Call us the Sahara of the mid-west. This is the
driest summer in a long while. We've got a
chance of rain for the next week, but it is still dry
on the moisture maps and you need to keep an
eye on your garden babies. New plantings
need an extra eye of attention on their moisture
to stay healthy and prepare for a strong and
successful over winter.
driest summer in a long while. We've got a
chance of rain for the next week, but it is still dry
on the moisture maps and you need to keep an
eye on your garden babies. New plantings
need an extra eye of attention on their moisture
to stay healthy and prepare for a strong and
successful over winter.
When is enough a enough... Water that is
AKEBIA q. 3-4'h SUN TO PART SHADE SUMMER (Five Leaf
Akabia) Spectacular vine with vanilla scented clusters of
purple flowers. Grows back quickly if cut back. Great foliage
vine.
AMPELOPSIS b. Elegans 10-25'h SUN TO PART SHADE
SUMMER (Variegated Porcelain vine) Strong growing vine with
large, grape-leaf shaped green and white speckled foliage.
Berry fruits mature to a unique porcelain blue, pink and white
color. Fruiting best in full sun. Variegations best in part shade.
CAMPSIS Red Sunset 6-9'h SUN TO PART SHADE
SUMMER (Trumpet Vine) Huge numbers of outstanding bright
red flower trumpets into fall on rich green foliage.
CLEMATIS Daniel Deronda purple 6-8'h SUN TO PART
SHADE SUMMER Very large, violet blue flowers with paler
midribs and contrasting creamy yellow anthers. First round of
blossoms are semi-double, second round are single. Good
cut flower, attracts hummingbirds, deer/rabbit resistant.
CLEMATIS Gravetye Beauty 8-10'h SUN TO PART SHADE
SUMMER Striking rich crimson flowers shaped like
lily-flowered tulip; open much wider than other texensis types.
Best flower color in sun to part shade. Decorative seed heads
during autumn and winter.
CLEMATIS Malaya Garnet 6'h SUN TO PART SHADE
SUMMER Offering fabulous contrast, this Japanese cultivar
produces very pale pink flowers with bright crimson central
bar. A group of pink-tipped, cream filaments rests in the
center of the flower. Good cut flower, attracts hummingbirds,
deer/rabbit resistant
CLEMATIS Minuet 6-8'h SUN TO PART SHADE SUMMER
Charming small flowered cultivar with eye-catching bicolor
blossoms. The 4-petaled flowers are reddish purple with a
very wide, creamy white central bar and purple veining. Good
cut flower, attracts hummingbirds, deer/rabbit resistant.
CLEMATIS Ramona 8-10'h SUN SUMMER Large
lavender-blue flowers with purple stamens June-August.
Superb cultivar for hot sunny spots.
CLEMATIS terniflora 10-30'h SUN TO PART SHADE FALL
(Sweet Autumn Clematis) A small flowered, fall blooming
selection. Fragrant, creamy white flowers smother the bushy
foliage for nearly two months. Will bloom in part shade. Good
cut flower, attracts hummingbirds, deer/rabbit resistant.
HYDRANGEA a. petiolaris 25'h 1gl. or 3.5' p ($51.95) PART
SHADE TO SHADE SUMMER (Climbing Hydrangea)
Creeping vine with cloud-like clusters of white flowers in
summer and exfoliating cinnamon colored bark with age. Slow
grower.
LONICERA japonica Aureoreticulata 15-30'h 2'w SUN TO
PART SHADE (Gold Net Honeysuckle) Bright yellow and
green variegated foliage with netted appearance, cream
flowers, low ground hugging vine.
WISTERIA Blue Moon 15'h SUN SUMMER (Wisteria)
Extremely fast growing and cold tolerant woody vine; blooms
up to three times a year; sweet smelling fragrant lavender
blue flowers reaching 1foot long
Akabia) Spectacular vine with vanilla scented clusters of
purple flowers. Grows back quickly if cut back. Great foliage
vine.
AMPELOPSIS b. Elegans 10-25'h SUN TO PART SHADE
SUMMER (Variegated Porcelain vine) Strong growing vine with
large, grape-leaf shaped green and white speckled foliage.
Berry fruits mature to a unique porcelain blue, pink and white
color. Fruiting best in full sun. Variegations best in part shade.
CAMPSIS Red Sunset 6-9'h SUN TO PART SHADE
SUMMER (Trumpet Vine) Huge numbers of outstanding bright
red flower trumpets into fall on rich green foliage.
CLEMATIS Daniel Deronda purple 6-8'h SUN TO PART
SHADE SUMMER Very large, violet blue flowers with paler
midribs and contrasting creamy yellow anthers. First round of
blossoms are semi-double, second round are single. Good
cut flower, attracts hummingbirds, deer/rabbit resistant.
CLEMATIS Gravetye Beauty 8-10'h SUN TO PART SHADE
SUMMER Striking rich crimson flowers shaped like
lily-flowered tulip; open much wider than other texensis types.
Best flower color in sun to part shade. Decorative seed heads
during autumn and winter.
CLEMATIS Malaya Garnet 6'h SUN TO PART SHADE
SUMMER Offering fabulous contrast, this Japanese cultivar
produces very pale pink flowers with bright crimson central
bar. A group of pink-tipped, cream filaments rests in the
center of the flower. Good cut flower, attracts hummingbirds,
deer/rabbit resistant
CLEMATIS Minuet 6-8'h SUN TO PART SHADE SUMMER
Charming small flowered cultivar with eye-catching bicolor
blossoms. The 4-petaled flowers are reddish purple with a
very wide, creamy white central bar and purple veining. Good
cut flower, attracts hummingbirds, deer/rabbit resistant.
CLEMATIS Ramona 8-10'h SUN SUMMER Large
lavender-blue flowers with purple stamens June-August.
Superb cultivar for hot sunny spots.
CLEMATIS terniflora 10-30'h SUN TO PART SHADE FALL
(Sweet Autumn Clematis) A small flowered, fall blooming
selection. Fragrant, creamy white flowers smother the bushy
foliage for nearly two months. Will bloom in part shade. Good
cut flower, attracts hummingbirds, deer/rabbit resistant.
HYDRANGEA a. petiolaris 25'h 1gl. or 3.5' p ($51.95) PART
SHADE TO SHADE SUMMER (Climbing Hydrangea)
Creeping vine with cloud-like clusters of white flowers in
summer and exfoliating cinnamon colored bark with age. Slow
grower.
LONICERA japonica Aureoreticulata 15-30'h 2'w SUN TO
PART SHADE (Gold Net Honeysuckle) Bright yellow and
green variegated foliage with netted appearance, cream
flowers, low ground hugging vine.
WISTERIA Blue Moon 15'h SUN SUMMER (Wisteria)
Extremely fast growing and cold tolerant woody vine; blooms
up to three times a year; sweet smelling fragrant lavender
blue flowers reaching 1foot long
2020 Lowell Pk Rd, Dixon, Il Mon-Sat 9-6 (Mar-Dec) Sun 11-3 (Apr-Jun & Nov-Dec) 815.285.0014
2008 Plant List Vines