… This large (26 inches tall, 48 inches wide) hosta features bright gold leaves with a piecrust margin. 'Jimmy Crack Corn' is a seedling of H . 'Piedmont Gold.' Hostas are shade tolerant, easy to grow, and long-lived. … They all prefer moist, loamy soil enriched with organic matter. Some leaf damage by slugs is to be expected. Deer find hosta delicious. …
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… summer, increasing the height to 18 inches and adding interest. Carnival Candy Apple Alumroot is one of a ten Carnival Alumroot varieties with diverse foliage colors, uniform size and good heat tolerance. The Carnival Series was introduced by Darwin Plants, the official trade name of a Dutch company, Witteman and Co, founded in 1865. For the best foliage …
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… Garden’s permanent plants and their associated environments. By definition, a botanic garden is a documented collection of living plants. The records created by the Living Plant … labels, maps, DNA samples, herbarium vouchers, and digital images. Living Plant Documentation is also responsible for routinely updating the GardenGuide app, the Bloom Cart, and the What's In … collections. Search Our Plant Collections Database Maps The value of the location of a plant is paramount to effectively managing and protecting the plant collections. The Living Plant …
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… Narcissus ‘Broadway Star’ is in Division 11b. It is 18 to 26 inches tall and blooms in mid to late spring with 3 inch flowers. The petals are …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… markings are blotchy rather than continuous, creating an interesting look. The leaf texture is velvety, the veins are a dark contrasting color and the leaf margins are slightly rounded. It … inches wide and the lacey white flower panicles in the late spring will increase the height to 26 inches. It will attract birds and bees, and is resistant to deer. The foliage will remain attractive all winter in milder climates. It is …
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… sounds far away, the bird—an eastern screech-owl—could likely be right above your head (that is, if you are out in the middle of the woods at night). A year-round, common resident of northern Illinois, the eastern screech-owl (Megascops asio) is primarily found in woodlands; it prefers trees with natural cavities near a field with a … of their own. The female lays four to five white, round eggs and incubates them for about 26 days. The male brings her food when she’s on the eggs and also after they hatch. She breaks up …
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… Greece, northern and northeastern Turkey, and Georgia, Lenten rose ( Helleborus orientalis ) is quite at home in Chicago's chilly spring. It blooms for six to eight weeks, beginning in mid-February when snow is often still on the ground. Lenten roses grow to 18 inches tall, bearing cup-shaped, 2-inch, …
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… EGLANTYNE is officially a shrub rose, but in full sun and moderate soil conditions here it can reach 5 feet … and slightly cupped pink blooms. The flowers are exceptionally full...the petal count is 140. No wonder it attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. This rose comes from David Austin, …
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Sale Times Director’s Circle and President’s Circle: 9 – 10 a.m. Household Plus and Individual Plus: 10 a.m. – noon All membership levels: noon – 2 p.m. Open to the public: 2 – 4 p.m. Brighten your spring with orchids and other plants from the Orchid Show, available for purchase at bargain prices. Ready to buy an orchid? Don't miss the post-Orchid Show plant sale! Many of the plants featured in …
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… uniform size and good heat tolerance. The Carnival Series was introduced by Darwin Plants, the official trade name of a Dutch company, Witteman and Co, founded in 1865. For the best foliage …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
