… 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
… 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
… 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
… 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
… 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
… Swamp aster is an herbaceous perennial that grows upright to a height of about 8 feet under full sun and … In late summer and early fall, it produces blue and purple flowers that fade to white, and it is attractive to butterflies. The plant is mostly used as a bedding or border planting. …
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
… Q. What is the best way to plant a rhododendron? A. When planting rhododendrons, it is important to select a variety that is winter hardy for your plant hardiness zone, based on the USDA plant hardiness zone map. The …
Type: Plant Info
… Q. When should I plant my tender annual bulbs? A. It is safe to plant your tender bulbs after the average date of the last frost, which is approximately May 15 in the Chicago area. It is important not to work the soil while it is too wet. Soil should crumble when it is squeezed …
Type: Plant Info
… ‘Feuerland’ is a cherry red cultivar with yellow centers. It opens bright red and slowly ages to burnt orange and yellow. It is derived from the popular Achillea millefolium with a long blooming season from May through August. It is a staple of the sunny perennial garden, usually planted in beds and borders where its cheerful …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
