… veins and a brown signal patch. The flowers are unusually large for a plant that stands only 6 to 8 inches high. It is native to Iran, Armenia and Turkey where it grows at altitudes up to 6,500 feet. The name Iris was taken …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Common Snowdrop needs full sun to partial shade and moist soil conditions to reach a height of 9 inches by late April to early May. In late winter they produce showy, fragrant white blooms with green markings on the inner whorl of petals. It is resistant to deer and rabbits. Snowdrops make an indeal groundcover beneath large deciduous …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Deep violet to lavender flowers in the most fantastic, out-of-this-world shape are produced throughout the … or during the summer when used outdoors in Chicago-area landscapes. Sprawling and climbing to about 5 feet in height, this cultivar is small enough to grow in a container. In the tropics, the leaves of passion flowers are the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This creeping thyme cultivar is used as a filler between paving stones and as a ground cover (it will tolerate light foot traffic and release a wonderful herby fragrance when stepped on). It can grow to 6" tall and 18” wide. Tiny, pale pinkish-white flowers appear on the stem ends in summer. It grows in average, dry to medium, well-drained soils in full sun and can tolerate drought and soils of low fertility. It …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Baldwin's or western ironweed is native to the western parts of the eastern US from Minnesota down to Texas, where it thrives in the drier soils of the Great Plains. It bears bright purple …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Grassy-leaved sweet flag is native to Japan and East Asia and loves a wet environment. It has shiny, curved, narrow leaves … a sweet scent. The inconspicuous yellow-green flowers grow in short spikes and bloom from July to September. This plant grows to 12 inches in height and forms a tuft about 9 inches in …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… a botanic name derived from nectar, a drink of the gods, and skordion , garlic, you’re sure to impress your gardening friends. It’s easy-to-grow, loves the summer heat, thrives in sun in almost any soil, and is winter hardy to zero degrees. Plant bulbs 2 inches deep, and in late spring they will produce …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… a botanic name derived from nectar, a drink of the gods, and skordion , garlic, you’re sure to impress your gardening friends. It’s an easy-to-grow bulb, loves the summer heat, thrives in sun in almost any soil, and is winter hardy to zero degrees. Plant bulbs 2 inches deep; in late spring they will produce …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This is a cultivar of the English hybrid of Buddleja alternifolia and Buddleja crispa raised by Mr. A. V. Pike at Hever Garden, Kent. It grows to a maximum height of about seven feet. The leaves are unique in that the terminal leaves are similar to those of B. alternifolia while the leaves along the lower section of the branch are similar to …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… A walk through the Dwarf Conifer Garden is truly a plant lover’s feast for the eyes. It’s difficult to decide where to look next; what new magnificent specimens await behind the bend in the path, or tempt at the …
Type: Walks
