… foliage. It blooms in spring with a showy display of lavender blue flowers. It is resistant to deer and is hardy in zones 3 – 9. The genus name is from the Greek word phlox meaning flame in reference to the many bright colors of some varieties. Archived Copy: This content was captured before …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… blue berries in fall. A native that is at home in gardens and natural areas. Plant in partial to fully shaded areas in moist, well-drained soils and allow this elegant perennial to create a small colony over time. A number of pollinator insects, and ruby throated …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… well in fall becoming bright yellow beacons. Pitcher plants must carefully time their flowers to avoid trapping insects that they need to pollinate the flowers. After flowering the pitchers have two heavy feeding periods in spring …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This is a prostrate form of arborvitae that will be 18-24" tall and to 36" or more wide at maturity. Its sprays of fern-like evergreen foliage are blue-green above and silvery-blue underneath. It prefers moist, well-drained loams in full sun to part shade. It is not fussy about soil pH but is intolerant of dry conditions. 눈측백나무의 한 품종 …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… that contains dozens of flower buds, providing continuous color in the landscape from May to August. This spiderwort is one of the most adaptable native wildflowers to cultivated garden conditions. It thrives in full sun and moderately moist soils. Over time, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… white flowers are produced at the end of arching stems bearing chartreuse leaves in mid- to late fall. Plant this lily in moist humus-y soils and protect it from rabbits in early spring. … growing season, and the flowers are among the last of the season. Sap from this plant is used to deactivate the poisons found in poison dart frog mucus. Archived Copy: This content was …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… White Lightning New York ironweed is a form of a perennial plant that is native to the north-eastern parts of the US where it grows in locations that are consistently moist and bright. White Lightning bears white one-inch flowers in late summer to mid-fall and has long lance-shaped leaves. In trials at the Chicago Botanic Garden this …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Description: This is a medium-to-large shorebird often spotted on the shoreline or the mudflats south of the Dixon Prairie. …
Type: Birding
… Description: This small, non-diving duck is usually seen in small to medium flocks on Garden lakes or flying over. …
Type: Birding
… This bulb needs full sun to partial shade and moist soil conditions. It has white and lavender blooms year-round. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
