… yellow flowers may be just 1 1/2 inches in diameter, but there's a carpet of them...thousands and thousands. It's the first sign of spring. And once bloom is done, the ferny mounds of foliage unfold. <p>Members of the <em>Adonis</em> family can be …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… It was donated to the Garden by the Garfield Park Conservatory - ergo the specific epithet. It is one of the birds nest type with large green upward spreading leaves creating an open space where leaf litter and other sources of nutrition from the middle and upper forest canopies collect. The long thin flowers are a striking combination of deep …
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… Ruby'), a half-hardy shrub with a more compact habit than other butterfly bushes. (Its top is frequently killed to the ground in Chicago-area gardens.) This selection came from the J.C. … in the Buddleja trials of the Royal Horticultural Society in 2008. Butterflies, hummingbirds, and honeybees are all attracted to the honey-scented flowers. Deer and rabbits, however, don't care for the taste of the leaves or stems. Plant in full sun and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… full bloom makes for a striking flower with dozens of lower petals spreading out horizontally and the upper petals creating a slight dome. Mums thrive in full sun, moderately rich and moist soils and cultivars like 'Lola', benefit from staking to help the flower stalk remain … time in July to create multiple branches. Each branch could then be disbudded or left as is to create a number of flowers at the tip of each branch. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Clematis ‘Etoile Violette’ or Clematis viticella 'Etoile Violette' grows to 12 feet in height and is covered in early summer with deep purple, 4-inch blooms with cream centers. In fall the fluffy seed heads are attractive. Clematis like their roots in the shade and their heads in the sun, so inter-planting between lower growing plants provides the shade …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… November is a great month to tuck your lawn and garden to bed for the season. Nighttime temperatures are dipping below freezing, frosts are more frequent, and the yard may soon be covered under a blanket of snow. This month, take advantage of any …
Type: Plant Info
… or Lenten roses are prized for their flowers which appear in late winter or early spring and are often the first flowers to appear in the Chicago garden. The foliage is leathery and dark green with finger-like clusters of serrated leaflets which are evergreen … cool, moist soils with a high organic content but are very adaptable requiring only that the site be well-drained. Typically they are planted in woodland settings under deciduous trees where …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… best in soils with low fertility in full sun. A whole host of native insects in the wasp, bee, and fly families are fond of the nectar, while wild turkey, greater prairie-chicken, bobwhite quail, and mourning dove enjoy the ripe seeds. Like other members of this genus, the sap is a milky white color and contains a number of chemicals that rabbits and deer avoid. …
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… Iris 'Shirabyoshi' has white falls with cream centers and a bright reddish purple eyelash pattern around the yellow signals. The standards are small and white with white style arms. It stands 33 inches high with multiple blooms on each stalk in … large, measuring 6 inches in diameter. The name “Shirabyoshi“ means white dancing girl. This is a pseudata iris, a cross between a Japanese iris ( Iris ensata ) and Iris pseudacorusa . These …
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… One of the most beautiful native trees, evergreen with straight trunk, conical crown, and very fragrant, very large, white flowers. The pyramidal southern magnolia does not get extremely large in most of its range. It is usually 50 ft. tall, rarely growing to 100 ft. They have a dense growth of smooth, leathery evergreen leaves that are alternate, 5–10 inches long, shiny on top and rusty below. Fragrant, creamy-white flowers, which discolor easily if bruised, appear on the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
