… Superb globeflower is a perennial whose showy lemon-yellow flowers bloom in the late spring. Known as a buttercup, … flowers extend well above the foliage, with petals curving inward around a cluster of stamens to form a globe atop olive green stems. The leaves are a glossy dark green, each with five to six lobes. Globeflower prefers rich moisture-retentive soil and partial shade. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… creamy yellow flowers with a pale green flame on the exterior petals and a red picotee (edge to the flower petals). This cultivar is a sport (genetic mutation) of Tulipa 'Jewell of Spring', which was discovered in Japan. Tulips … not reliably perennial in the Chicago area for most gardeners but make a wonderful addition to the spring garden. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… ‘Giles Van Hees’ is a clump-forming perennial that can reach a height of 6” with a 6” spread. It blooms in summer … fertile, constantly moist (not wet) soils in full sun. It will tolerate light shade. Deadhead to encourage additional bloom. After bloom, it may be cut back to provide a tidy ground cover. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… plant as a Valentine’s Day gift. How do I take care of it? A. Cyclamen ( Cyclamen persicum) is a cheerful florist plant that will brighten dreary winter days with colorful blooms of red, … weeks, especially if they are purchased while in bud. Cool temperatures of approximately 50 to 65 degrees Fahrenheit will prolong blooms as well as the life of the plant. The plant should … be kept moist; however, water should be applied around the outside of the plant. Water applied to the center of the plant will rot the tuber and the plant will collapse. Spent blooms and brown …
Type: Plant Info
… the base on a slow-growing plant with an almost columnar habit. It blooms in late spring and is rarely vulnerable to frost damage. Its short stature makes it suitable for narrow spaces in small gardens. Members … Magnolia are known for the stunning beauty of their usually large flowers, which emerge prior to the foliage in spring, and are often fragrant. While shades of pink are the most common bloom …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… ‘Kopper Kettle’ is an Itoh or intersectional hybrid peony. This unusual selection produces 8-inch, semi-double to double flowers that start out soft copper rose and age to soft gold with a deep burgundy flare in the center. Both flower colors are present on the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… of the common lilac produces double pure-white, fragrant flowers in mid-spring. Mme. Lemoine is named in honor of the wife of the foremost lilac breeder of the nineteenth century. While … cultivars have dropped from cultivation over time, the lilacs, as a group, continue to be popular landscape plants. Members of the genus Syringa , commonly known as lilacs, are … 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 …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… in 1935, Excel early-flowering lilac produces fragrant single lavender blooms. The cultivar is derived from a cross between the common lilac and the Asian lilac. This large deciduous shrub … more summer heat than most other lilacs. Plant in full sun in fertile, well drained soils and site to receive good air movement during the growing season. Members of the genus Syringa , commonly …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The pale pink blooms of the Hiawatha lilac appear one to two weeks after the common lilac. It is one of the Preston lilacs. Preston or Canadian Lilacs were first hybridized for their cold … 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 …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The red buds of Miss Canada lilac open to rosy pink blooms a week or two after the common lilac. It is one of the Preston lilacs. Preston or Canadian Lilacs were first hybridized for their cold … 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 …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
