… Dutchman's pipe is native to the woods and stream areas south of the Missouri River, where it can climb to over 20 feet in height. This woody vine bears large pale green heart-shaped leaves and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Lavender daisies grace this moderately sized perennial from summer through to the first hard frosts of fall. Native (and collected by Garden staff) from mountain meadows in … fertile, moisture retentive soils. Insect and pest free. Pollinators of all types are drawn to the flowers. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… with an overlay of silver and a contrasting dark maroon midrib. It requires partial shade to full shade with moderate moisture. It grows to a maximum height of 18 inches with a similar spread. It is mostly used as a ground cover, an …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Native to the eastern and midwestern United States, loose-headed bracted sedge is a perennial plant that grows 12 to 40 inches tall and is commonly found in forested areas and wetlands in the wild. The sacs …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Native to eastern North America, pink turtlehead is an upright perennial producing showy pink flowers … with intense rosy-pink flowers. It reaches a maximum height of 40 inches under full sun to partial shade and moderate water conditions. The plant is ideal as a specimen in a border. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… large leaves with the characteristic Melastomaceae patterns i.e. veins running parallel to the central vein from the base to the tip of each leaf and the flowers with the typical claw-shaped stamens. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The Georgia Bush Honeysuckle is native to the Appalachians and is endangered in its native habitat. The lemon yellow flowers are … and bees. The leaves are toothed and grow in pairs. It has a rounded habit and can grow to 5’ in height. The plant tolerates a wide range of moisture and light conditions. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… this cultivar of a Chicago region prairie native. Full sun and well-drained soils are keys to success. This plant is a pollinator magnet and a reliable harbinger of cooler temperatures to come. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… on the market. Adorable Tiger, a tetraploid, also features flowers of heavy substance and up to 18 flowers per flowering stalk. Plant in full sun in average soils and water to establish the root system and thereafter only during periods of drought. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… of pink flowers in the winter. Like many other native Southern Hemisphere plants, it continues to bloom in the summer of the Southern Hemisphere (our winters) even though it was introduced to northern gardeners as early as 1883 from central Madagascar. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
