… The red buds of CENTURION® crabapple open to rose-red flowers. The glossy red fruit that form in the fall persist into winter. This cultivar is rated highly resistant to disease by the University of Illinois Extension. The difference … it is considered a crabapple. While apple fruit trees are generally grown commercially and in quantity as a crop, they can also be grown in the home garden. Special attention to …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… STARKSPUR COMPACT MAC® apple is a dwarf tree that produces abundant fruit with the tart and crisp characteristics of the classic McIntosh apple. This cultivar was deveveloped by the Stark Bro's nursery in Missouri. The difference between apples and crabapples is the size of the fruit. If the fruit … it is considered a crabapple. While apple fruit trees are generally grown commercially and in quantity as a crop, they can also be grown in the home garden. Special attention to …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The Winter Banana apple features firm, juicy, and crisp flesh with a mild flavor. It is generally considered a dessert apple. It may keep in storage for several weeks The difference between apples and crabapples is the size of the … it is considered a crabapple. While apple fruit trees are generally grown commercially and in quantity as a crop, they can also be grown in the home garden. Special attention to …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Obedient Plant is an erect, deciduous perennial best in perennial borders in moist, full-sun locations. It produces grayish-green leaves with white margins and magenta …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Daylily ( Hemerocallis citrina 'Yao Ming') has a bright yellow trumpet shaped flower. It is unusually tall, reaching 5 ft, and is sweetly fragrant. This daylily is nocturnal, opening in the late afternoon and closing around midmorning the next day. Although each flower lasts only … night, there are multiple buds on each stalk and several stalks on each plant. The buds open in series, so a single plant will continue to bloom for 2 weeks or more. It is easy to grow and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Hibiscus syriacus 'Bricutts' has 3-4 inch wide white flowers with a red eye and a lacy tuft in the center. It grows to 8 – 12 feet high and blooms from mid summer to fall. It is hardy in zones 5 – 9. This is member of the Chiffon™ series and may be sold commercially under the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… an arching habit, and grows to be about 12-18" tall. Since it spreads by rhizomes, it will, in time, form a nice clump. Clusters of lavender-to-blue, five-petaled flowers bloom in mid-May. The leaves are opposite, ovate and about two inches long. Blue phlox, which is native to woodlands, is most frequently found at their edge in dappled light. This is our …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Evening Glow mirror bush that is named for the its shiny green leaves that are highly variegated with patches of yellow, … feet wide with a pyramidal form, although it is amenable to pruning to shape. It is not hardy in Chicago and will need to be overwintered in a warm sunny location. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Blue Star is a low mound-forming evergreen shrub with attractive steel-blue foliage, blue berries, and … full sun and moderate moisture and is hardy to USDA Zone 4. This cultivar reaches only 3 feet in height and 4 feet in width and is intolerant of hot, humid, summer conditions. It is appropriate as a blue accent …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Upright blue Scots pine is slow-growing with ascending branches and a narrow columnar form. The foliage is gray-blue, and older specimens exhibit orange-brown exfoliating bark. It prefers full sun in well-drained soil and will grow to 10 feet tall by 3 feet wide in 10 years. It is extremely cold-hardy to minus 50 degrees Fahrenheit, and is appropriate for …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
