… Fully double domed flowers in shades of yellow appear in summer extending into fall, if deadheaded. Thrives in sunny locations with average fertility and water. Attracts butterflies and birds to the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… leaflet per leaf petiole), when crushed, smell like popcorn. Plant this tropical-looking plant in full sun and provide room for its rapid growth rate to around 6 feet in size in a Chicago summer. In Africa, concoctions made from the leaves are used to treat a variety of …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Pale yellow flowers delicately flamed in pale raspberry mature to ivory chalices with lighter raspberry markings in mid- to late spring. Like other tulips in the single late class, it has a stronger tendency to naturalize in gardens if planted in …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Description: Quite common in the Midwest, these birds lay their eggs in other species' nests. They can be found everywhere at the Garden looking for nests in which to lay their eggs. One female can lay 70 eggs in one season. …
Type: Birding
… Best grown in peaty, fertile, well-drained but consistently moist soils in light shade. Tolerates full shade. Avoid full sun. Performs best in cool summer climates. Intolerant of drought. Propagate by division or seed. Site in locations protected from strong winds. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Aloe 'Delta Lights' flowers in December and January with orange tubular flowers tipped in green on relatively thin stems. Throughout the year the exquisite pale green, creamy bands … dark green layers make this a showstopper foliage plant. Broad triangular leaves grow in spirals around the center of the plant. Plant it in well-drained soil and grow in sunny …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… spring up to frost. This cultivar produces no pollen, eliminating the possibility of reseeding in the garden. Plant it in warm, moderately rich, well-drained soils in spring. Pick a spot in the garden where its height and shape can contrast with the other …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This diminutive plant spreads in the garden and grows to under 12" tall. Use Allegheny foamflower as a ground cover in a shaded area of the garden. The tiny flowers are produced in racemes that stand above the low-growing foliage. The foliage turns a bronze color in fall and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This unusual wisteria cultivar blooms on both new and old wood providing a colorful display in May (typical) and in August. This chance seedling was discovered when it was found to be in full bloom in August. Plant in full sun, average soils, and provide an arbor or tree for it to …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Spreads by root suckers to form large colonies in the wild. All of the trees in a colony may rise from the same parent. Dioecious (separate male and female trees). Attractive, greenish-yellow flowers appear in clusters at the branch ends in spring. Flowers on female trees (if pollinated) give way to …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
