… One of the most beautiful native trees, evergreen with straight trunk, conical crown, and very fragrant, … flowers. The pyramidal southern magnolia does not get extremely large in most of its range. It is usually 50 ft. tall, rarely growing to 100 ft. They have a dense growth of smooth, leathery … easily if bruised, appear on the ends of thick, tough stems all over the tree. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Texas Scarlet is a clump-forming shrub that produces showy watermelon-red flowers in the spring that are attractive to butterflies. It reaches a maximum height of 4 feet under full … The plant is ideal as a specimen or as a hedge. It is resistant to deer. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… ‘Sonnenspeer’ is an upright perennial that grows to a maximum height of 7 feet. It requires full sun and moist water conditions. From spring to early fall the plant produces yellow and orange flowers that are attractive to birds. The plant is resistant to deer and is most often used in a border. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Royal Velours is a vigorous, free-flowering, deciduous vine that produces striking red-crimson flowers from May through October. It is a member of the viticella group of clematis, and as such it shows good resistance to clematis wilt. To prune, … the clematis growth is removed each spring and can grow to 10 – 15 feet tall. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… 'Valerie Finnis' stands 8 inches tall and blooms in mid spring. The flowers are light blue, mildly fragrant, and densely packed in a conical raceme that … and a single scape will have more than 20 flowers. Plant it in full sun to part shade. It is resistant to deer and is hardy in zones 4 – 8. 'Valerie Finnis' is a cultivar, the species originates from southeastern Europe. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… Unlike many other striking blue-flowered sages, this one is hardy in the Chicago area. “It needs full sun and limited additional irrigation during the growing …
Type: Plant Info
… Clio™ Magenta Cleome is a smaller statured, sterile hybrid featuring lavender-pink flowers throughout the growing season on mounded, thornless plants. Plant this hybrid in full sun and in average soil after the danger of late frosts has passed; water …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This cultivar, a possible hybrid of Scilla bifolia and Scilla forbesii , is small but showy, with bright blue flowers centered with a white spot near the base. The white stamens are bunched together and tipped in yellow. According to Odyssey …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… ( Rubus 'Thornfree') offers completely thorn-free canes and black fruit that ripen late in the season. In addition to blackberries, the Rubus genus includes raspberries, loganberries, and boysenberries, which you can also see growing in the Cane Fruit beds. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… Bright yellow, medium-sized sunflowers with brown eyes are produced in masses at the ends of the 2-foot stems from September through early November on this cultivar of a Chicago region prairie native. Full sun and well-drained soils are keys to success. This plant is a pollinator magnet and a reliable harbinger of cooler temperatures to come. Archived Copy: …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
