… Yellow Trout Lily is a bulbous perennial that spreads by stolons. The horizontal leaves have deep green markings. … reddish-yellow or purple outside and brown, yellow, or purple anthers in spring. They are shy to flower. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 'Twilight Zone', an improved version of native Little Bluestem is the first to color up for fall, adding iridescent silver-mauve tones all over the plant as …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… and engineering practices and STEM. Examine systems and system models as you learn what is required to grow plants in water. Build a simple hydroponic planter to take back to the classroom using inexpensive, easy-to-get materials. We’ll provide tips for …
Type: Item Detail
… Hibiscus laevis has pink to almost white flowers with a maroon or purple eye and 5 overlapping petals. The flowers are produced all along the stem from the bottom to the top and measure up to 6 inches across. The plant stands 4 to 6 feet tall, blooming in mid summer until fall, although each flower lasts only one day. Hibiscus laevis is native to the United States and Canada. It grows in Illinois in wet areas such as marshes and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… has giant bicolored red and white flowers with pink streaks. The huge flowers are 10 to 12 inches across and are often called dinner plates. 'Snowflame' stands 3-5 ft tall and blooms from mid summer to fall. It is attractive to hummingbirds while resistant to deer. The name Hibiscus came from the Greek word …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This petite, blue, cool season grass is a wonderful complement to both Festuca and Helictotrichon, falling between the two in height. It forms an 8” tall, thick clump of spiky textured, narrow, grey-blue to blue-green leaves that are nice and soft to the touch. Like Festuca, its flowers are held in …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Large heads of blue-mauve flowers (the closest to true blue in the species) perfume the surrounding landscape with the sweet scent of garden phlox from July to October. This plant is highly attractive to pollinating insects and hummingbirds but prone to powdery mildew on the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… species that affect the Chicago area today. Although invasive species are almost always new to an area, it’s not a plant or animal’s origin that makes them invasive—it’s their impact. … damage entire landscapes. Introduced as a food source, garlic mustard ( Alliaria petiolata ) is now invasive in woodlands in the Chicago area and beyond. Most of the plants and animals that people deliberately or accidentally move to new locations don’t cause major problems, but the ones that do can threaten water and food …
Type: Blog
… have noticed a white substance accumulating on the soil and edges of my houseplant pots. What is causing this? A. This is probably salt residue caused by an excess of soluble salts in the soil. If your plants do not … and flushing out the salts. If you live in an area with very hard water, you might want to water your plants with distilled water. …
Type: Plant Info
… Metallica Elephant's Ear is a striking plant with large, puckered, heart-shaped, dark greenish-black leaves, and … a sheltered location, or as part of a moist understory planting or shady border. It will grow to about five feet tall and wide. It is not hardy in Chicago and must either be brought indoors, or the bulb can be lifted and stored …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
