… Description: When this bird of shrub prairies is seen on migration, it is likely to be found in the Dixon Prairie. …
Type: Birding
… Spikes of violet-blue flowers appear above the gray-green foliage on this summer-flowering perennial. Plant this salvia in full sun, and in … populations in the garden. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Dozens of orange tubular flowers are produced at the tips of flower stalks that mature just above the 2 foot tall strap like green leaves. This hybrid is unusual in its ability to produce flowers any month of the year in a frost free environment. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This hybrid baneberry has strong native roots. Both Actaea pachypoda and Actaea rubra are woodland natives in the Great Lakes area. You can see the traits both parents share in common in the ferny, … Berries are poisonous to people and rabbits; harmless to birds and butterflies. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Traveling Exhibitions Outgoing Traveling Exhibitions There are no traveling exhibitions at this time. … Outgoing Traveling Exhibitions There are no traveling exhibitions at this time. …
Type: Page
… Fragrant, deep blue flowers with golden throats are massed on long spikes at the end of each branch from late July up to frost on this half-hardy shrub that is usually killed back to ground level each winter. Plant this butterfly bush in full sun and in …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… red double flowers with ruffled petals and a light tea rose fragrance are produced throughout the growing season. Disease-resistant foliage reduces premature leaf drop and/or the need to spray pesticides. Plant this rose in full sun and in moderately moist soils. Avoid crowding all roses to improve air … reduce leaf diseases. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This cultivar can reach a height of 2 feet on unbranched, blue-green stems. The central stem terminates in a panicle of daisy-like, purple-violet flowers that appear in late … well-drained soil. Provide good air circulation to prevent powdery mildew. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This large shrub to small tree grows close to 10 feet tall with full sun and well-drained, … These give way to orange, red, and yellow apricots that attract birds (and people). This is one of the hardiest and earliest of the Prunus to flower in Chicago-area gardens. Archived Copy: This …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Native to western Turkey, Chionodoxa lucilliae is an upright-growing bulb producing showy blue flowers with white centers in March and April. The leaves are narrow, thick, and dark green. It reaches a maximum height of 9 inches under full … The plant is ideal as a specimen in a border. It is resistant to deer. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
