… This vine grows to a height of 25 feet with full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. Blue-black fruits arrive after flowering in May and June. It belongs in a hedge and is resistant to deer. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This vine grows to a height of 20 feet with full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. Reddish-pink fruits arrive after flowering in May and June. It belongs in a hedge and is resistant to deer. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Ritz Blue Scabiosa japonica Lavender pincushion-like flowers appear in mid-summer on this hardy but short lived perennial. The flowers and growth habit make this perennial useful in containers as well as flower beds. …
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… This native violet has deeply divided leaves that to some resemble a bird's foot. It forms a very small clump of less than 6” in height and about 6” in width. It blooms in early spring with either bicolored (upper petals … dark purple and lower ones light blue) or uniform light blue flowers. It prefers sandy, dry to medium, sharply drained soils in full sun or light shade. It is considered more difficult to …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Acacia farnesiana is a deciduous shrub native to Mexico, Central America, and naturalized in Australia that grows to a maximum height of 29 feet. It thrives under full sun and dry moisture conditions. From fall …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Summer snowflake ( Leucojum aestivum ) needs full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions to reach a height of 18 inches. A native of Europe and southwest Asia, this bulb produces a … with green markings, and it has several strap-like leaves. Reliably hardy and long-lived in Chicago-area gardens, summer snowflake has been in cultivation long enough to be an indicator …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This dwarf form of the Japanese umbrella pine has smaller grey-green needles with blunt tips. Not reliably hardy in the Chicago region, it requires bright light and acidic, well- drained soils that are …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Clear yellow flowers, without spots, are accentuated with a single stripe of purple on the lip of these non-hardy ground orchids. Use in the landscape where ever a months long display of exotic orchid flowers are needed. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This vine grows to a height of 6 feet with full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. It has purple blooms that attract butterflies in March and April and is attractive to birds. It is a specimen in a hedge. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This clump-forming perennial grows to a height of 18 inches with full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. Its white blooms attract butterflies in May and June. It belongs in a border and is resistant to deer. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
