… Aloe jucunda takes its species name from the Latin world for "nice", "jacundus". It is a lovely aloe and is frequently kept as a houseplant. It is a stemless aloe that suckers freely and creates large groups of rosettes. Its miniature size, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Cow parsnip is a very conspicuous native plant abundant in McDonald Woods. It is the largest native member of the carrot family in the Chicago area. The plant grows four feet tall or more with foot-long divided leaves along a stout stalk and is topped by a flat white flowerhead that can measure 8 inches across. The scientific name aptly …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Goldflame honeysuckle is a deciduous twining vine with simple, untoothed, opposite leaves. It is grown for its slightly fragrant, very colorful flowers. The circular whorls of tubular … terminal leaves are connate, which means they are fused together, looking as if the stem is piercing through them. This vine, which can grow to 20 feet, has a fairly long bloom period …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The orange jessamine or mock orange is native to China, India, Southeast Asia, and Australia, where it is cultivated for its fragrant flowers that open prior to rain as a response to a drop in air pressure. In hot climates, the fragrant coolness that follows precipitation is greatly appreciated. In its native environments it is frequently cultivated as an attractive …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Narcissus ‘Jetfire’ is in Division 6. It stands 12 inches tall and blooms in early to mid spring with 3 inch flowers. The petals are bright yellow and strongly reflexed. The corona is bright orange and cylindrical. There is a constriction near the mouth of the corona although the mouth itself is slightly expanded. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This maple is native to Japan and China and is another snake bark maple. It is not common in the wild and very rare in the trade. It can grow to a height of 20 feet with a …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This is a tall buckeye (over 90 feet). It is also known as Aesculus x neglecta 'Erythroblastos'. It blooms in May-June with panicles of yellow flowers. This is another buckeye that will hold onto its foliage into the fall and provide a beautiful display …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This is a tall buckeye (over 90 feet). It is also known as Aesculus x glaucescens . It blooms in May-June with panicles of yellow flowers. This is another buckeye that will hold onto its foliage into the fall and provide a beautiful display …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Lanceleaf coreopsis is a compact plant that grows up to 2 feet tall and is useful in the perennial garden. Larger than some other coreopsis flowers, the lanceleaf produces 2-inch-diameter yellow blooms in early summer. This species is a sun-loving native to our Illinois prairies. Archived Copy: This content was captured before …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Native to Northern Europe and Asia, Beurvronensis Scots pine is an upright globular variety. It is slow-growing and densely branched with blue-green needles. In 25 years it will reach 1 – 2 feet tall but may eventually grow to 3 – 4 feet. It prefers sun full and is resistant to deer. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
