… Viburnum farreri or fragrant viburnum is native to the northern provinces of China. It is one of the treasures made available to gardeners … viburnum to bloom, with clusters of tiny pink buds that open to very fragrant white flowers in April and repeated blooms sporadically late in fall. The spring flowers emerge before the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The native Shumard oak is a member of the red oak group and produces acorns biennially. Like others in the red oak group, the lobed leaves have sharp, pointy contours. The Shumard oak has a pyramidal habit when young but matures to a more rounded shape. Fall color is a spectacular scarlet red. The genus Quercus includes more …
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… White Flame Salvia White flowers held by velvety white calyxes on white stems top the fragrant green foliage from mid-summer well into fall. The flowers are hummingbird, butterfly and bee magnets in the garden. This cultivar thrives during the heat and drought of summer and is a great selection for containers and flower beds. …
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… 'Alfresco' has completely double frilly white petals with a chartreuse throat. Plant bulbs in well-drained soils in a container 2 inches wider than the bulb. Leave the neck of the bulb sticking up above the soil level. Once the leaves and flowering stalks start to emerge, move the amaryllis to a bright location, and rotate the pot to discourage the …
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… The tepals (petals) are delicately "flamed" in various shades of pink and orange, contrasting with scarlet on the inside and a lemon-yellow base. Tulipa 'Annie Schilder' is a member of the Triumph group of tulips, grown for their long stems and graceful flowers in May. Plant 'Annie Schilder' in well-drained soil and …
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… Join the Ikebana International Chicago Chapter and Ikebana master Jose Salcedo as he demonstrates the art of Ikebana (the Japanese practice of flower arrangement). A retired NASA software engineer, Jose Salcedo has taught both Ohara School and Ikenobo School Ikebana for over 25 years. Free; preregistration is not required Regular parking and Garden admission …
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… is a separate dogwood species from Cornelian cherry dogwood ( Cornus mas ), but shares many of the same characteristics -- abundant yellow flowers in late winter/early spring, red fruit and exfoliating bark. Members of the genus Cornus , … -- be it flowers, fruit, foliage, and/or bark -- and their range of forms from small trees to suckering shrubs. The dominant display, however, varies among the species. Dogwoods are native …
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… Cape jasmine ( Tabernaemontana divaricata ), a member of the Apocynaceae (dogbane) family, is a showy tropical shrub with extremely fragrant, nocturnal, … or wavy corollas. Its glossy 6- by 2-inch leaves are elliptic and wavy margined, colored mid- to dark green above and pale green beneath. Its many-branched foliage tends to grow almost … and a width of 5 to 8 feet. Native to parts of India, China, and Thailand, this plant thrives in full sun or partial shade, where temperatures are above 50 degrees in moist and fertile soil. …
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… 'Olivia Orange' produces neatly mounded plants that are so smothered in hundreds of pumpkin-colored blooms that the foliage can scarcely be seen. It was bred for a long blooming season and sturdy stems that won't bend too much under the weight of the flowers. According to the National Chrysanthemum Society, there is evidence that mums have been cultivated since at …
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… perennial that naturalizes easily and attracts a wealth of bees and hummingbirds. A cousin to the thick, silvery "lamb's ears" of other Stachys cultivars, Stachys monieri 'Hummelo' … of lush, purple flowers from late June through August, with the main floral show occuring in July. Stachys have been evaluated by our plant evaluation program. Download A Comparative …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
