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What's in Bloom at the Chicago Botanic Garden

Outlying Gardens — May 1, 2008

Gateway Visitor Center: Entrance: Forsythia (Forsythia 'Sunrise'), pachysandra (Pachysandra terminalis 'Kingswood'). Bridge: Alpine toadflax (Linaria alpina), Sunadora® cape daisy (Osteospermum ecklonis 'Marbella' & 'Valencia'), vinca (Vinca minor 'Illumination'), pansy (Viola x wittrockiana 'Panola Purple'). Harris Tram Stop: California poppy (Eschscholzia calilfornica), daffodils (Narcissus 'Barrett Browning', 'Carlton', 'Mount Hood').

Parking Lots, Lake-Cook Entrance and Gatehouse: Lot 1: Narcissus 'Orangery' , old pheasant's eye narcissus (Narcissus poeticus var. recurvus). Lot 2: Narcissus 'Amor', 'Armada', 'Scarlett O'Hara', single late tulip (Tulipa 'Grande Douceur').  Lot 3: Shadblow serviceberry (Amelanchier canadensis 'Prince William'), Allegheny serviceberry (Amelanchier laevis 'Forest Prince'), flowering quince (Chaenomeles x clarkiana 'Minerva', & 'Texas Scarlet', Narcissus 'Gigantic Star', Darwin hybrid tulip (Tulipa 'Ad Rem'). Lot 4: Darwin hybrid tulip (Tulipa 'Ad Rem'). Lot 5: Narcissus 'Jetfire', 'Minnow' & 'Mount Hood', Darwin hybrid tulip (Tulipa 'Ad Rem'). Lot 6: Siberian squill (Scilla siberica), Koreanspice viburnum (Viburnum carlesii in bud). Lake-Cook Entrance & Gatehouse: Pansies (Viola x wittrockiana 'Panola Scarlet'). In bud: Tulips (Tulipa 'Golden Parade', T. greigii 'Golden Tango', T. 'Jan Reus', T. 'La Courtina').

Lavin Sun Plant Evaluation Garden: Entrance: Forsythia (Forsythia 'Happy Centennial' - fading), barren strawberry (Waldsteinia ternata). Evaluation Beds: Avens (Geum 'Borisii'), prairie smoke (Geum triflorum), spring cinquefoil (Potentilla neumanniana). Plant Breeding Beds: Phlox hybrids. Woody Plant Evaluation: A few daffodils and hyacinths.

Pullman Shade Plant Evaluation Garden: South: Ivory Prince hellebore (Helleborus 'Ivory Prince'). East: Giant snowdrops (Galanthus elwesii), stinking hellebore (Heleborus foetidus 'Sopron'). Pond/Lathhouse: Iris (Iris reticulata). North: Double snowdrops (Galanthus nivalis 'Flore Pleno' -fading).