… falls with a white-edged yellow blotch. The triangular-shaped leaves elongate after flowering to 12 inches in length and go dormant near midsummer. Over time, each bulb will produce offsets …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… hardiness, a light fragrance, and showy orange hips in fall, all of which recommend it to gardeners in the Chicago area. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… or Hamamelis vernalis , is a dense native shrub or small tree that is the earliest woody plant to bloom in our area. The straplike, fragrant flower petals are found in unusual color …
Type: Plant Info
… slipper: the story says that Venus and Adonis were out hunting when a storm forced them to take shelter. Love ensued. Afterward, Venus left her slipper behind. A mortal found it, but …
Type: Plant Info
… or other ornamental flowering trees. If necessary, boxwood and yews can be lightly pruned to maintain geometric form. Avoid overpruning, especially in very sunny, hot weather. …
Type: Plant Info
… (76 cm) long and 4 inches (10 cm) wide at their widest point. The flowers are very attractive to insect pollinators, and within a few days the colorful florets lose their beauty. They are …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… purple stems, and enormous dark green heart-shaped leaves that are heavily scalloped. It grows to about eight feet tall and about wide and is an impressive statement plant in any garden. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… and squirrels. The parental species is known as the snow crocus, in recognition of its ability to flower at the first hint of warmer weather in late winter. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… ornamental. Plant in full sun and provide consistent moisture throughout the growing season to maintain full leaf cover. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Asian equivalent of our native Solomon's Seal, Polygonatum . This species produces stems 12 to 16 inches tall with alternate lance-shaped leaves with parallel veins. In late spring, small, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
