… with a fine-textured twiggy mounding habit. The small simple leaves are generally lance-shaped and held close to the branch. Spring to early summer abundant blooms tend to be in white or pink tones, depending on the species and/or cultivar. While individual flowers are quite small, they occur in clusters of … best used in groupings in a shrub or mixed border, where they are valued as tough, reliable and easy-care performers in northern climates. The Chicago Botanic Garden's collection includes …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… with a fine-textured twiggy mounding habit. The small simple leaves are generally lance-shaped and held close to the branch. Spring to early summer abundant blooms tend to be in white or pink tones, depending on the species and/or cultivar. While individual flowers are quite small, they occur in clusters of … best used in groupings in a shrub or mixed border, where they are valued as tough, reliable and easy-care performers in northern climates. The Chicago Botanic Garden's collection includes …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… <p>Generally speaking, <em>Weigela</em> bloom once as year. SONIC BLOOM® Pink and the others in the SONIC BLOOM® series are the exception.Once they start blooming, they … get the benefit of on-going color...something few bushes offer.</p> <p>Bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds love <em>Weigela</em>, and so do gardeners. For a plant that gives you so much to look at, they're very easy to care …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… × Citrofortunella mitis is commonly known as calamondin orange, and as the " × " in front of the genus name denotes, it is a hybrid between species in two … Fortunella margarita (the Nagami kumquat) to create a small fruited hybrid with a loose skin and very bitter pulp, whose juice can be used like lemon or lime juice. This hybrid of Philippine … why it is featured in the Semitropical Greenhouse. All types of citrus grow best in full sun and warm temperatures. Flowers are typically pollinated by honey bees, and the resulting orange …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… from a dune willow. Photo by Grant Fessler. A January 2020 storm had battered the park’s dunes and pushed Lake Michigan inland, flooding vast areas of the park. Now Johannesen, a volunteer for … tethered to sand by just a few roots. “A lot of rare plant monitoring is just monitoring, and sometimes volunteers see things declining,” said Gretel Kiefer, manager of Plants of Concern. “In this case, there was such an alarm, erosion and flooding physically scouring the plants themselves. The monitors sent me pictures of dune …
Type: Blog
… Description: A very common exotic species of weaver finch, this little pest competes with and can kill native, cavity-nesting species like bluebirds and tree swallows. They are also serious competitors with purple martins. …
Type: Birding
… This clump-forming evergreen perennial grows to a height of 3 feet in full sun to partial shade and moist soil conditions. It is a specimen in a border or a ground cover and is attractive to birds. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This perennial grows to a height of 8 inches with partial to full shade and moist soil conditions. It has pink blooms from March through October. It is a ground cover and is resistant to deer. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This bulb can grow to a height of 4 feet with full sun to partial shade and moist soil conditions. It has orange and reddish-orange blooms from September to February. It belongs in a border. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This evergreen perennial grows to a height of 3 feet with full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. Year-round it has coral, apricot, and orange blooms. It belongs in a hedge or a border. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
