… Korean firs are beautiful, densely-branched evergreens native to the mountains of Korea. 'Cis' is a dwarf specimen with fresh green needles and a loosely … 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 Australian fan palm is a native of Queensland, Australia and is the dominating species in the Licuala Rainforest. The glossy green leaves of this tree are shaped like large pleated … the branches. The Australian fan palm is a very slow-growing tree but can reach heights of up to forty feet. It usually has a single, straight, slender trunk 8-10 inches in diameter. As an …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Clumps of small white flowers appear along the upper stems of this candelabra type cactus native to central and northern Mexico in April every year. The stout upright bluish-green stems are studded with dark colored spines to …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Q. Please give me some information on the flowering witch hazel that blooms in March. A. Vernal witch hazel, or Hamamelis vernalis , is a dense native shrub or small tree that is the earliest woody plant to bloom in our area. The straplike, fragrant flower petals are found in unusual color …
Type: Plant Info
… highly disease resistant, and hardy into Canada so you know it'll survive our Chicago winters. The clusters of single roses range in color from medium to deep pink, depending on how cool the weather is. You can plant it in mass or as a hedge …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Adam's Columnar yew is a type of Japanese yew that retains a tight columnar form growing to thirty feet in height and ten feet in width with the dark green needles that are typical of Japanese yews. The female trees bear red drupes in the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Golden-yellow blooms from midsummer to early fall are hummingbird magnets in the garden. Plant this half-hardy bulb in sunny locations and in moist, moderately rich soils …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Grow this cultivar in filtered or dappled sun and moist, well-drained, humus-rich growing medium (not heavy soil). Keep the central cup filled with water, and mist the leaves regularly, especially in the heat and … tropical landscape plant, situated where its spines will cause no harm. It grows well attached to a tree or wedged between rocks. The sheer size of this plant makes an impressive clump, so do …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This Asian native is a deciduous shrub that can grow to 8’. It blooms in late March to early April with deep pink flower clusters. In the fall, its leaves turn yellow to a bronze-red. It can tolerate full sun. Like all …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Munchkin Ginkgo, a dwarf Ginkgo selection also known as Ginkgo biloba 'Chris's Dwarf', has the smallest leaves of all the dwarf Ginkgos, one quarter the normal size. 'Munchkin' has a semi … compact shape. It can be trained as a small tree or as a multistem shrub. It would work well in small spaces, as an accent, in a container and as a bonsai. It is very slow growing, about … this tree coexisted with the dinosaurs. Ginkgo is sometimes called the maidenhair tree due to its beautiful fan shaped leaves that resemble a maidenhair fern frond. It is one of the most …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
