… This pyramidal shrub needs full sun and moderate moisture conditions to reach a height of 6 feet. It is a specimen shade tree. The cones attract birds. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… In late summer, this hardy perennial has long racemes of pendulous, fragrant, white flowers that contrast with its dark, purplish foliage. This is a hybrid of the Asian species Actaea simplex and the American Actaea racemosa from a cross made in the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This slow-growing tree is a five-needled pine with lustrous dark-green foliage. Use it as a specimen plant. It produces 2"- to 3"-long brown cones on the ends of its branches and also has very attractive bark that exfoliates to reveal green, white … areas. This plant deserves greater attention in the horticulture field. The lacebark pine is a dense, pyramidal evergreen tree reaching a mature height of 30' to 40'. With age, it loses …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Description: A common bird throughout the Garden, this year-round resident is most often seen in wooded areas and at bird feeders. …
Type: Birding
… Description: This fairly common, small shorebird is often seen in spring on exposed mudflat areas, especially south of the Dixon Prairie. …
Type: Birding
… Description: This fairly common, small shorebird is often seen in spring on exposed mudflat areas, especially south of the Dixon Prairie. …
Type: Birding
… EASY ON THE EYES™ Shrub Rose Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Black cotoneaster derives its common name from the small black fruits it produces. Members of the genus Cotoneaster are characterized by a … 20 species among nearly 30 varieties and more than 2,500 individual plants. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The Red Dwarf Tree fern is a non-flowering evergreen fern which is native to Brazil and is hardy to USDA Zone 9. It grows to a height of 6 feet in partial to full shade and consistently moist soil conditions. As the new fronds emerge they are an attractive reddish color. During the growing season, it can be …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Golden Arizona cypress is a beautiful, upright evergreen shrub or small tree with a conical habit. New growth is a soft yellow-green, changing to a dark, bluish green with age. The foliage of Arizona cypress consists of closely overlapping scale-like needles. Spherical …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
