Deer Resistant Perennials Perennials For Sun For Sale In Chicago

Spreads slowly, providing wonderful drifts of color. A good rule is that you should still be able to see the soil the plant was grown in after back-filling the hole. Mulching helps to keep weeds away which will compete with your new investment for water...

Easily grown in average, medium moisture, well-drained soils in full sun. Plants may die out in the center, however, if drainage is not superior. Provides masses of color and good contrast for the rock garden or small border front.

It is best to cut this plant back after the first bloom to promote compact growth. Plant in a well-drained soil and do not allow it to dry out. * Silver and Green Foliage * Cotton Candy Pink Flowers in Spring * 12" Vigorous Groundcover

In the north, this variety blooms from mid through late summer, but it blooms earlier in the south. They generally flower in midsummer, a little later than the English types. This selection forms a bushy mound of silver foliage, with long spikes of purple-blue...

Deadhead individual flowers to maintain plant appearance. Leaves are lobeless or have 3-5 shallow lobes. Regular deep watering is advisable. However, once new growth begins, it proceeds quite rapidly.

Follow this up with another early summer application of , this will again provide the necessary nutrients to promote a flush of beautiful flowers. This procedure, called deadheading, encourages the Daylily Happy Returns plant to produce new flowers, keeping...

We suggest when planting your newly purchased Geranium Karmina plants that you dig a hole twice as wide as the root system but not deeper. Bio-tone is a gardener's best friend and can help guarantee your success.

Flowering stems are rare. Easily grown in average, dry to medium, well-drained soil in full sun. Evergreen in mild winter regions. Drought tolerant once established. Leaf shape and texture resemble a lamb's ear, hence the common name.

Geranium maculatum forms a mound of foliage that grows to 24″ tall and 18″ wide. Will naturalize in optimum growing conditions. In the shady border or woodland garden, it naturalizes well with

This plant works well as a specimen plant in the garden, or can be used in container gardens. It displays delicate reddish-bronze plumes in late summer. Use this plant for cut flowers, in containers, for screening, for hedges, and of course, winter interest.

U.S. Plant Patent PP16,122 was issued on November 15, 2005. Great for moist areas in borders, cottage gardens, meadows, native plant gardens, wild/naturalized areas, rain gardens or water margins.

Remove the old flowers of Daylily Mini Pearl as they become brown and unattractive. Espoma products are easy to use, just sprinkle around the base of the plant and water it in. Uses: Extremely attractive when used as a focal point in the mixed border,...

Pink-tinted, silver/white flower spikes rise up above the mounded foliage in autumn and (to the delight of your feathered friends), will persist into the winter months. Little Kitten Maiden Grass will grow to about 3 feet in height at bloom with a 18-inch...

Mulching helps to keep weeds away which will compete with your new investment for water and nutrients. It is great for covering bases of trees or other spots that get little moisture.

Flowers appear singly on stiff, branching stems in a prolific, long-lasting, mid-summer-to-fall bloom. Divide when clumps become overcrowded. Rudbeckia are a super easy way to add color to any sunny garden.

Remove the brown stems and leaves to give your plant a healthier and more attractive appearance. We suggest when planting your newly purchased Sedum Autumn Joy plants that you dig a hole twice as wide as the root system but not deeper.

It grows in an outward-spreading, vase-shaped clump to 24” tall and 24” wide. Prefers a sun-dappled shade. While there are ferns that can be grown on the highest mountains, in the driest deserts, on wall tops, in sun or shade, or even on the bottom...

The flowers bloom from summer through fall. Tropical Flair in a Cold Hardy Perennial The Crocosmia Lucifer, 'Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora', a spring planted corm, produces beautiful red flowers.

Leaves are evergreen in warm winter climates. Dianthus Neon Star is a hybrid dianthus that typically grows in an upright rounded mound to 8-12″ tall and to 6-12 inches wide. Avoid using a heavy layer of organic mulch on this plant, because it could...

Echinacea is a must have in every garden for butterflies and pollinators. Narrow-ovate leaves (to 6” long) are medium green. Good fresh cut or dried flower. Plants thrive in average soils and withstand hot and dry conditions.

Plants may repeat bloom throughout the summer. Salvia Blue Hills is a sun perennial with sky blue spikes of flowers rise above a mound of aromatic gray-green foliage and blooms June – September.

Good fresh cut or dried flower. Meaning hedgehog or sea-urchin in reference to the spiny center cone found on most flowers in the genus. , commonly called purple coneflower, is a coarse, rough-hairy, herbaceous perennial that is native to moist prairies,...

A 2 to 3 inch layer of mulch is sufficient but remember to take care not to cover any part of the stem of the plant with mulch. Attracts pollinators and hummingbirds. Apply an early spring fertilizer with a product such as at the recommended rate this...

The flower's purple petals are a beautiful contrast to orange/bronze center (cone) of the flower. Echinacea purpurea magnus are a long lasting cut flower. For the most part, Echinacea ‘Magnus' can be planted year around, provided the ground isn't frozen.

This plant will tolerate some drought, but must be established. We offer a one year warranty on our plants when you purchase Bio-tone at checkout and use it per label instructions.

Root rot commonly attacks plants grown in poorly drained soils. Lavender Provence is a popular hybrid lavender for the herb garden. It gets its cultivar name from the area in southeastern France adjacent to the Mediterranean and Italy (Provence) where...

Sweet Kate is an easy-to-grow perennial that produces a profusion of unusual deep-blue flowers from summer to fall. Sweet Kate has brilliant gold foliage that will brighten any shady spot.