… to mid summer. The standards and falls are flatter than those of the bearded irises, resulting in the entire flower being noticeably flatter. Iris ensata commonly as known as Japanese iris, is … tall, clump forming plants grow well along the edges of streams and ponds where they thrive in rich, moist soil. They are attractive to hummingbirds and butterflies while resistant to deer …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… well-drained, but consistently moist soil and will demonstrate chlorosis (leaf yellowing) in alkaline soils. Prune immediately after flowering and mulch the root zone in the fall for winter protection. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The dwarf chinkapin oak is a small tree/large shrub native to rocky soils in the southeastern and southern Midwestern U.S. It produces abundant acorns annually at a relatively young age. The genus Quercus includes … that produce fruit we all know as acorns. Within the white oak group, acorns mature annually; in the red oak group, acorns take two years to mature (biennial). Oaks are often imposing shade …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… ( Rhododendron ‘Landmark’) produces large trusses of dark pink flowers with red spots in the throats. Another selection from the Mezitt family of Weston Nurseries, this small-leaved, large shrub (up to 10 feet) retains most of its leaves in winter, which turn a bronze-mahogany color. All rhododendrons require acidic soil, and because …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… of petal forms on neat clumps that slowly increase. One of the few Primulas that naturalize in Chicago-area gardens, it prefers a shady moist position but its ability to enter summer … It is free of most insect and disease pests. Primula sieboldii is native to swampy meadowlands in Japan, eastern Siberia, Korea, and Manchuria, where it experiences incredibly cold winters and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Yang-style tai chi is a beautiful, slow-moving meditation in motion. Move through a selection from the 24 forms, the traditional Yang-style long form, and … and have previously taken tai chi classes at the Garden. Class locations vary between spaces in the Regenstein Center according to the season, weather, and availability. Spaces include two …
Type: Item Detail
… neat, compact round habit with little pruning. It blooms with showy white spherical clusters in May and offers burgundy fall color. The flowers are sterile so this shrub does not bear fruit. It will grow in full sun to partial shade and is not fussy about soil types or conditions. Viburnums are a …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… white flowers along its branches that give it a tiered look. The flowers give way to red fruit in the fall. The foliage has good red fall color. This cultivar was introduced prior to 1930 in Lanarth, Cornwall. Viburnums are a versatile genus of multistemmed shrubs that are well-suited …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… V. farreri and V. grandiflorum that was selected from seedlings at Bodnant Gardens, Wales, in 1935. Its pink buds open to fragrant pinkish-white flowers in April, much earlier than most viburnums, and before the emergence of foliage. Because of its …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… <p>When it's in bloom, you can see how WINE & ROSES® <em>Weigela<em> got its name. The flowers, beginning in April and continuing into June, are a rosy deep pink. And the foliage is a dramatic burgundy. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
