… a dwarf narcissus that blooms in mid to late spring with 2¾ inch flowers. The petals are white and the corona opens yellow but matures to white. There may be multiple flowers on a single stem. The bulbs are toxic and will not be eaten by deer or rabbits. The name Narcissus comes from the Greek word for narcotic and is tied to the myth of a young man known as Narcissus who fell in love with his own …
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… It blooms in mid to late spring with 2 – 3 flowers on each stem. The flowers are 3 inches wide and ivory buff colored. The corona is buff yellow with a pink band at the rim. The bulbs are toxic and will not be eaten by deer or rabbits. The name Narcissus comes from the Greek word for narcotic and is tied to the myth of a young man known as Narcissus who fell in love with his own …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The petals are very broad, giving the flower a roundish appearance. The corona is a broad and shallow with a bowl shape. The bulbs are toxic and will not be eaten by deer or rabbits. The name Narcissus comes from the Greek word for narcotic and is tied to the myth of a young man known as Narcissus who fell in love with his own …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… flowers that are 4½ inches across. The flowers are doubles with multiple whorls of petals and corona segments. It is hardy in zones 4 to 7. The bulbs are toxic and will not be eaten by deer or rabbits. The name Narcissus comes from the Greek word for narcotic and is tied to the myth of a young man known as Narcissus who fell in love with his own …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… parts of the eastern United States. Common names include sourgum, black tupelo, black gum, and pepperidge. Sourgum has large, glossy, alternating, ovate leaves, broader towards the tip. In … flowers become dark blue-black berries. These are unpalatable to humans, but relished by birds and bears. Its cousin Nyssa aquatica is found in wetter habitats with a more restricted southerly range. The trees require moist, rich soils and tend to struggle in the clay soils of the Chicago area. Archived Copy: This content was …
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… of rocky mountain hillsides from the Pyrenees in Spain right across southern Europe to Turkey and the Caucasus mountains. It is also known as Bath asparagus as the flower spikes are edible and the plant was cultivated for this purpose near the city of Bath in England. It has … yellowish-green star-shaped flowers that appear in showy 1 foot tall flower spikes in May and June. The common name is after the star of Bethlehem that appeared in the biblical account of …
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… Sargent cherry has a rounded growth habit and can attain heights of 20' to 30'. Use as a specimen plant for the garden. Pink, five-petaled flowers cover this cherry in early spring. Fruits are purplish-black and mature in midsummer. The shiny dark-green foliage turns bronze or red in fall. Glossy reddish-brown bark and pink flowers highlight this ornamental tree. One of the hardiest ornamental cherry trees with …
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… to North America; the Chicago Botanic Garden's collection contains more than 60 varieties and over 1,000 individual trees. Twenty oak species are native to Illinois. Oaks are slow … acorns take two years to mature (biennial). Oaks are often imposing shade trees at maturity and provide habitat and food for a variety of wildlife. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… to North America; the Chicago Botanic Garden's collection contains more than 60 varieties and over 1,000 individual trees. Twenty oak species are native to Illinois. Oaks are slow … acorns take two years to mature (biennial). Oaks are often imposing shade trees at maturity and provide habitat and food for a variety of wildlife. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February …
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… red, 5-inch blooms with just a hint of fragrance. This cultivar produces 16-inch long stems and is perfect for cutting and bringing indoors. The parents of this cultivar are two of the best red hybrid tea roses, 'Olympiad' and 'Ingrid Bergman'. Site this heat-tolerant cultivar toward the back of the flower bed to …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
