… A one-of-a-kind orchid Photo by Ecuagenera.com While many genera in the orchid family have hundreds, or even thousands of species, the genus Frondaria (Latin for …
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… The samurai orchid Photo by Bouba via Wikimedia Commons In Japan, the native orchid Neofinetia falcata , known as fuh-ran, or “the orchid of the winds,” …
Type: Plant Info
… and reduces snow mold fungus. Don’t mow if grass has gone dormant. Mold and fungus can develop in shady grass areas if excess garden debris or fallen leaves are left on grass over winter. …
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… of the Garden’s most enchanting and popular places. Step past the sleepy stone lion, breathe in the cowslip primrose, and listen to the water trickle into an eighteenth-century lead cistern. …
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… and carmine on tall, upright plants with very thin dissected leaves. Plant seeds or seedlings in full sun, and moderately fertile soils after the danger of late frosts has passed, and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… produced during summer. The species is native from Arizona and into Mexico and is not hardy in the Chicago area. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… of 35 feet with a spread of 25 feet. Its dark green lobed foliage turns bright orange and red in the fall. It is hardy to Zone 5, prefers full sun, slightly acidic soils but will adapt to …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This cultivar was selected from a remnant native population on the property of Ed Gartmann in Waukesha County by Michael Yanny of Johnson Nursery. It has a dense habit with good red and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… (Yellow buckeye). It blooms with panicles of yellow-red flowers. The foliage turns red in the fall. It is fully hardy here (Zone 4) and will tolerate some shade. It prefers moist, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… a height of 60 feet. Its common names are the Ohio Buckeye, American Buckeye or fetid buckeye. In spring, it blooms with panicles of yellow-green flowers. The fruits contain tannic acid which …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
