… <p>This evergreen African native grows up to 18 inches high with bright, indirect indoor light and moderate moisture conditions. In the summer it produces attractive purple and white flowers.</p> Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… This cultivar of Hawaiian ti plant features pink-and-red splashed green leaves accentuated by periodic sprays of small, purple star-shaped flowers. This is a great foliage plant in bright light and high humidity, and in warm temperature locations. It's prone to spider mites if grown indoors, due to the low humidity. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer …
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… This corm is marginally hardy in the Chicago area. It can reach a height of 24 inches with an 18-inch spread. It blooms in mid to late summer with arching stems of bright yellow flowers. It is not fussy about soil type or conditions as long as it is well drained. It should be planted in …
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… Partridge pea is an upright native annual with pinnately compound leaves and large showy yellow flowers marked … It reaches 1 to 3 feet tall and thrives in full sun. Seedpods are eaten by birds and deer, and the plant is attractive to butterflies. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… Silver spike grass is an ornamental grass that grows to a maximum height of 5 feet. It requires full sun to partial … shade and medium to wet moisture conditions. From July to February it produces showy flowers. The plant is used as a specimen or in a border. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… Intermediate Yew ( Taxus x media ‘Professor Gorczynski’) ‘Professor Gorczynski’ is an upright evergreen that grows under full or partial shade to full sun with moderate moisture conditions. Its green blooms are ornamentally insignificant. The plant is most often used as a specimen, a screen, or a border. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… Hibiscus syriacus 'Admiral Dewey' is a shrub 8 to 12 feet high with pure white double flowers. It blooms continuously from mid summer to fall and is hardy to Zone 5. Hibiscus syriacus is native to eastern Asia and is the national flower of Korea. It seeds easily and can become invasive. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… Giovanni Aloi & Jenny Kendler Through the Eye of the Unicorn Giovanni Aloi & Jenny Kendler—Chicago, IL Medium: Gravel and soil mound with … Bell Bowl Prairie, an irreplaceable 8,000-year-old ecosystem, was substantially destroyed in the recent expansion of the Rockford Airport. In response, Giovanni Aloi and Jenny Kendler’s … Through the Eye of the Unicorn Giovanni Aloi & Jenny Kendler—Chicago, IL Medium: Gravel and soil …
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… The Himalayan foxtail lily produces one of the most dramatic flowering displays at the Garden, according to Boyce Tankersley, director of living plant documentation. See it this summer in the English Walled and Bulb Gardens. This stately perennial prefers well-drained soil with protection from strong wind. …
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… This cultivar is a medium sized deciduous tree that can reach a height and width of 50 feet. It is extremely hardy and tolerant of a wide range of soil and moisture conditions. It is also … which are a "typical" maple shape. It has a straighter trunk and is more symmetrical than the straight species. Fall color is a rather unremarkable yellow. Archived Copy: This content was …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
