… Northern or Prairie Dropseed is widely regarded as the most attractive of the American prairie grasses. It is a clumping warm season grass with bright green leaves and delicate flower spikes that appear in late summer and early fall. The clump can grow to about 3 feet high and 3 feet wide. The fragrant flowers are a pinkish brown which mature to a golden brown in late fall. In massed plantings the flowers provide an attractive pinkish haze which is …
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… Heuchera richardsonii var. grayana or Prairie Alumroot, is native to the Midwest; found in Illinois, Missouri and the adjacent states. It is a variety of the species that was described and named in 1933 in honor of Dr. Asa Gray, who first discovered the variant. It differs in a few small …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Echium fastuosum or Pride of Madeira, is a member of the Boraginaceae family, featuring spikes of blue flowers in spring. A native of the island of Madeira in the Canary Island chain, this species has escaped cultivation in New Zealand and is on a watch …
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… Philadelphus x cymosus ‘Mer de Glace' ("Sea of Ice") mock orange is a medium-sized shrub that covers itself in globular semi-double white flowers redolent of the fragrance of orange blossoms. This is an … by French plantsman Victor Lemoine. Undemanding as to culture, it is successful when planted in a sunny position and is virtually immune to insect and disease problems in the Chicago area. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The Holiday apple is a cross between the Jonathan and Macoun developed in Ohio. It is recommended as an eating … it is considered a crabapple. While apple fruit trees are generally grown commercially and in quantity as a crop, they can also be grown in the home garden. Special attention to …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The Redcort apple is recommended for eating fresh, in cooking, and for juice. It is similar to a Cortland. The … it is considered a crabapple. While apple fruit trees are generally grown commercially and in quantity as a crop, they can also be grown in the home garden. Special attention to …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Narcissus ‘Minnow’ is in Division 8. This is a dwarf cultivar that stands only 5-6 inches high. It blooms in mid spring with 3 – 5 flowers on each stem. The flowers are only 1 inch wide with broad, …
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… Narcissus angustifolius is in Division 13 and is a synonym for Narcissus poeticus . It grows 4 - 8 inches tall and blooms in early spring with a strong fragrance. The petals are white and the corona is very short yellow …
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… Narcissus ‘Baby Boomer’ is in Division 7. This is a dwarf Narcissus that grows to only 4 – 8 inches high. It blooms in mid season with 6 to 8 very fragrant flowers on each stem. The petals are bright yellow with …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Philadelphus x cymosus ‘Bouquet Blanc’ mock orange is a small statured shrub that covers itself in double white flowers redolent of the fragrance of orange blossoms. Undemanding as to culture, it is successful when planted in a sunny position and is virtually immune to insect and disease problems in the Chicago area. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
