… Royal Velours is a vigorous, free-flowering, deciduous vine that produces striking red-crimson flowers from May through October. It is a member of the viticella group of clematis, and as such it shows good resistance to clematis wilt. To prune, simply cut back the stems to a … level before growth begins in early spring. It can be trained to climb into shrubs, trees, and climbing roses as the clematis growth is removed each spring and can grow to 10 – 15 feet …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… partial shade, where it adds a welcome touch of color to a shady garden. It is generally pest free and tough. It is resistant to rabbits and deer, but attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds. This is an excellent cut flower. After …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… partial shade where it adds a welcome touch of color to a shady garden. It is generally pest free and tough. It is resistant to rabbits and deer, but attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds. This is an excellent cut flower. After …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… is a plant that can be grown in a good-sized pot outdoors in a shaded area during the frost-free period and brought indoors to provide flowers throughout the winter. Most homes have low humidity in the winter, and this plant will need to be misted with water periodically to keep spider mites at bay. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… height by 3’ in width. Another butterfly magnet for the fall garden that is basically insect and disease free. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… butterflies, while the ripe seeds are a favorite of a number of small seed-eating birds. Free of insect and disease pests, this plant will reseed throughout the garden. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… to 25 degrees Fahrenheit for short periods of time, but it grows best in full sun, in frost-free environments with well-drained soils. The specific epithet of this cultivar refers to the … spines along the leaf edge. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… The flowers are gone, the trees are bare, now what to photograph? Birds, of course! Winter is a great time to get some fabulous shots of winter birds. One huge bonus is that there are no leaves on the trees and the birds are much easier to see! There are the “regular” local birds, like robins (yes, some … all winter), goldfinches, cardinals, chickadees, mallards, Canada geese, red-tailed hawks, and cedar waxwings, to name a few. Plus, winter has the bonus of birds that actually migrate to …
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… Whorled milkweed is the tiniest and cutest milkweed native to Illinois, although not as showy, with greenish-tinged white flowers. It grows in dry fields and along embankments and highways. It often pops up along the shore south of the Lavin Plant Evaluation Garden. It can …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This Norway Maple cultivar is a medium sized deciduous tree that can reach a height and width of 40 feet. It is extremely hardy and tolerant of a wide range of soil and moisture conditions. It is also tolerant of street pollution. It has pointed, lobed leaves …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
