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- … This shrub grows to a height of 1 foot with full sun and dry moisture conditions. In early spring it produces small white flowers. It is a ground cover. Members of the genus Salix are commonly known as willows. These woody plants range in size from the imposing weeping willow tree to small shrubs. While not fussy about soil quality, they generally require moderate to wet soil …Type: Garden Guide Plant
- … tubular in form and are borne in large panicles. While the common name of the plant has come to define a shade of pale purple, some species and hybrids have pink or white blossoms. Lilacs begin to set buds for the following year shortly after they finish blooming; if pruning is desired, it should be done immediately after flowering to maintain flower production the next …Type: Garden Guide Plant
- … This tree is a controlled cross of Beebe cutleaf silver maple and Autumn Spire red maple at the University … It has deeply cut foliage, exceptional cold hardiness, and bright red fall color. It is a fast grower that can reach a height of 50 feet with a 35 foot spread. …Type: Garden Guide Plant
- … ‘Bordeaux’ is a cultivar of lily-of-the-valley and has larger and more prolific flowers than the species. It blooms in the spring and its bell-shaped flowers are white and fragrant. It is a spreading, vigorous groundcover and can tolerate a variety of light conditions. It prefers …Type: Garden Guide Plant
- … EUPHORIA™ Ruby Joe Pye Weed EUPHORIA™ Ruby Joe pye weed is much like the tradition native Joe pye weed but starts blooming earlier in the spring and goes later in the summer. The overall stature is shorter and less floppy but still has big pink blooms with textured foliage. …Type: Garden Guide Plant
- … This bright mid summer blooming perennial is usually planted for its brilliant scarlet flower color. The petals are interestingly notched, and the blossoms are held in tight clusters on top of sturdy stems. Its foliage is silver. Use maltese cross as an accent for its bright red color. …Type: Garden Guide Plant
- … growth can continue at lower temperatures until the ground freezes. Some plant species prefer to be transplanted from late summer to early fall (through mid-October). Fall transplanting is especially recommended for peony plants because it gives them time to develop a good root …Type: Plant Info
- … its fuzzy skin, have earned it the nickname of Taiwan peach, even though the size of the fruit is closer to a berry than a peach. The berries have the the distinctive fuzz and taste of grocery store … are denser in nutrients like vitamin C than the larger grocery store kiwis. If you want to try growing them, plan on frequent pruning and strong support...left unchecked, these woody …Type: Garden Guide Plant
- … ) was given a species name early in the eighteenth century, before it was recognized—thanks to DNA analysis—as representing a hybrid swarm* between Aloe ferox and Aloe arborescens . … the smaller-maturing species make exceptional container plants, but this species matures at 8 to 10 feet in height and produces enormous, branched, candelabra-like inflorescences. … to move indoors in the fall to escape winter's freezing temperatures. *A hybrid swarm is a variable local population at the junction of the range of two interfertile species or …Type: Garden Guide Plant
- … for their flowers which appear in late winter or early spring and are often the first flowers to appear in the Chicago garden. Blushing Bridesmaid hellebore grows into a low mound about eighteen inches tall and two feet wide. The foliage is medium green with finger-like clusters of up to ten serrated leaves which are evergreen … in crimson. Hellebores prefer cool moist soils 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