… frost of October 15. Monitor all plants carefully for insects or disease before bringing them in. Discard seriously diseased plants. Sequester new plants from those that grow indoors …
Type: Plant Info
… Questions regarding ID of giant hogweed ( Heracleum mantegazzianum ) are not common in our region. This plant is not found at the Garden, and homeowners looking to identify the …
Type: Plant Info
… the green foliage from spring through the first hard frost of fall (usually around mid-October in Chicago area). A pollinator magnet, it attracts both pollinating insects and hummingbirds to …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Texas and Northern Mexico, ‘Furman’s Red’ is a shrubby perennial sage that reaches 2 – 3 feet in height. It is fast growing, producing brilliant magenta-red tubular flowers from May through …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Deep, black-red buds open to reveal ivory-white blossoms edged in cherry pink on Dick Clark™ grandiflora rose (Rosa 'Wekfunk'). With a couple of days of …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Prickly rose is one tough native rose. It's found growing wild in northern Ontario and Alaska. It's found thriving at the edges of forests, and on top of …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… perennial that attains a height of about 6 inches. Its simple, elliptic leaves are arranged in a rosette. These attractive leaves are dark green with light green, irregular bands that run …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… itself by aerial roots to a hearty oak, grow up to 40 feet, and live and bloom for years. In midsummer, it bears small, creamy white, slightly fragrant, flattened flowers with creamy …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… flowers with rose undertones feature yellow tips to the flowers typically around mid-May, in Chicago-area gardens. The tall stems hold the flowers well above annual/perennial companion …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… per plant and comes into bloom under lower Winter light levels. Great choice for bedding use in containers and flower beds or can be raised for cut flower production. Low temperatures (46 to …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
