… that go by the common name of "milkweed" are the food that these butterflies need. Milkweed is both a food source and a host plant on which the monarch butterflies lay their eggs. Monarchs … the underside of the milkweed foliage. After hatching, the larvae consume the foliage, which is high in cardiac glycosides—a poison that interferes with the heart functioning of vertebrates … (Anacardiaceae) and contain similar biologically active compounds. My daughter and I can’t get enough mango in our diet, but both break out in poison ivy rashes if we touch poison ivy …
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… There is a Native American myth that is believed to have originated with the Onondaga tribe of the … snorkel-like nose. A spiny soft shell The western painted turtle Where do these turtles get their names? The map turtle gets its name from the pattern along the underside of the shell … anyone or anything that gets too close. Turtles have very sharp-edged mouthparts and once they get hold of something, they don’t let go. Many a dog has lost a piece of its nose when getting …
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… #butterflydinner plate for some of our favorite summer visitors (a “girl dinner” is a solo spread of grab-and-go bites). Essential Garden Elements Support the entire life cycle … supplied naturally or artificially, provides the butterfly with essential nutrients. Sun is critical to support both the growth of host and nectar plants, and to warm the butterfly, … of essential elements in your garden with its life cycle. "A relaxing part of gardening is being able to plant something and watch the activity that results from it," says Pollak, who …
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… 4:30 p.m. Closing Remarks About this Symposium: The Janet Meakin Poor Research Symposium is partially endowed by the friends of Janet Meakin Poor, a Chicago-area conservationist and landscape designer dedicated to preserving natural habitats. This symposium is developed in a long-standing partnership between the Plant Science and Conservation department … of the Chicago Botanic Garden . GENERAL INFORMATION The Janet Meakin Poor Research Symposium is partially endowed by the friends of Janet Meakin Poor, a Chicago-area conservationist and …
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… of the fruit can be planted to produce a new corm, or giant underground tuber. When a corm is grown from seed, it can take ten years or so to reach the size and store the energy necessary to support a bloom. What is Java’s background? You might remember our giddy news in mid-2017: " We’ve got twins . " Two … tallest corpse flower on record. How often do these plants bloom? A corpse flower in bloom is rare, both in the wild and in the world of horticulture. At botanic gardens and arboreta …
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… It’s OK to have a favorite. Phillip Douglas, the Garden’s new curator of woody plants, is not shy about listing his top picks. Spending his first summer in Glencoe, Douglas is … the development of the oak and willow collections, and a review of all such plants already on-site. Douglas will also be helping to organize trips to collect plants in the wild with Andrew … Glencoe have been both overwhelming and energizing. “I like the variety of the things that I get to do, and I’m excited to help develop the collections and to add to the Garden,” he said. …
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… The Chicago Botanic Garden is on #TitanWatch. That’s right: if you visit the Garden’s Semitropical Greenhouse, you will see … arum (it’s Alice!). Here’s what you need to know as you watch Sprout grow: The corpse flower is one of the largest and rarest flowering plants in the world. It takes seven to ten years for a … blog ( subscribe today ), and follow the Garden on Facebook and #CBGSprout on Twitter to get the latest information. Corpse flowers are BIG. In their natural habitats, they can reach 10 …
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… Seeing bulbs coming up all around me inspires lots of questions. I want to understand how this is possible and I want to test their strength. So I spent a few weeks playing around with this … layer of soil. Day 4: The leaves have pushed the soil up a little more. Day 5: The soil is light and there are a lot of wheat plants, so they continue to lift the soil. Day 6: “Get off me, soil! – Umph!” Day 7: Phew! That was so much fun, I tried the same thing with a bunch …
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… oaks hold their anthocyanin-rich leaves through the fall? Or that the oldest oak at the Garden is a white oak that lives near the Lake Cook entrance? Check out our infographic below to learn … oaks hold their anthocyanin-rich leaves through the fall? Or that the oldest oak at the Garden is a white oak that lives near the Lake Cook entrance? Check out our infographic below to learn …
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… Citizen Science Budburst Budburst is a nationwide initiative that uses citizen scientist observers to track climate change by … Budburst Budburst is a nationwide initiative that uses citizen scientist observers to track climate change by …
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