… this evergreen climber produces scented, cup-shaped flowers that emerge at the leaf axils in clusters of bright crimson with yellow and orange streaking. Its large, heart-shaped, velvet-textured leaves can grow as wide as 1 foot in diameter in filtered light and 5 to 6 inches if planted in full sun, where the dark green leaves create a …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Tulipa kaufmanniana 'Early Harvest' is one of the earliest tulips to flower in the Chicago region. Unlike other cultivars of kaufmanniana , this selection has rounded tips … with maroon. Tulipa kaufmanniana is native to the western slopes of the Tien Shan mountains in Kazakstan, where they display a wide range of colors in the shrub belt, in stony soils interspersed with grasses. The admiration the Turkish and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… miner. This elm grows vigorously, displaying dark green glossy foliage, small green flowers in the spring and yellow color in the fall. At Grant Park in Chicago, it has replaced trees that fell victim to Dutch elm disease. It was named 2012 Urban …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… and occasional winter resident is easy to recognize. Large flocks are often encountered in the McDonald Woods. In fall, when many birds have stopped singing, the white-throated sparrow continues its … Perhaps some human thought the sparrow was reminiscing about its summer breeding range in Canada. When migrating south in fall, the young of the year practice their songs with hoarse, …
Type: Birding
… Plants brought indoors this fall might exhibit temporary “transplant shock” in their new environment due to changes in light and temperature. Sun-loving houseplants might suffer during cloudy winter season. If … supplemental artificial lights. Avoid overwatering houseplants. Cut back on fertilizer in general, except for plants intended to bloom all winter, such as miniature roses or geraniums. …
Type: Plant Info
… This golden willow tree loves water and is usually grown in damp areas for the bright golden yellow stems that are visible in the winter time. The Basford golden willow is a spectacular tree at its full height of about fifty feet although it is usually coppiced (cut back every year in later winter) to maintain a height of around eight to ten feet. The new growth is bright red …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… finally push through cold heavy soil, or clematis vines unveil new blue blossoms, there is joy in the garden. When fuzzy poppy pods surrender to a caress, and juicy grape tomatoes virtually … to the Chicago Botanic Garden experience their own botanical anticipation at every turn, and in every garden. A grand place to discover the beauty of annuals is the Crescent . The gorgeous, cool-season tulip display of spring is breathtaking. In summer, a kaleidoscope of heat-loving annuals grow, bloom, and mix and mingle with neighboring …
Type: Walks
… and hundreds of samples from around the country—hoping to help make pawpaw a rock star fruit in local markets everywhere. Some mail bins with pawpaw samples in Dr. Strickler’s office at the Garden. Dr. Strickler’s team and collaborators had posted on Facebook, soliciting leaves of Asimina triloba , common pawpaw, from trees in the United States. Many of the 1,000-plus samples came from the Facebook group, Pawpaw …
Type: Blog
… For those who cherish their time in the garden, the thought of puttering in front of a windowsill brings little comfort. There is a new group of houseplants, however, that can lead double lives — in the winter they're indoor plants, and in summer they become seasonal bedding plants. They're …
Type: Plant Info
… and factor up to interactions that may influence whether species can coexist together in the long term. This is critical for understanding how the plants and their traits that we choose for restoration may hinder or promote restoration goals. I have an interest in root traits and I largely use restoration-targeted species in empirical research and use a broad set of species to draw inference on synthetic questions …
Type: Staff bio
