… deep scarlet flowers with green throats in mid summer. The 4½ inch blooms are attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds. Although each flower lasts only one day, there are multiple buds … and several stalks on each plant. The buds open in series, so a single plant will continue to bloom for 2 weeks or more. It is easy to grow and does well in full sun to part shade. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Rhododendron 'Rosy Lights' was developed in Minnesota to provide reliably hardy azaleas that can tolerate the often less-than-ideal soils found in the … flowers in late spring are followed by intense orange and red fall color. Part of the key to success in the Midwest is the deciduous growth habit, allowing the plant to survive very low temperatures with little or …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Double, cherry red blooms are continuously produced from mid-June up to the first hard frost of fall. This disease-resistant rose grows up to 4 feet high with full sun and moderate moisture conditions. This flower is the first in a series of disease-resistant, hardy landscape roses that have virtually …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… edge of shaded areas in moisture retentive soils. The flowering stems can be reduced in length to modify the height to fit the landscape design. An elegant alternative to maiden hair ferns that is much easier to maintain in the landscape. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Thunbergia grandiflora , commonly known as the blue trumpet vine, is native to northern India. Like other climbing vines, it needs space to attain mature size and habit. Hard pruning to control the size significantly reduces flower …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Native to China, the Chinese willow-leaf magnolia is sometimes called the Hope for Spring Flower due to its early blooming. Its white blossoms with splashes of purple at the base emerge in late …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… in the English Walled Garden. Eremurus , commonly known as foxtail lily or desert candle, is a member of the lily family. Not a true bulb but a tuberous root, it stores its food in … emerge and form a rosette at the base of the plant. The impressive flower stalks can reach to 9 feet ( E. elwesii and E. robustus ) with hundreds of dense ¾- to 1-inch white, pink, … rotted compost or manure. To plant, open a 15-inch wide hole 6 inches deep in the prepared site. Pull up a shallow cone of soil in the middle. To improve drainage, add an inch or two of …
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… Like everyone else, I love to watch spring unfold in gardens everywhere—but at the Chicago Botanic Garden, my heart is in the water. As the Woman’s Board Curator of Aquatics, I like to point out the signs of spring, in and around the 60 acres of Garden lakes and 6 miles of …
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… this compact cultivar of cyclamen. Cyclamen prefer cool temperatures and moderate light levels to provide continuous flowering in the winter months. This plant is not hardy outdoors in our climate. …
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… This small bromeliad is used to growing in rock cracks on mountainsides in eastern Brazil where the bright light and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
