… Terminal clusters (to 4” long) of mildly fragrant, pure white flowers with fringe-like petals bloom in late spring to early summer. Bloom appears about 2-3 weeks before that of C. virginicus . Plants are … perfect flowers. Male flowers are slightly showier. Female flowers (if fertilized) give way to clusters of olive-like fruits (each to 1/2”long) which ripen to a dark bluish black in late …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… African glory bower ( Clerodendrum splendens ) climbs up to 10 feet in height by twining around a support. The tips of the branches are graced with a … scarlet red flowers, forming a spectacular sight. This native of tropical West Africa begins to flower as soon as the days start to lengthen in late December and continues until sometime in May. It adapts well to the home …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Deep black buds open to bright, 2-inch yellow flowers on 1-foot spikes on this nonhardy African shrub. The green … 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 intestinal ailments in people and skin diseases in livestock. The ashes …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Easily grown in average, dry to medium, well-drained soil in full sun. Tolerates drought. Prefers moist, gravelly or sandy … with good drainage. Plants may repeat bloom throughout the summer, but need regular moisture to encourage this. Remove spent flower spikes to help extend the bloom period. Plants may open up as the summer progresses, particularly in …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This perennial grows to a height of 2 feet in full sun to partial shade and moist soil conditions.This specimen plant bears pink and red blooms from May to October. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This perennial needs full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions to reach a height of 4 feet. From May to June it produces blue blooms. It belongs in a border. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This clump-forming perennial grows to a height of 2 feet with full sun to partial shade to full shade and moist soil conditions. It belongs in a border or a ground cover. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This evergreen cactus can grow up to 3 feet high with full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. From midwinter to early spring it produces attractive white blooms. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This elegant fall-blooming monkshood brings stately form and rich blue color to the garden from September well into October, when so many other plants start to die back. In fact, it's the last of the aconites to bloom. There's a bonus for gardeners...those 4 - 5' stalks rarely need staking. Aconitums are …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… One day at Butterflies & Blooms, I noticed a crepuscular , cosmopolitan imago puddling in order to prepare for an upcoming lek . What did I just say? The vocabulary surrounding Lepidoptera can be very specific—and not so easy to understand. Let’s break it down, and go over some of my favorite butterfly and moth … The very cosmopolitan painted lady (Vanesa cardui) Cosmopolitan— In this case, a cosmopolitan is not a mixed drink or a well-traveled individual—although this term is related to being in many …
Type: Blog
