… white flowers age to light pink from mid-September through early October. Plant in full sun and moist but well-drained soils. Divide when the clumps of corms have become so congested that … plants that begin growth late in the season to accommodate the luxuriant spring foliage and provide a backdrop for the flowers in fall. Examples include cultivars of Heuchera , Phlox … , Hylotelephium spectabile , Sedum spurium , Festuca ovina glauca , Phlox subulata , and Thymus vulgaris . All parts of the plant are toxic and should not be ingested. The toxins …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… welcome in the home garden for their multi-season interest -- 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 to cooler temperate areas of North America and Asia. The genus includes 45-60 species, divided into subgenera about which taxonomists …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… with a fine-textured twiggy mounding habit. The small simple leaves are generally lance-shaped and held close to the branch. Spring to early summer abundant blooms tend to be in white or pink tones, depending on the species and/or cultivar. While individual flowers are quite small, they occur in clusters of … best used in groupings in a shrub or mixed border, where they are valued as tough, reliable and easy-care performers in northern climates. The Chicago Botanic Garden's collection includes …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… from promoting her hit movie, she fell head-over-heels (don’t tell Ken) for our summer blooms and, of course, stopped to smell the perfectly pink roses. 💗 Barbie Visits the Chicago Botanic … from Chicago Botanic Garden on Vimeo . A special thanks to Pamela Burnet for casting and wardrobe, Arielle Van Deraa for casting, and Samantha Glickman for vehicle handling. …
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… a modern-day Johnny Appleseed, will describe the variety of apples you can grow in backyards and urban environments. Heirloom apples offer a wider variety of tastes than most commonly found grocery varieties and are easy to grow. For the adventurous, the class will feature a grafting demonstration that … grow more varieties than you can find at your local garden center. Dan Bussey, apple historian and preservationist Classroom 4, Learning Center …
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… This striking and versatile native plant grows in poor soils, in sun or in part shade, and it’s another of Jill Selinger’s summer favorites. “It has so many great qualities—bright … that rise above a mound of blue-green leaves, followed by very ornamental seed pods, which dry and hold nicely, or which can be cut for flower arrangements,” she said. “It seems at home in …
Type: Plant Info
… undersides on this heritage cultivar that gained favor during the 1930s. Petals are edible and can also be used as to create a dye. Plant this calendula in full sun and in moderately rich, moist soils during cool spring weather. If summers are cool, like they … all summer long. In more normal summers, it will stop flowering with the onset of hot weather and then, if deadheaded, begin to flower again when cool weather returns in the fall. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… a large space. The beautiful rounded leaves are evenly scalloped; they emerge reddish-purple and become a beautiful blue-green color. In the fall, when the tree turns yellow, perhaps with a … gardener may catch the scent of cotton candy coming from the changing leaves. Native to China and Japan, the striking leaves of the katsura are similar to those of a redbud, but smaller and more graceful. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… about 2-3 weeks before that of C. virginicus . Plants are primarily dioecious (separate male and female plants), but some plants may have some perfect flowers. Male flowers are slightly … of olive-like fruits (each to 1/2”long) which ripen to a dark bluish black in late summer/fall and are a good food source for birds and wildlife. Lustrous …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The breeder describes this species as a "unique and eye-catching magenta-purple ring of color surrounding a bright green disc, with pink petals." … tolerate the first light freezes of fall while maintaining its distinctively colored flowers and compact spreading habit. Mums benefit from planting into the garden or containers before the … itself before the high water use flowers come into their full glory. Bees, butterflies and hummingbirds are all attracted to the nectar-rich flowers. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
