… needs full sun to partial shade to full shade and moderate moisture conditions. It belongs in a hedge. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… tree grows to a height of 30 feet with full sun and moist soil conditions. It is a specimen in a hedge. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… When seeding lawns, use grass seed appropriate to your site. The best choice for most lawns in northern Illinois is a mix of Kentucky blue grass, perennial rye, and fescue seeds. If seeding in a shaded area, purchase a shade-tolerant mix. Cultivate soil down to a few inches and … areas of turf that pull back easily, like a carpet. Grubs chew grass roots, resulting in turf that lifts up. Minor damage is usually not cause for treatment. Pull back turf and count …
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… for fall harvesting. Cool-season lettuces, mesclun mixes, and unusual greens that were planted in early spring can be planted again this month. If weather is unusually hot, plant these greens in partial shade. The best quality and best tasting salad greens come from plants that were … cut every other plant to the ground. This practice allows each lettuce head to develop fully. In hot weather, lettuces and cabbages can bolt quickly and form seed stalks. These stalks render …
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… bring an endangered plant species back from the brink of extinction? The answer might be found in zoo animals. That’s the inspiration for Chicago Botanic Garden scientist Jeremie Fant’s latest … by continually crossing with other plants to produce new seed. This is akin to animals in zoo collections. Zoos have used genetic information to develop ‘studbooks’ to decide what … prevent inbreeding.” Fant’s work is based on zoological cases including black-footed ferrets in the 1980s. Zoologists created a breeding program that ultimately reintroduced the threatened …
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… apply repellents to emerging summer-blooming lilies, if rabbits and deer have been a problem in the past. Fertilize annuals in containers, baskets, and window boxes with a quarter-strength balanced fertilizer every seven … not do so at planting time. Mark the spots with small stakes to repeat fertilizer application in the fall (when plants are not visible). Continue to remove yellowing leaves of …
Type: Plant Info
… blue wild indigo. Handsome indigo-blue, pea-like flowers are borne on 12-inch flower stalks in late spring. The showy spikes are followed by ornamental, dark-colored seed pods atop this … wild or false indigo due to their use by early Americans as a blue dye. Although "indigo" is in the common name, the blooms of native species may be blue, yellow or white and the blooms of … or early summer flowers emerge along long stems held above attractive foliage and are followed in the fall by dark pods. Overall habits of the plant are broad-rounded mounds to vase-shaped and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This small-statured orchid (up to 6 inches) produces flowers from January to June in the leaf axils of old and new pseudobulbs. The tiny blooms are creamy white with lavender … the basic form of the flower, which consists of three petals surrounded by three sepals—often in dramatic and contrasting colors and in a variety of shapes and sizes. Although some orchids are native to temperate zones, most …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… native to high, cool, but not cold, environments from the Himalayas down through Indonesia. In the native range, a number of variations of flower color can be found. It's nicknamed the Nun … the basic form of the flower, which consists of three petals surrounded by three sepals—often in dramatic and contrasting colors and in a variety of shapes and sizes. Although some orchids are native to temperate zones, most …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… displays its quarter sized purple flowers horizontally along the branch of the tree. The ‘x’ in front of the genus identifies this as a hybrid between two different genera. The female seed … basic form of the flower, which consists of three petals surrounded by three sepals -- often in dramatic and contrasting colors and in a variety of shapes and sizes. Although some orchids are native to temperate zones, most …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
