… Q. I added quite a few dahlias to my garden this year and they bloomed beautifully. Please advise on winter care. A. Dahlia … a few true frosts and after the above-ground plant material blackens. Cut the plants down to 6 inches and dig up the tuber clump very carefully, using a pitchfork rather than a shovel. Wash or dust off all soil and dry the clump in the sun, but be sure to bring in the tubers if frost threatens again. Label the tubers properly with name, height and …
Type: Plant Info
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… with the mature green leaves. Clustered white flowers appear in late spring and mature to black fruits which are attractive to birds Members of the genus Cornus , commonly known as dogwoods, are welcome in the home garden … -- be it flowers, fruit, foliage, and/or bark -- and their range of forms from small trees to suckering shrubs. The dominant display, however, varies among the species. Dogwoods are native …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… spider mums are produced at the ends of tall stems early in the spider mum season (September to October in Chicago gardens). Tall growing, it will need to be planted near the back of the flower bed and staked. It can be disbudded (remove the lateral or side buds) to create a single flower or left to flower naturally, which will create a bouquet of flowers. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… known as willows. These woody plants range in size from the imposing weeping willow tree to small shrubs. While not fussy about soil quality, they generally require moderate to wet soil moisture. In the wild, willows are commonly found near streams, rivers and ponds. In cultivation, willows are often used to control erosion in such areas. They are easily propagated from cuttings; willows root and grow …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… With a National Science Foundation grant, the Chicago Botanic Garden is working with international collaborators in Southeast Asia to study the distribution and evolution of an economically important group of plants. With … contains numerous economically important species (grown for timber and fruit) native to Southeast Asia. Two species, jackfruit and breadfruit, are cultivated throughout the tropics. …
Type: Research
… foliage contrasts well with the narrow dark violet blue spikes of flowers from mid-summer to fall. Plant in full sun, very well drained soils and avoid using leaf mulch around the base of the plant to control damp weather diseases. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Pure white flowers in late spring to early summer smother the green and white variegated foliage on this low growing (2 feet) … deciduous shrub. Plant in full sun in moderately fertile moist soils and water as needed to maintain soil moisture throughout droughts. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Deep red, almost black, flowers are produced sequentially atop tall scapes to 2' in height starting 6 weeks after the first irrigation of late fall or winter. Place in the brightest possible locations to prevent the flowering stem from lodging (falling over towards the light). …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Greenish buds open to bright white flowers on Calandiva® white kalanchoe ( Kalanchoe blossfeldiana 'Casablanca'), … can be used as a bedding plant or as an indoor plant. Bright light and low water are keys to success with this plant. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
