… Peonies are in their element in our area; they are easy-to-grow herbaceous perennials that love the cold winters. They are … not flower well. ‘Midnight Sun’ has dark red double flowers with yellow centers that bloom in mid-May. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… yellow falls and white standards with green veins . It stands 38 inches high, blooming in mid season . It may rebloom. The thin, grass like foliage remains a highlight throughout the … at the base of each fall that other iris groups have . Typically these irises grow together in thick clumps which keep out weeds . In 1985 Chartreuse Bounty was awarded Honorable Mention by the American Iris Society. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… with green markings, and it has several strap-like leaves. Reliably hardy and long-lived in Chicago-area gardens, summer snowflake has been in cultivation long enough to be an indicator of abandoned homesteads. It normally blooms in mid-April and goes dormant by midsummer. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Hundreds of blue flowers cover the mounded green foliage of this annual that works in the garden as a groundcover or as a cascading plant in hanging baskets. With the largest blue flowers of any of the cultivars, this non-stop bloomer earns it's keep. Grow in full sun for best flower production (although it tolerates partial shade well). Very well …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… for many years? A. Most of the large hybrid tulips planted today are not true perennials in the Chicago area. Tulips require moisture in spring, when they are actively growing, followed by a dry, dormant period during summer. After tulips fade, most gardeners plant annuals in their place—plants that require constant watering throughout the summer. This excess moisture …
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… recently been reclassified as Actaea simplex 'Brunette', based upon results of DNA studies. In spite of the name 'Brunette', its leaves mature to purplish black.A stunning perennial plant … are the perfect background for the tall spikes of white (fading to pink) flowers. All plants in this genus need moderately moist soils to grow at their best. There are over 35 different … Actaea , spanning Europe, Asia, and North America. They're generally woodland plants, happiest in dappled shade and cool, consistently moist soil. Most form mounds of toothed leaves and then …
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… The Eastern crabapples at the Chicago Botanic Garden were grown from plant material collected in Russia with a view to evaluate their potential to enhance the genetic diversity and disease resistance of crabapple hybrids in the United States. These plants produce white or pink flowers that are followed by yellow fruit. Crabapples are small flowering trees that provide a showy display in the spring landscape for 1-2 weeks. In addition to the eye-catching buds and flowers, their …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… has white flowers with a yellow throat and ruffled petals. It stands 40 inches high and blooms in late season. In 1957 White Swirl was awarded Honorable Mention by the American Iris Society. In 1962 it won the Morgan Award, the highest award given to a Siberian Iris. Siberian irises lack …
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… Kohleria are herbacious perennial plants in the gesneriad family native to tropical America. Kohleria ‘Peridots Cowichan’ has flowers with soft red tubes with a fringe of golden hairs at the base. The lobes are edged in dark pink, with red spots over a pale yellow background. It has dark green leaves suffused … The tubes, which are an inch or two long are inflated and flare out into five spotted lobes. In the right conditions (indoors) kohlerias grow quickly and will need to be pinched back after …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This bulb can reach a height of 1’ with a similar spread. It blooms in late spring with clusters of tubular, pink flowers sitting atop the stem. It prefers average, well-drained soil in full sun. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
