… 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
… 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
… 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
… Evening Glow mirror bush that is named for the its shiny green leaves that are highly variegated with patches of yellow, orange, red and burgundy. Evening Glow is a low-growing tender shrub reaching about 5 feet high and 4 feet wide with a pyramidal form, although it is amenable to pruning to shape. It is not hardy in Chicago and will need to be overwintered in a …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… It grows to 8-12 feet high and blooms from mid summer to fall, but does not produce seed. It is sold commercially as Sugar Tip®. It is hardy in zone 5 – 8. Hibiscus syriacus is native to eastern Asia and is the national flower of Korea. Archived Copy: This content was …
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… Hibiscus syriacus 'Antong Two' is a miniature cultivar that grow to only 3 -5 feet high. The flowers are white, with ruffled … It blooms continuously from mid summer to fall with each flower lasting up to 3 days. It is sold commercially as LIL' KIM. Hibiscus syriacus is native to eastern Asia and is the national flower of Korea. Archived Copy: This content was …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Upright blue Scots pine is slow-growing with ascending branches and a narrow columnar form. The foliage is gray-blue, and older specimens exhibit orange-brown exfoliating bark. It prefers full sun in well-drained soil and will grow to 10 feet tall by 3 feet wide in 10 years. It is extremely cold-hardy to minus 50 degrees Fahrenheit, and is appropriate for USDA zone 2. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Blue Star is a low mound-forming evergreen shrub with attractive steel-blue foliage, blue berries, and awl-shaped needles. It prefers full sun and moderate moisture and is hardy to USDA Zone 4. This cultivar reaches only 3 feet in height and 4 feet in width and is intolerant of hot, humid, summer conditions. It is appropriate as a blue accent plant or …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
