… Lilium lancifolium ‘Splendens‘ is one of several species with the common name of tiger lily. The flowers are orange-red with … as bulbils, in the leaf axles along the stem. A bulbil will produce flowers 2 years after it is collected from the stem. The bulbs of Lilium lancifolium from which Splendens is derived are edible, and these plants have been cultivated in Asia as a food crop. The bulbs …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Rhynchostylis gigantea , or foxtail orchid, is a beautiful member of the Orchidaceae family — the largest plant family in the world. Native to the warm, moist tropics of southeast Asia, it is monopodial (rarely producing more than one stem), with up to 50 flowers per inflorescence. … foxtail orchid features dark maroon-purple flowers, densely packed on the flowering stem. This is an orchid that really requires a greenhouse for proper growth in the Chicago area, and it is …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This tree is a hybrid, a cross between the Big- Toothed Maple ( Acer grandidentatum ) and the Sugar Maple ( A. saccharum ). It is also known by its registered name, HIGHLAND PARK®. It is pyramidal in shape, growing to a height of 35 feet with a spread of 22 feet. Its dark green …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This tree is native to Texas and can reach a height of 40 feet with a slightly narrower spread. In spring, it blooms with panicles of yellow-white flowers. The fruits contain tannic acid which is poisonous to humans as are the leaves. It is hardy to Zone 5 and can tolerate drier conditions than other buckeyes. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Native to forests in Europe, this plant develops into large populations. It is considered to be an Ancient Woodland Indicator species. Leaves are gathered in the wild for salad, soup, and sandwiches. The bulb and flowers are also edible. It is floriferous and attractive with its white, stellate flowers. It is widely available as bulbs. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… White Pygmy is a mound-shaped evergreen. Its very fine grey-green foliage accented with white tips is its most striking feature. This delicate compact cushion-shaped plant is hardy to USDA Zone 5. It reaches a mature height and width of 4 feet and prefers full sun and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… syriacus 'Jeanne d'Arc' has stunning snow white double flowers from mid summer to fall. This is a deciduous shrub that grows to 10 feet high. It is hardy to zone 5b. When the species was named syriacus, it was thought to have originated in Syria, but it is actually native to China and India. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… stands 5 to 8 feet high and blooms from mid summer to early fall. Bred from an hibiscus that is native to the eastern and central United States, it is hardy in Zones 4 to 9 and is attractive to bees and hummingbirds and resistant to deer. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Cardinal flower ( Lobelia cardinalis ) is a native perennial considered one of Illinois' Best Plants. Growing 2 to 3 feet tall, cardinal flower is blooming at the water's edge of Spider Island, where it can grow in full sun because the soil is constantly moist. Hummingbirds searching for nectar are especially fond of the cardinal …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This alpine currant cultivar is a dwarf (3'), dense, mounding, deciduous shrub, grown primarily for its attractive dark green, fine-textured, three-lobed leaves. 'Green Mound' is a male cultivar that will bear no fruit (this species requires male and female plants for fruit production). Inconspicuous greenish-yellow flowers appear in April. Fall color is a dull yellow. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
