… Q. Please advise on the correct time and procedure for dividing iris. A. If you want to divide bearded iris, do so after it flowers, but before August. With a sharp, sterilized … a set of leaves and healthy roots. Plant the pieces 1 inch deep, and cut the foliage down to a 6-inch fan that faces away from the planting circle. Siberian iris ( I. sibirica ) can be … ( I. danfordiae, I. reticulata ) can be lifted, separated and replanted in fall, although this is often not necessary since they tend to naturalize by themselves. …
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… Did you know you can grow kiwis right in your own back yard? The fruit of 'Rosanna' kiwi vine is a cousin of the fuzzy grocery store kiwis. The berries have the same sweet-and-citrus taste, … C than fuzzy kiwis. This particular variety comes from Italy. It's vigorous and hardy down to -35, And it's happy in full sun or part shade, though you'll get a better crop in full sun. … on frequent pruning and strong support...the vines are large and heavy. A note of warning to cat owners: this vine smells like catnip to cats, and they may harm foliage or dig at the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… ARCTIC SUN™ blood-twig dogwood is a dwarf cultivar sometimes commonly called yellow twig dogwood because its winter stems are … red tips -- by far its most distinguishing feature. It forms a dense, twiggy shrub and tends to sucker and colonize. Small white flowers in spring are followed by black fruit. Members of the … -- be it flowers, fruit, foliage, and/or bark -- and their range of forms from small trees to suckering shrubs. The dominant display, however, varies among the species. Dogwoods are native …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… hairyleaf cotoneaster has a more upright habit than most of the medium sized cotoneasters. It is native to Asia. Members of the genus Cotoneaster are characterized by a stiff, dense branching … as hedges or groundcovers. The genus Cotoneaster includes at least 90 species of shrubs native to the temperate regions of Europe and Asia, with a concentration in western China. There are no …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Cherryberry cotoneaster derives its common name from its bright ruby-red fruit. This shrub is native to Asia. Members of the genus Cotoneaster are characterized by a stiff, dense branching … as hedges or groundcovers. The genus Cotoneaster includes at least 90 species of shrubs native to the temperate regions of Europe and Asia, with a concentration in western China. There are no …
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. Grape Galaxy hellebore grows into a low mound about 2 feet tall and 2 feet wide. The foliage is dark green with finger-like clusters which are evergreen throughout the winter except in … centers. 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
… at the flowers on this plant and you'll see that each flower has five petals but the flower is symmetrical. If you happen to be here when it has seed pods you'll see that they have a graceful curved shape, like the … through till early fall with large bright pink flowers with red veins. It can be encouraged to rebloom in late fall by cutting back after this initial flowering. After the flowers fade the …
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… Kohleria are herbacious perennial plants in the gesneriad family native to tropical America. Kohleria hirsuta has a broad distribution on Central America and northern … The leaves are dark green above and a rich purple beneath. In spite of the species name, it is no hairier than other kohlerias. Kohlerias are characterized by soft, ovate scalloped leaves and tubular flowers that are covered with soft fuzz. Related to African violets, the leaves are often suffused with purple or brown. The tubes, which are an …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Red Jade crabapple is notable for its weeping habit. Its deep pink buds open into white flowers and are followed by … are small flowering trees that provide a showy display in the spring landscape for one to two weeks. In addition to the eye-catching buds and flowers, their foliage, habit, and fruit make them attractive plants …
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… A hardy waterlily with 6-inch peachy-pink flowers and leaves that emerge maroon, changing to grassy green mottled with a few spots. Flowers earlier in the season have more of a yellow … end of a long lax stem and floating just above the water surface. In the center of each flower is a cluster of showy stamens. Waterlilies have been cultivated since at least 2,000 B.C. and … hardy hybrids, tropical day-blooming and tropical night-blooming. Waterlilies need full sun to flower and need to be anchored in mud as they are not free-floating. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
