… This upright-facing Asiatic lily produces double lime-green flowers with dark red petals in the center in cooler weather conditions. Plant this lily in full to partial shaded locations and in moderately rich, moisture-retentive, well-drained …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Creamy white, bottle brush-like flowers are produced in profusion in spring, followed by blue green leaves during the summer. The honey fragrance from the flowers is wonderful. This cultivar returns to center stage in fall, when the leaves turn shades of orange, yellow and red. Plant this one in partially …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… features powder-blue foliage to 5 feet tall and 3 feet wide that turns a russet- golden color in fall. The mauve flower heads that appear in midsummer can reach 2 feet across and mature to reddish purple in fall before going to seed. Plant in full sun, in average soils, and ensure supplemental water …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Asia. The attractive foliage is palmate and resembles large maple leaves. It is similar in appearance to its American cousin queen-of-the-prairie ( Filipendula rubra ) but smaller in stature. Its new growth in spring is orange-ish in color. Moist soils in sunny locations are ideal for this species, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Aureus sweet mockorange is mostly grown for its foliage which emerges as golden in the spring and darkens to charteuse in the warmer months. It bears fragrant white flowers in late spring to early summer which are attractive to pollinators. This shrub grows to about …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Fully double domed flowers in shades of yellow appear in summer extending into fall, if deadheaded. Thrives in sunny locations with average fertility and water. Attracts butterflies and birds to the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… RUTGERS SCARLET™ Strawberry RUTGERS SCARLET™ is a strawberry series that produces in June and has been bred to be superior in flavor and productivity. Developed for use in Jersey-area but is suitable for use in the Chicago area. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Cumulus Allegheny serviceberry is an introduction from Princeton Nurseries in New Jersey. Its oval habit makes it a good candidate for narrower home spaces. The white blooms in spring followed by bird-friendly black fruit in summer and yellow to orange-scarlet fall color are typical of the species. Members of the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Carson Landry is a freelance carillonneur from Orlando, Florida. He holds a BA in Music Studies from Principia College in Elsah, Illinois, where he studied with Carlo van Ulft. Last year, he received a diploma from the Royal Carillon School “Jef Denyn” in Mechelen, Belgium, where he studied on a Fulbright grant. While in Europe, he gave concerts in …
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… While hardy kiwi vine can reach over 100 feet in its native habitats in Asia, in our part of the world it grows to a height of just over 49 feet with full sun to partial shade …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
