… Small, tubular green-and-white flowers are produced on spikes rising from the clump of fat green leaves with … in the lower light levels of homes, they frequently lose this characteristic. This plant is very closely related to the genera Gasteria and Aloe , which are also from South Africa. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… fragrant. Each flower lasts only one day, but there are multiple buds on each stalk and several stalks on each plant. The buds open in series, so a single plant will continue to bloom for 2 weeks or more. It is easy to grow and does well in full sun to part shade. …
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… Hibiscus 'Plum Crazy' has rose purple flowers with dark veins and very dark purple centers. The flowers are huge, measuring up to 10 inches in diameter, and bloom from mid summer to fall. At maturity the plant stands 3-4 feet high with maple-like purplish green leaves. It is hardy to zone 4. The name Hibiscus came from the Greek word “hibiskos” that meant …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… of the Century' has stunning bicolored flowers with almost white petals edged with deep pink and accented with deep pink to red centers. The flowers are 6 to 9 inches in diameter. At maturity the plant stands 6 feet high and blooms in mid summer to fall. It is hardy in zones 5–9. The name Hibiscus came from the Greek word “hibiskos” that meant …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… masses of bright pink flowers throughout the winter. Its succulent stems are armed with thorns and its sap with distasteful chemicals, both of which discourage herbivores from feeding on the … long-lived plant continues to reward such inattention with masses of blooms. The variety name is of dubious validity, but it differs from the species with larger leaves and more flowers. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 'Mirranda' is a diminutive cultivar of mountain hydrangea with a mature size of just around four feet. In acidic soils the fertile and sterile flowers are a light blue while in most of the alkaline soils of the Chicago region … they are pink. As the flowers age their color changes from light blue to mauve, creamy white and finally a pale pink (in acidic soils). The leaves are a yellowish green which provides for a …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… ornamental grass grows to a height of about three feet with full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. Starting in July, fountains of airy, bristly, bottlebrush-type … flowers appear, in shades of white, pink or reddish-brown. Native to eastern Asia and Australia, the species is marginally hardy in Illinois, but can become invasive in warmer areas. Fountain grass turns …
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… Paeonia 'Yellow Doodle Dandy' is an Itoh or intersectional hybrid peony. The creamy yellow double flowers are 8 inches across … Peonies are popular garden plants, known for their stunning flowers, their cold hardiness, and the huge variety of their colors, forms, and habits. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… on this non-hardy bulb. Maché Orange Persian buttercup ( Ranunculus asiaticus 'Maché Orange') is popular with homeowners as a forced bulb in early spring, and with the cut flower industry later in the year as a highlight in bouquets. Plant breeders … produce a series of hybrids better adapted to cool, temperate climate conditions, but full sun and well-drained soils are still critical to this flower's success. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… with a flower spike of an additional foot. Its exotic-looking, large leaves are mint-scented and completely cover the soil, thus eliminating weeds. Plant Lepechinia hastata in full sun (or very limited shade) in moist, fertile soil. This plant is reputed to contain antibiotics and deters deer. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
