… Description: A colorful duck, the wood duck is commonly visible in lakes with its tail end sticking up, perched in trees, or using nesting boxes in the Barbara Brown Nature Reserve. …
Type: Birding
… are produced in summer above narrow light green leaves featuring a white midrib. Fall color is reddish. Tolerant of heavier wet soils, this is a hardy perennial adapted to most Chicago are garden soils. Don't let dry out during periods of drought. The milky sap deters deer, rabbits and other herbivores. Archived Copy: This content was captured …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… de Bouchaud clematis ( Clematis 'Comtesse de Bouchaud') was given an Award of Garden Merit by the Royal Horticultural Society in 1993. A strong, vigorously growing, late-flowered vine, this clematis bears single six-petaled, bright mauve-pink flowers 3 to 4 inches across with … like all clematises, this one should be planted so that its roots are shaded but new growth is in the sun. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Treasure New England aster ( Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Treasure') is a hardy addition to any midwestern garden. Large, purple flowers cover this large perennial from early August to early October. Typically growing from 3 to 6 feet, this butterfly attractor tolerates clay soil and naturalizes well. Pinching back the stems in early summer can help control plant height in the garden—those 6-foot-tall plants …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Clematis apiifolia is a climbing vine that grows to a maximum height of 16 feet with full sun and moderate water conditions. In the summer and early fall, it produces white flowers that give way to fruit. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Deep blue flowers are produced on tall spikes on this cultivar of a Pacific Northwest native. It is adapted to heavy clay soils that stay moist, making it an ideal perennial bulb to add to Chicago-area gardens. Native Americans traditionally roasted the bulbs as a food source. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This hybrid lily is marginally hardy in the Chicagoland area. It can reach a height of 2’ with a spread of 4’. It blooms in late … soil in full sun. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Spikes of hooded white flowers appear from June through September on this drought tolerant perennial. The green foliage smells like licorice when it is bruised of brushed. Plant in full sun in very well drained soils and avoid using leaf mulch to …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This clump-forming evergreen perennial native to the Midwest grows to a height of 3 feet with full sun to partial shade and moist soil conditions. … It has showy green blooms in May and June. It can be used in a border or as a ground cover. It is resistant to deer. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This North American native is a deciduous shrub that can grow to 8’ with a similar spread. It blooms in late April to early May with clear pink flower clusters. In the fall, its leaves turn bronze. Like all rhododendrons, it prefers well-drained, fertile, … soil in partial shade. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
