… This species is endemic to west Hubei, Sichuan and Yunnan provinces in China. It was first discovered in 1875 by a surgeon in the Russian army and introduced to western cultivation in 1908. It blooms heavily in winter …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This perennial bulb blooms in early- to midspring with bright yellow, star-shaped flowers on 6” stems. It should be planted in full sun in average, well-drained soil. It should also be planted in an area that does not accumulate …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Blue Vanda It’s the blue orchid everyone covets, discovered in Burma in 1837 and famously illustrated in lush, full-size color in The Orchid Album, published between 1882 and 1897. …
Type: Plant Info
… clandonensis ‘Arthur Simmonds’ bluebeard won the prize as the hardiest cultivar of Caryopteris in the Ornamental Plant Evaluation trials at the Chicago Botanic Garden. This low-growing, … with silver undersides and clumps of violet-blue flowers at each node. Plant this bluebeard in full sun and in sandy, well-drained soil for best long-term survival in the Chicago region, where they don’t …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… hot pink polka dots, is so delightful. This lovely Heuchera hybrid would be a lively feature in any shady garden. It can be used in full sun to part shade. As with many colorful alumroot selections, the variegation or spot color evolves over the growing season, in this case the spots become larger and creamier in color as the leaves mature. Introduced by …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… ironweed is a perennial plant that is native to the eastern parts of the US where it grows in locations that are consistently moist and bright. It bears bright purple 3/4 inch flowers in late summer to mid-fall providing an unusual pop of tall color in the late season. Prairie ironweed grows to a height and width of about six feet in sunny …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Aurea will reach 6 feet at maturity and has pink-purple new growth that turns golden yellow in the summer. It blooms in the spring with chains of bright yellow flowers. Its flowers are fragrant. It can be used as a garden shrub or in a mixed border. It will grow in full sun to partial shade. Cotinus coggygria ‘Nordine …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Gracefully arching stems are decorated with pendulous fragrant white flowers edged in green in spring. A feature of this cultivar are the pinkish-red stems. Grow in shady, cool, moist locations in the garden. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This workshop is for aspiring growers interested in learning best-practice season-extension techniques to grow vegetables in the winter. Whether you are growing in-ground or in raised beds, what are the ways you can extend your garden's season? Learn which …
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… serotina ) is a sprawling perennial from southeastern Europe that can reach 6 feet in height and up to 3 feet in width before it produces large, glistening-white daisy flowers in September and October. Giant daisy grows best in full sun and moist soils, attracts …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
