… mock orange bears large fragrant, single white flowers with a maroon blotch in May to June. It is a medium-sized open deciduous shrub, growing to about six feet in height and about four feet in width with gently arching branches. While this shrub is adaptable to a range of conditions, it prefers sunny locations and consistently moist soils, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… pouch, and end up pollinating the flower as they maneuver to escape. The genus Phragmipedium is native to tropical America. This cultivar is a hybrid utilizing Phragmipedium besseae , a species discovered in Peru in 1981 by Elizabeth …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… spring to early summer. Not reliably winter hardy in Chicago gardens, this cool season annual is usually sold as a potted plant early in spring for planting outdoors. As temperatures warm, … arrives. Gardeners may also purchase dormant bulbs that should be planted as soon as the soil is warm enough to work in early spring. Deer and rabbits find all plant parts unpalatable. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… stalks that can reach over 10' tall. They can stay in bloom for 5 months. However, tough as it is, it can't take our Chicago winters. To grow it here put it in a container that you can bring indoors before frost. 'Malbec' is particularly distinctive for the very deep maroon color of its mature foliage, while younger …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Cool Gold piggyback plant is a native of the cool forests of western north America. It takes its name from the plantlets … it can form a bright, effective and attractive ground cover in a cool shaded area. This plant is not reliably hardy in Chicago but can be easily overwintered in a pot placed in a location …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Purple heart, a member of the spiderwort family, is one of the most common tropical foliage plants offered by garden centers for use in annual … and are nestled in boat-like bracts. The plants will grow in sun or shade, although the color is more intense in sun. The stems root easily and may do so as they trail along the ground. There …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The chameleon tulip is aptly named for the color of the petals change dramatically as the flowers develop. Young … Tall Late class of tulips. Plant this tulip in full sun and well-drained soil. This cultivar is not known for its ability to become a perennial in Chicago-area gardens. Like all other …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 'Green Spiral' is a novelty form of a pyramidal evergreen conifer that can reach 150 feet in height in its … dry summers or pollution. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Grassy-leaved sweet flag is native to Japan and East Asia and loves a wet environment. It has shiny, curved, narrow leaves … it will spread by rhizomes. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… that are 2 to 3 feet long. Smooth brown nuts in husks ripen in late fall. Bottlebrush buckeye is a beautiful, mounding, shrubby species of buckeye with spectacular flowers in mid-summer. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
