… Green Mountain boxwood is a hybrid that combines the handsome dark green evergreen leaves of the common boxwood ( Buxus … grows into a perfect narrow pyramid to a height of 12 feet with full sun to partial shade and is not fussy about soils. This variety is very hardy, with minor bronzing during harsh winters. It may be visited by boxwood psyllid, a …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Bluejoint grass is a clump-forming upright ornamental grass native to northern North America, especially the marshes, swamps, and river margins. It is very fast growing and can reach a height of 6 feet and a width of 2 feet. Bluejoint is a cool season grass with bright green leaves, and its reddish-brown flowers are visible in …
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… Cow parsnip is a very conspicuous native plant abundant in McDonald Woods. It is the largest native member of the carrot family in the Chicago area. The plant grows four feet tall or more with foot-long divided leaves along a stout stalk and is topped by a flat white flowerhead that can measure 8 inches across. The scientific name aptly …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Narcissus ‘Jetfire’ is in Division 6. It stands 12 inches tall and blooms in early to mid spring with 3 inch flowers. The petals are bright yellow and strongly reflexed. The corona is bright orange and cylindrical. There is a constriction near the mouth of the corona although the mouth itself is slightly expanded. …
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… Giant fleeceflower ( Persicaria polymorpha ) is a big, bold, hardy perennial that blooms in July and August. It reaches a height of 4 to 6 feet and is topped with large, feathery white plumes. The plant can take full sun or partial shade and is somewhat drought-tolerant once established. The leaves on the upright stems are lance-shaped. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The orange jessamine or mock orange is native to China, India, Southeast Asia, and Australia, where it is cultivated for its fragrant flowers that open prior to rain as a response to a drop in air pressure. In hot climates, the fragrant coolness that follows precipitation is greatly appreciated. In its native environments it is frequently cultivated as an attractive …
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… Goldflame honeysuckle is a deciduous twining vine with simple, untoothed, opposite leaves. It is grown for its slightly fragrant, very colorful flowers. The circular whorls of tubular … terminal leaves are connate, which means they are fused together, looking as if the stem is piercing through them. This vine, which can grow to 20 feet, has a fairly long bloom period …
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… This Norway Maple cultivar is a medium sized deciduous tree that can reach a height and width of 50 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 which are a "typical" maple …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This maple is native to Japan and China and is another snake bark maple. It is not common in the wild and very rare in the trade. It can grow to a height of 20 feet with a …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This shrub is a deciduous holly that can tolerate wet conditions; it is native to swampy areas of Eastern North America. Afterglow is a female cultivar which needs a male pollinator to produce red berries. One male winterberry …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
