… extends into east and central China. Clumps up to 5' across produce flower spikes up to 7' in height in June. Prefers partial to full shade light levels in consistently moist acidic soils. The new growth takes on a bronze cast before maturing to dark …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… open at night (bat pollinated) on this long stemmed epiphytic cactus native to Guatemala in early summer. "Dragon fruit" in red, orange, pink, and yellow in early winter and are very ornamental as well as edible. Requires bright light, periodic …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… In spring, the new leaves emerge beet-red, fade to greenish-bronze on top, and remain purple on the undersides. The stems are even purple too! In late summer, golden yellow, daisy-like flowers are produced just above the compact mound of foliage. The flowers are orange/gold and bloom in mid summer. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… on this amaryllis that can be forced to bloom. The flowering stalk matures between 18 and 24" in height. Like other amaryllis, place flowering plants in the brightest locations in your home to discourage lodging (falling towards a stronger source of light). …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Bright canary yellow petals are streaked in dark red to maroon splashes on this modern cultivar selected for its similarity to the "broken" tulips of the tulip mania period in Dutch history. Plant in full sun, moderately moist, well-drained soils as an annual or use as a forced bulb to provide …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… flowers with reflexed pointed tips are anchored by an ivory white base. Plant this tulip in full sun and in moderately moist and fertile soils. Unfortunately, the lily-flowered tulips are not known for their ability to naturalize in Chicago-area gardens; protect it from rabbits and deer. …
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… This perennial bulb blooms in early- to midspring with luminous red buds with a yellow base that open to dark red-purple. It has a citrus scent and will grow to a height of 12”. It should be planted in full sun in average, well-drained soil. Foliage should not be removed until it turns yellow. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This perennial bulb blooms with bright vermillion flowers in late spring and will grow to a height of only 4”. The flower color provides a nice contrast to its wavy, gray-green foliage. It should be planted in full sun in average, well-drained soil. Foliage should not be removed until it turns yellow. …
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… dark carmine-colored flowers with dark red calyxes on this nonhardy perennial salvia beginning in July and continuing to the first frost. Plant this salvia in full sun to partial shade and in well-drained soil; it attracts hummingbirds and butterflies/moths while detracting rabbits and …
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… Kohleria are herbacious perennial plants in the gesneriad family native to tropical America. Kohleria ‘Ingrid’ has large flowers with … red on the outside and pale yellow on the inside. The lobes pale yellow, heavily spotted in red set in an intricate pattern as if designed by an artist. The leaves are solid green. Kohlerias are …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
