… on bright windowsills with almost no water during the summer, this long-lived plant continues to reward such inattention with masses of blooms. The variety name is of dubious validity, but it differs from the species with larger leaves and more flowers. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 'Mirranda' is a diminutive cultivar of mountain hydrangea with a mature size of just around four feet. In … of the Chicago region they are pink. As the flowers age their color changes from light blue to mauve, creamy white and finally a pale pink (in acidic soils). The leaves are a yellowish …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This cute, inconspicuous prairie plant is one of the few non-tropical members of the sandalwood family. It produces single-stemmed … in poor, gravelly soils. By June they are usually overwhelmed by taller prairie plants, not to be noticed again until the following spring. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Tamarack or American Larch, is one of the deciduous conifers that they drop their leaves in fall. Early spring growth brings … young bark beneath. Some of the Canadian First Peoples used the wood for snowshoes. Adapted to acidic very moist soils. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Champlain hardy shrub rose ( Rosa 'Champlain') is one of the very hardy and disease-resistant shrub roses developed in Canada known collectively … hardiness, a light fragrance, and showy orange hips in fall, all of which recommend it to gardeners in the Chicago area. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Small flowers, big fragrance Powerful fragrance in a small package: Encyclia radiata’s scent is considered one of the most delicious of all orchids. Look carefully at the small flowers (the plant stands just 9 inches tall)—the lip is upside down, and at the top of the flower, find a characteristic that gives orchids like this …
Type: Plant Info
… with bold dark purples, bi-colored yellows and pinks and purples. HONEYMOON® Sandy Shores is a soft pink-yellow bi-color flower with a maroon center. HONEYMOON® series is a vigorous perennial that blooms early spring or late winter depending on the climate. It will …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… give the tree its name. They are large, airy, purple puffs that follow the true flowers. It is not fussy about soil type as long as it is well drained and planted in full sun. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… feature a citrusy-spice fragrance on this compact hybrid tea rose. The glossy green foliage is disease resistant but not rabbit or deer resistant. Maturing at 3 feet in size, this cultivar is ideal for smaller gardens. Plant this rose in full sun and in moderately rich, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The oxblood lily plant is grown from bulbs, thrives in full or partial sun and grows 11-15 inches tall. The plant is dormant in late summer and produces leaves when fall rains begin. In the following July …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
