… This cultivar with pinkish red blooms produces two, simultaneous flower stalks, each with 6 flowers at the tip - ergo, the cultivar name. Place flowering plants in the brightest possible locations to prevent the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This plant is native to Japan and parts of China. In early spring, dark green, strap-like foliage … clusters of pink flowers with bluish mottling appear on 1.5 foot stems. As an extra treat, the flowers are fragrant. They require rich, well-drained soil in full sun or light shade. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Small reddish flowers cover this low growing drought tolerant groundcover in summer followed by brilliant red leaf color in fall. Needs full sun but is not fussy as to soils as long as they are well drained. Rabbits and deer avoid the foliage. Does not tolerate mulches and tree leaves in fall should be removed. Archived Copy: …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Acacia decora , commonly called showy wattle, is native to eastern Australia. It derives its species name from the plant's decorative qualities. This shrub grows in an erect or spreading shape from 9 to 12 feet in height, with variable …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… If you here in the summer does this tree have a smoky or hazy look? This tree has masses of tiny purplish hairs that give this appearance. Daydream smokebush is a deciduous shrub that thrives in full sun and requires well-drained soil. Daydream can reach …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Q. I am interested in starting a vegetable garden this year and wonder about the advantages of planting heirloom seeds. A. 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 area. …
Type: Plant Info
… Tour the Dixon National Tallgrass Prairie Seed Bank Did you know the Chicago Botanic Garden has a seed bank? Take a rare behind-the-scenes tour of the Dixon … Conservation Science Center with Dave Sollenberger, Seed Bank Manager, and learn more about this crucial work. See the state-of-the-art lab—including all the unique seed prep equipment—and …
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… This clump-forming grass grows to a height of almost 3 feet, with full sun to partial shade and … moderate moisture conditions. It has pink-and-white blooms from July through October. In fall, the foliage turns a golden russet color. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This clump-forming perennial native to the Midwest grows to a height of 1 foot with partial shade to full shade and moderate moisture … It has rose to purple blooms in May and June and belongs in a border. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This hybrid yew cultivar is a cross between Japanese yews ( Taxus cuspidata ) and English yews ( … as long as they are well drained, but is intolerant of temperature extremes. This is one of the few conifers that can tolerate heavy pruning. Please note that all parts of this plant are …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
