… Description: This state-endangered migrant is rarely seen on Marsh Island in the Dixon Prairie or in shoreline vegetation. …
Type: Birding
… Description: This year-round Garden resident is most often found in the McDonald Woods or Barbara Brown Nature Reserve. …
Type: Birding
… The Streib's Findling bearberry cotoneaster is differentiated from other similar cultivars due to its matte blue-green foliage. This cultivar was developed in Germany; the species originates in central China. Members of the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… shade. While it's not as thirsty as its woodland cousins, it'll still appreciate some mulch in the sun. The leaves emerge dark bronze, maturing to olive green with a red edge, and brightening … to get established, dappled sun, and consistent moisture, and they'll thri. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… settings in moist humus-rich soils that are slightly alkaline in pH. Mature height and width is a little less than 2 feet tall by 2 feet wide. This selection is a seed strain, so there will be slight variations on the flowers sold under this name. In climates with shorter winters, Lenten roses bloom more …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… succulent plants that bear large melon-like fruits that are technically berries; that is, they have a soft rind with black seeds embedded in the center of the juicy, fragrant flesh. With huge, palmately divided leaves atop a 20 to 25 foot … (1.4 kilograms). Papaya contains papain, an enzyme used to tenderize meat. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Lemon yellow feathery fans darken to a rich green on the interior branches of this hardy intermediate sized evergreen. Will thrive in indirect sun or … has been consumed. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… If you are here in the warm months this catmint will probably be covered with butterflies and bees enjoying the masses of blue flowers covering it. Joanna Reed catmint is a prolific catmint, flowering heavily from May until September with purplish-blue flowers. It …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Lilium Lilium ‘Creme de la Creme’ is a stunning blend of golden- orange fading to deep-yellow with a generous dusting of light orange speckles. The flowers are bowl shaped and downfacing. Creme de la Creme belongs to the group of Trumpet … Of the lilies, Trumpets are the least shade tolerant. The unsurpassed grace and beauty of this lily make it a lovely addition to the garden. Lilies love full sun but will do well in …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… When the Chicago Botanic Garden finished its multi-year trial of Rodgersias in 2016, 'Smaragd' … foliage matures to lush green leaves over 2 feet wide; late frosts don't crimp its style; and the foliage remains healthy and attractive throughout the season. And then there are those lovely … moisture, and they'll thrive. Slugs, rabbits and deer don't bother them. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
