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  • Lilium 'Moulin Rouge'
    … from deer and rabbits. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • Beginner Bird Walk Main Island
    … walk will help you spot songbirds, waterfowl, and raptors in their natural habitat. This is a beginner-friendly event; all levels of experience are welcome. Binoculars are recommended …
    Type: Item Detail
  • Geranium psilostemon
    … Attracts pollinators! Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • Philadelphus 'Buckley's Quill'
    … ideal growing conditions. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • Symphyotrichum cordifolium 'Avondale'
    … treats of the season. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • Tsuga canadensis 'Summer Snow'
    … drained and acidic in pH. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • Verbena bonariensis 'W6161'
    … during periods of drought. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • Alice the Amorphophallus—An Update on Titan Arum Fruit
    … Thousands of visitors to the Orchid Show at the Chicago Botanic Garden have been delighted to see a special guest star at the Tropical Greenhouse: Alice the Amorphophallus is on display, in full and glorious fruit!  Visitors are asking: why are some of the berries on …
    Type: Blog
  • The Love Lives of Orchids
    … that in mind, we’ve gathered a few stories about how orchids will do just about anything to attract a pollinator…along with a few soundtrack suggestions. A spray of  Brassia rex … attracts a wasp that hunts the spider as potential food for its own larvae. Thus the wasp is fooled into landing on the flower—and picking up its pollen—while hunting. So cheeky!   A … (Check out more on orchids fooling mating bees with this famous video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-h8I3cqpgnA .)   Oncidium  Sharry Baby ‘Sweet Fragrance’ has dancing skirts and …
    Type: Blog
  • Valentine’s Day Wishes
    … From ancient China to Greece, Europe, and finally the New World, the tradition of sending messages as a gift of … group. Even the number of blooms was important.   While much of the secret language of flowers is lost in modern times, the traditional gift of roses on Valentine’s Day still expresses … you a happy Valentine’s Day with a virtual bouquet, and hope that if you were lucky enough to get some flowers of your own, you enjoy them at least until the snowdrops pop up to welcome us …
    Type: Blog