… It’s easy to see how this zebra plant earned the common name of Burning Spike. The spikes can easily reach 6’, with bright red buds opening into yellow flowers. The leaves are …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Deep, dark, velvety red-violet flowers featuring the famous Sweet William fragrance are produced in clusters at the tips of the 18-inch flowering stems. The centers of the flowers are accented with tiny white … which are often used as annuals, especially varieties hybridized with other species. This cultivar was bred to produce flowers the first season. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This rounded shrub grows to a height of 2 feet with full sun to partial shade and dry to moderate moisture conditions. In the spring it produces showy yellow to yellow-green flowers. It is good in a hedge or a border and is resistant to deer. It is reputedly a sterile cultivar that …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Well branched smaller stature plants are covered with bright orange single zinnia flowers from the height of summer into early fall. The stature and branching habits support the use of this cultivar in containers and flower beds. Nectar rich flowers are visited during the summer by …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Native to the Pacific coast of North America, this little plant in the barberry family grows in woodlands … of tiny, fragrant white flowers appear. The dried foliage has a vanilla scent. We are trialing this plant on Spider Island, testing its hardiness. Other common names include “deer foot” and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Immerse yourself in the Garden’s Butterflies & Blooms exhibition surrounded by colorful species from around Illinois and the world. Capture the cycle of life, drawing butterflies and the plants that support them by observing them in this specially designed butterfly habitat. You will have time in the exhibition each morning …
Type: Item Detail
… Deep rose-pink, flattened flower heads appear above the ferny green foliage in July and extend into August. This plant thrives in full sun and in well-drained soils and is a pollinator magnet. Easy to grow once established, it's free of most pests and diseases. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… velvety violet purple flags and falls are lightly accentuated with white nectar guides near the throat. Siberian irises are tough, thriving in dry and wet soils in full sun. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The lion's tongue Photo ©Eric Hunt and orchidphotos.org The species name translates as “lion’s tongue,” and this orchid ranges not far from home: species can be found from Colombia and Ecuador. This one was grown by the Conservatory of Flowers in San Francisco. …
Type: Plant Info
… This mix of colorful zinnia flowers creates a great heat and drought dense annual groundcover. The mix includes coral, yellow, and a color described as starlite rose (white petals with prominent rose midrib). Plant this zinnia in full sun and in average soil, and water only enough to establish the root system …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
