… Hundreds of small, short (to 1.5 inches) sweet bananas are produced on this short growing (to 12 feet) cultivar on a flowering stem that can almost reach the ground. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… as a cut flower, attracts pollinators, and tolerates pests such as deer and gophers. It is hardy to zone 9 and is used as an annual at the Chicago Botanic Garden. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Tiers of feathery downy bluish foliage on a broadly upright habit provide a 'soft' texture to the landscape 12 months a year. Hardy in the Chicago area when provided sun to partial shaded conditions in moisure retentive soils. Deer don't find the foliage particularly tasty to eat. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Bright green licorice scented 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
… soil and remove dead flowers to encourage reblooming. Cannova Orange Shades isn’t hardy in the Chicago area; the bulbs should be dug up in the fall, stored in a cool, dry place during the winter, and replanted in the spring after all …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… moist soil and remove dead flowers to encourage re-blooming. CANNOVA® Lemon isn’t hardy in the Chicago area; the bulbs should be dug up in the fall, stored in a cool, dry place during the winter, and replanted in the spring after all …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Kohleria are herbacious perennial plants in the gesneriad family native to tropical America. Kohleria Evil Storm’ has red flowers with white in the throat overlain with darker red spots. Kohlerias are characterized by soft, ovate scalloped … leaves and tubular flowers that are covered with soft fuzz. Related to African violets, the leaves are often suffused with purple or brown. The tubes, which are an inch or two long are …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Joy Yu Hoffman was born in China. At the age of four, she began studying piano under her parents. Upon receiving her master’s degree … under Elizabeth Cifani and Edward Druzinsky, Joy wanted to create her own style of music on the kong hou, or double strung Chinese harp. In 23 years, Joy has developed her own technique and style on the kong hou. She has released three CDs, numerous compositions, and a double strung harp …
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… Creamy white margins offset the deep green leaves with a pink colored central 'vase' on this epiphytic plant. Grow above …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… to animate and enliven your watercolor painting by incorporating human or animal figures into the landscape. The figures will provide a focal point that adds interest, storytelling, scale, and perspective to your paintings. Learn techniques to simplify the figure and gesture in your artwork. Prerequisite: Previous watercolor coursework or …
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