… Deep wine-colored flowers with lightly fringed petals usually mature about 4 inches in size on a plant that tops out at 5 feet. Plant this dahlia in full sun and in moderately rich, moist, well-drained soil. Pinch back the central growing tip to encourage additional lateral branches. The flowers are held upright on long stems and make …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Long arching stems with light green 'leaves' (cladophylls) of the Sprengeri asparagus make an excellent hanging basket or annual ground cover in Chicago area gardens but have been known to be invasive in warmer climates. Small white flowers in summer are not showy but if pollinated …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… officially classified as a hybrid tea, but it is a bit confusing because it doesn't look like the typical showy roses sold by the millions in plastic packages. It has single pink flowers with a prominent cluster of maroon stamens. Each flower measure 4 to 5 inches across with a sweet scent. This cultivar was developed in 1925 as a cross between …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The Ural false spirea is a medium-sized spreading shrub native to northern Asia, from the Ural Mountains to Japan. An unusual summer-flowering shrub, it spreads by suckers and will … leaflets. It is topped by large white feathery flower heads measuring 4- to 10-inches long in late June and into early July. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Q. I am interested in starting a vegetable garden this year and wonder about the advantages of planting heirloom … vegetable plants are hardy, enduring plants that over generations have acclimated themselves to the weather, the soil conditions and the particular disease and insect problems of a given …
Type: Plant Info
… Iris pallida ‘Aurea Variegata’ is pale lavender blue with yellow beards and a sweet fragrance. The flowers measure 3 to 5 inches across and stand 2 to 3 feet tall. The leaves are sword like with creamy white … Iris pallida and its cultivars are called “orris” irises because their fragrant roots are used in making perfumes and potpourri. They are native to the Coatian province of Dalmatia and are …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Iris pallida ‘Variegata’ is pale lavender-blue with yellow beards and a sweet fragrance. The flowers measure 3 to 5 inches across and stand 2 to 3 feet tall. The leaves are sword like with creamy yellow … Iris pallida and its cultivars are called “orris” irises because their fragrant roots are used in making perfumes and potpourri. They are native to the Croatian province of Dalmatia and are …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This shrub grows to a height of 6 feet with full sun to partial shade and moist soil conditions. It has white blooms that attract butterflies in May and June. It is a specimen in a hedge or a border. The blue fruit is attractive to birds. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… pinkish-purple and older leaves being darker green with purple striations. Tatiana grows to about a foot tall and up to two feet wide. Neoregelias are the largest genus of bromeliads. These epiphytes are native to the rainforests of South America … and maintain leaf colors. Since this plant is epiphytic it is essential that it be grown in freely draining soil. This plant is not hardy in Chicago but can be successfully overwintered …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Southern Comfort Coral Bells, introduced by Terra Nova Nurseries in 2007, is a Heuchera hybrid that has great color and heat tolerance. It matures to 14 inches tall and 24 inches wide. Very large leaves that begin peach and mature to a browner … inch tall plumes of cream flowers appear in late summer and fall adding a fluffy aspect over the golden foliage. It will tolerate full sun to partial shade and is evergreen in climates with …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
