… Feathery spikes of intense purple provide season-long color in the landscape on this full sun-loving annual. Pest and disease resistant; plant in well-drained soils and fertilize lightly to produce the maximum flower production. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This vigorous vine will grow to a height of 10’ with an 8’ spread. It blooms in late summer/early fall with purple flowers. Its roots need to be kept cool and evenly moist while the top of the plant needs full sun or partial shade. It prefers evenly moist, well-drained soil. …
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… This non-hardy sage features magenta purple flowers springing from burgundy calyces above 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 the landscape. The Australian hybridizer is donating a portion of the sales to support …
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… Lilium ‘Tiger Babies’ are a salmon-peach color, heavily spotted, and lightly fragrant. The flowers are downfacing and bell shaped with recurved petals that have a chocolate pink stripe on the reverse side. The stems stand 3 to 4 feet tall, each bearing 12 to 20 blooms in mid summer. Tiger Babies is an Asiatic hybrid. Asiatic hybrids are the easiest lilies to grow, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… leaf evergreen that forms a clump of 2’ by 2’. It has aromatic, evergreen foliage and pink to purple two-lipped flowers that appear in clusters in late spring to early summer. Pinch the plants back after flowering to promote compact, bushy growth. It prefers average, dry to …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… flowers with darker yellow falls. It is commonly known as Bukkhara iris or corn leaf iris. The stems stand 14 to 16 inches high and have up to 6 buds each. It is native to grassy slopes of northeastern … roots. Typically, Juno irises have small or nearly absent standards. They produce foliage in late winter or spring and are dormant in the summer. This cultivar has been awarded the Royal …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Korean firs are densely-branched evergreens native to the mountains of Korea. Firs can be distinguished from pines and spruces by the needles, which are flat or ovoid in cross-section and slightly curved; and the cones, which are upright and persist on the tree …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The Balkan Maple is a European native that can reach a height of 40 feet with a slightly narrower spread. Its green, palmate foliage turns a nice yellow in the fall. It can be planted in full or partial sun in well-drained evenly moist soil. It is hardy to Zone 5. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Discovered in the mountains surrounding Beijing, China, shaggy hydrangea is a sturdy, deciduous shrub with peeling, chestnut-brown bark. It blooms from July to August, producing white flowers that turn pinkish with age. It prefers part shade and can be …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Out September 24 Saturday 7 – 8 p.m. Seminar Room, Plant Science Center This lecture explores the 150- year history of Japanese gardens in North America by focusing on Japanese-style gardens in Chicago and the Midwest. It explores … in North America as a special type of American garden that signals how Americans have wanted to interpret Japanese culture. More information on the North American Japanese Garden Association …
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