… every six weeks throughout the remainder of the growing season. This hybrid Rugosa cultivar is reliably winter hardy in the Chicago region and can eventually reach up to six feet in size. Plant in full sun in locations with good air movement to reduce the incidence of foliar diseases like black spot or powdery mildew. Known for a strong, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… in late spring and again in late summer if spent flowers and seed heads are removed. It grows to about eighteen inches high and wide and prefers full sun and well-drained soils. blueberry beret is a useful plant for borders and in planters as the flowers provide a shot of intense color and a vertical element. Deer and rabbits are not attracted to meadow sage. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… New! Experience the Garden at dusk and discover what comes to life when the light softenss, the color deepens, and the natural world begins its transition … enhance the sights, sounds, and scents of the garden at this sunset hour. A classroom lecture is followed by a walk to immerse yourself in the evening garden. Dress for the weather. Nina Kozial, horticulturist …
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… One of the largest meadow rues, it can grow to 4' or 5' in height. Its compound, grayish-green leaves provide soft, delicate texture in the … are actually sepals and stamen, make their appearance in late June and early July. Native to Japan, the lavender mist meadow rue is rapidly gaining popularity in America's gardens. Soft texture and purple blooms …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… species because it can thrive at lower temperatures than many other showy orchids because it is native to the Himalayan foothills from Assam east to China and Vietnam. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Dwarf Feather Reed Grass is a clump-forming upright ornamental grass. It is a low-growing cultivar reaching only about 2 feet high and 3 feet wide with flower spikes about 4 feet high. It is a warm season grass with bright green leaves and golden flower that are visible in summer. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… An upright, spreading shrub, this vigorous hybrid is intermediate between its parents, Velvet Cloak smoke tree and American smoke tree. It is used in the home landscape. Although each flower is inconspicuous, the flower clusters borne on long panicles appear fuzzy and light, like puffs …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… showy flowers brighten any home with a taste of the tropics during the cold months. Native to Central and South Americas, these plants are hybrids of the Hippeastrum genus. They are fairly easy to grow, will flower the first year and, with a little effort, can reward you year after year … preplanted in a gift box. Those that are not should be planted in a heavy pot, wider than it is tall, with adequate drainage holes. Use a general, lightweight, soilless mix, making sure that …
Type: Plant Info
… What’s not to love about big, beefy Boston ferns or tall parlor palms? They serve as lush, green focal points in a room and, like rubber plants and ficus trees, they demand adequate space to strut their stuff. Then there are tiny indoor plants that are, let’s just say, supremely cute. … if you’re looking for inexpensive, unusual containers to hold your plants. The only caveat is that if the container has no drainage holes, it’s best to keep the plant in its original …
Type: Plant Info
… Chinese witch hazel grows as a loosely-branched, upright, deciduous shrub to 9' tall with a similar width. The large alternate leaves are broadly ovate with wavy margins. It grows in full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. It will retain an attractive shape with little … emerging from a deep red calyx The gray-green summer foliage gives way to yellow in fall. It is resistant to deer and can be used as specimen or in a naturalistic garden. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
