… Experimental Words is the premier performance project from Manchester, U.K.-based scientist Sam Illingworth, Ph.D., and poet Dan Simpson . Biology and … as five Chicago Botanic Garden scientists are paired with incredible spoken-word artists from Young Chicago Authors and RHINO to collaborate on a new performance, celebrating the … of rhyme, rhythm, and reason. Beer & wine and light fare will be available for purchase from 7–8 p.m. in Burnstein Hall; see the larger-then-life biospheres of Local Homes: Nature in …
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… the Garden, students will gain inspiration and learn to translate the beauty surrounding them from their own perspective. This course will provide class demonstrations and personalized … individually compose and complete a painting during each class session. Working directly from nature, students will learn and build upon their knowledge in drawing, composition, color, … as an artist you will learn how to effectively use them to make paintings come alive. Students from beginner to advanced are welcome and all media are accepted. The School’s CEUs=16 hours ART …
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… with tall bearded irises, giving rise to a wide variety of cultivars that vary in height from dwarf to middle range. A true pumila iris has no stem, because the floral tube arises directly from the rhizome. The name iris was taken from the Greek goddess of the rainbow to symbolize the many colors of this flower. The classic …
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… name is thought to celebrate Ptolomy Philadelphus, a patron of the arts and sciences who ruled from 285 – 246 BC. The species, x cymosus, is of garden origin and reflects parentage from many species from around the world that have been collected and grown together in garden settings – allowing …
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… Djendoel Soejarto at University of Illinois at Chicago, we provide plant material left over from cleaning seeds for our seed bank, which is then screened for various medicinal compounds at UIC. In 2014, we provided dried plant material from 350 collections to be screened (Yates, Sollenberger, Vitt, and Havens-Young). …
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… Massive plumes of burgundy or yellow/golden flowers produce edible grains for fall harvests from this Central American food crop. The attractive burgundy leaves can be harvested young and … Songbirds flock to the ripe seeds in fall. Plant in full sun and average soils after danger from late spring freezes have passed. …
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… of two-tone, light- and medium-blue flowers top blue glory bower ( Clerodendrum ugandense ) from October through March. Grow this nonhardy shrub from East and Central Africa in moisture-retentive, organic soils, and cut back hard right after …
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… Elongated purple flowers with pink bases appear above the dark greyish green leaflets from May into June followed by bright red seed pods in July. Tolerant of heavy soils with … diseases if grown on the dry side. A 2019 collection of the Plant Collections Collaborative from Republic of Georgia. …
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… From the colder higher elevations of southern Brazil comes this distinctive terrestrial bromeliad … flowers. Grow in full sun, exceptional well drained soils with low fertility and protect from hard frosts. …
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… a deep copper center on this well-branched, 18-inch by-16-inch hardy perennial. Descended from native parents, this cultivar is well-adapted to Chicago's climate and soil. It flowers best when planted in full sun and in well-drained soil. Protect the young plants from rabbits in early spring. …
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