… ARCHANGEL™ Blue Bicolor Angelonia ARCHANGEL™ Blue Bicolor is a member of a series has the biggest blooms of any other angelonia series that pop against a … green foliage. This cultivar features dark lavender flowers accentuated with a cream lip. It is low maintenance, drought and heat tolerant in extreme summer conditions. Works well in beds …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… plants reach a height of 3 feet with full sun and moderate moisture conditions. This plant is free of most insect and disease pests. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… or in tropical gardens with limited space. A little bit hardier than most elephant ears. It is a sport or genetic bud mutation of the popular Portora hybrid. Rarely flowers. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… This hybrid lily is marginally hardy in the Chicagoland area. It can reach a height of 2’ with a spread of 4’. It … soil in full sun. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… Mount Airy Fothergilla is a small shrub 3-5' height and width, which produces fragrant white flowers in late April and … soil and partial shade. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… Landmark™Yellow lantana has great tolerance for heat, drought, and humidity, and is insect- and disease-resistant. It does not produce many viable seeds, instead focusing on … Plant this lantana in full sun and in average soil. Also called yellow sage, lantana is in the verbena family. While the flowers have little fragrance, the rough, scratchy leaves emit an odd spicy scent. The species is invasive in parts of Asia and the Pacific Islands where it was introduced, but in the Chicago …
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… October and November. A long stamen protrudes from the long lilac upper lobe. The lower lobe is deep purple with a white spot in the throat. The attractive foliage is arrow-shaped and coarsely toothed; as a member of the mint family, 'Shi Ho' has square stems. … winters as a perennial. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… Polly Spout green dragon ( Pinellia tripartita 'Polly Spout') is a hardy member of the Aroid (philodendron) family, which produces spikes of green flowers in late summer. This cultivar is named for the hometown of We-Du Nursery in South Carolina, where this sterile cultivar was … in sensitive individuals. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Description: This is a rare sight diving on the lakes. …
Type: Birding
… Manly double narcissus ( Narcissus 'Manly') is known as a double daffodil because of its multiple whorls of cup segments that become … his own reflection in a pool of water and was turned into a lily by the gods. The genus name is derived from the Greek narke (numbness) because of its narcotic properties. It's unclear … of the excruciating pain caused by the calcium oxalate crystals in the plant's sap when it is taken into the mouth, or whether some other chemical property takes effect later. Deer, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
