid to late spring with 3 inch flowers. The petals are greenish white and reflexed with a small point on the tip. The corona is cylindrical and pink, blending into a darker pink at the rim. The bulbs are toxic and will not be eaten by …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Narcissus ‘Meditation’ is in Division 2. It blooms in mid to late season with 4¼ inch flowers. The petals are white and broad with a small point at the tip. The short, funnel shaped corona is creamy white with a yellow base and a broad band of pink at the rim. The bulbs are toxic and will not be eaten by deer or …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Narcissus ‘Mrs.R.O.Backhouse’ is in Division 2. It blooms in mid to late spring with 3¾ inch flowers. The petals are white with a small point at the tip. The corona is cylindrical and pale apricot pink with a slightly expanded and frilled mouth. The bulbs are toxic and will not be eaten by deer or rabbits. The name …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Narcissus ‘Professor Einstein’ is in Division 2. It blooms in mid to late spring with roundish flowers. The petals are white and very broad with small but prominent points on the tips. The corona is scarlet red, very broad and disc shaped. The bulbs are toxic …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Narcissus ‘Stratosphere’ is in Division 7. It blooms in mid to late season with 1-3 flowers on each stem. The flowers are 2½ inches wide flowers and scented. The petals are golden yellow and broad with a small point at the tip. The bowl shaped corona is a strong yellow orange. The …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… flower spikes to 3 feet in height. The tubular flowers have a dusky plum-purple upper lip and a white lower lip. Beneath each flower is a spiny bract that is white with green veins. This perennial is marginally hardy in the Chicago area and may not flower after an extremely cold winter. It takes average soil and water, but may take …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Brick red to orange flowers appear in winter and into early spring on a single unbranched flower stalk. The gray-green leaves sometimes take on a reddish hue and feature white dots and small, white forward-pointing thorns along the leaf edges. This cultivar suckers freely and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Although prairie milkweed looks similar to common milkweed, it is less common, preferring undisturbed prairies. It is not as drought tolerant as common … pink flowers are in looser clusters. Their structure is complex, with 5 reflexed pink sepals and five forward-pointing petals. Each petal has a hood at the base and a little curled horn, giving the flower the appearance of a crown. The fruit is a soft, warty …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Narcissus ‘Baby Boomer’ is in Division 7. This is a dwarf Narcissus that grows to only 4 – 8 inches high. It blooms in … with 6 to 8 very fragrant flowers on each stem. The petals are bright yellow with distinctive points at the ends. The corona is orange yellow and cup shaped. It is hardy in zones 4 to 9. The bulbs are toxic and will not be eaten by deer or …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Large masses of long-tubed white flowers feature pointed petals and are produced in such profusion that the plants resemble a fountain when in flower. Bright … This nonhardy shrub needs bright light to full sun, well-drained, moisture-retentive soils, and pruning to control size/shape. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
