… This is an improved selection of the original Magnus cultivar featuring larger flowers with a deeper rose pink coloration to the petals. Thrives in Chicago area soils in full sun locations. Water to establish the root system and thereafter only during periods of drought. Seedlings, while …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Golden Seal is a native perennial in the buttercup family. It grows 6 to 12 inches tall with a hairy stalk and toothed, lobed leaves. Flowers bloom from late May to June, and are without petals. Instead, they produce a display of many greenish-white stamens …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… featured attraction of this short lived perennial from the Caucasus Region. Allow the plants to mature their fruit capsules to supply future generations. Seeds dispersal is focused within a short distance of the mother plant. Plant in full sun and allow the ripe seed …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… CHERRY PARFAIT® Grandiflora Rose Cupped to flat white flowers are broadly edged in vermillion on this grandiflora rose that is in flower almost constantly from mid-June to the first hard frosts of mid-October. Elegant pointed buds release their light old rose …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 'Golden Baby' is more compact, growing to only 2' in height. Plant Golden Baby goldenrod in a sunny part of the … tiny flowers enhance the garden through the end of August. Many of our native goldenrods grow to 4' to 5' in height. Fine small goldenrod for late-summer and autumn color …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Double Fire Zinnia Masses of double red-orange flowers cover this zinnia from midsummer up to the first frost of fall. Plant this zinnia in a sunny location, moderately fertile soil, after … the danger of late spring frosts have passed. This compact (matures at 18 inches) cultivar is resistant to the leaf diseases that many other zinnias are prone to. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… hirta 'Prairie Sun') features large, green-eyed, daisy-shaped flowers in orange, transitioning to yellow towards the tips. Derived from native midwestern parents, this short-lived perennial is well-adapted to the Chicago climate and will reseed (if not deadheaded) to produce future generations in your …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… HIGHWIRE FLYER™ Climbing Rose Canes up to seven feet in length produce a continuous supply of hot pink flowers throughout summer and into fall. The leaves have exceptional resistance to foliar diseases that plague most rose growers. The slightly fragrant flowers attract a number of pollinating insects and it is interesting to watch the pollen laden bees as they work the flowers. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… A quick primer for successful combinations Every gardener is an artist. After all, you “paint” your garden with plants. Just as an artist moves paint from palette to canvas, the gardener’s art lies in creating a colorful arrangement of flowers and foliage that … how color combinations work can help you get the most out of your garden, big or small. Here's to Hue Most people see a violet afterimage in the white circle. Violet is the complementary color …
Type: Plant Info
… from tropical America. Silky Scarlet bloodflower ( Asclepias curassavica 'Silky Scarlet') is a great plant for color in the landscape from mid-summer through fall. Butterflies attracted to the nectar will lay their eggs on the foliage for their larvae to eat. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
