… Hydrangea macrophylla 'Sadie Ray' is a deciduous shrub that grows 3 to 6 feet tall and wide. It features dark green leaves and large clusters of flowers which are either lacecap or mophead in structure. Sadie Ray is a mophead cultivar that is said to have bloomed for 50 years at a farmhouse in Indiana. The flowerheads are pink or blue …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This tree has small leaves, can attain heights of 40' to 50' and is usually rounded or oval in shape. It is a good specimen plant or shade tree, and it makes an excellent bonsai plant. Fall color can be purplish or yellow. Caution! Sometimes the weedy Russian elm is marketed as Chinese elm, especially for use as hedges; make sure you have the true species, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Q: I would like to add stones around several large trees on my property. Is this a good choice? A: Stone is not a good mulch choice, although it is used often, for several reasons. First, it retains heat instead of keeping soil and plant …
Type: Plant Info
… Artocarpus altilis is the breadfruit tree and the one you see here is a hybrid with its wild ancestor, Altilis mariannensis. It’s native to Micronesia, but in the … world by European explorers (including Captain Bligh of "Mutiny on the Bounty"). This hybrid is not as widely grown as a food crop as Artocarpus altilis since its fruit is smaller, but in …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Natal plum is a thorny shrub native to the Natal region of South Africa that grows 15 feet tall and wide. It is hardy to warm climates (Florida and California in the United States) where the leaves are evergreen, and the fragrant white flowers are produced year around. A bonus is the fruit, which changes from green to magenta to dark crimson as it ripens; it is edible and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Showy geranium really lives up to its name. From late May to early June, this mounded perennial is smothered with large violet-blue flowers with darker purple veins. The foliage is also attractive, with deeply-lobed leaves. The whole plant is densely hairy, including the clusters of flower buds. This is a sterile hybrid of two western …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Iris 'Raindance Returns' is a light blue violet with a white zone at the center of the falls. It blooms in late spring to … summer on stems that stand 14 inches high bearing up to 3 blooms each. It has no fragrance. It is an excellent cut flower and is attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds while resistant to rabbits and deer. Iris is the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Carin spotted Joe Pye weed is derived from a native perennial of the damp meadows of eastern north America. Carin has dark … heads that appear in late summer. This plant can grow to 7 feet in height although 5 feet is more common, and about 3-4 feet in width. This plant is popular with pollinators and is not attractive to deer. Because of its height this plant is …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Q. What is the difference between aggressive and invasive plants? A. The Chicago Botanic Garden defines an invasive plant as “a species, usually nonnative, that is able to establish itself within existing native plant communities and is posing a threat to the integrity of the community.” An aggressive plant is one that spreads …
Type: Plant Info
… King Tut papryus is a type of sedge that is native to Africa where it grows along stream edges and in boggy areas. King Tut grows to about four or five feet in height and width and is cultivated primarily for the fluffy umbrella like bracts that top the otherwise bare stems. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
