… This is a tall 12-foot grass that is native to China, Japan, and some Pacific Islands. Giant Chinese silver grass has showy flower heads that … of soil types and moisture levels. It requires full sun; partial shade may cause the plant to flop. It forms clumps up to 4 feet and rarely needs staking. Clumps should be left up during the winter and cut back in …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Muscari azureum is native to Turkey. It grows 4 – 8 inches tall and blooms in March - April with blue flowers in a conical … of the flowers are fertile, but the smaller, paler flowers are sterile. Plant it in full sun to part shade. It is resistant to deer and hardy in zones 4 – 9. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… yellow single or double petaled flowers cover the mounded shape of this bush rose in late May to early June. It is among the first of the roses to come into flower at the Garden. Late fall witnesses dark red fruit, which unfortunately fall fairly early. Flowering only once a year, it still earns its place in the landscape due to heavy flowering in spring, large mounded habit during summer, reddish fruits, and yellow …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
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Type: Item Detail
… Deep Red zinnia ( Zinnia elegans ‘Benary’s Giant Deep Red’) features fully double, deep red 4- to 6-inch blooms on thick, sturdy stems. This plant thrives in the heat and humidity of Chicago summers (nice to know at least one species is enjoying Chicago's often humid summer). This cultivar is highly disease resistant and attracts bees and butterflies. It's a great, quick growing choice to fill in holes where less heat-tolerant plants have ‘melted’ out. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Description: This flycatcher, which can be spotted by its bobbing tail, is the first to arrive in the spring after the snow melts, and is the first to leave in the fall. …
Type: Birding
… Pearl acacia, native to Australia, is a rounded evergreen tree that grows to a maximum height of 9 feet. It grows under full sun with dry moisture conditions. In early …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This perennial grows to a height of 9 inches in full sun and dry to moderate soil conditions. It has pink and white blooms from March through June and is an …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This clump-forming perennial grows to a height of 9 inches with full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. It has reddish-purple blooms in May and June …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This clumping perennial needs full sun to partial shade and moist soil conditions to reach a height of 2 feet. In May and June it produces pink and white blooms. It belongs in a …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
