… for their performance in our region; Plant Evaluation Notes can be found on the Garden's website. The genus was named for Dr. Charles Amson, an 18th century American colonist. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… to all five senses, and plants with funny names or those that exhibit extreme contrasts. One of the best ways to explore the new Learning Campus and its Nature Play Garden is through plants. In the Garden’s 26 other gardens, plants are chosen, tended, and laid out to enhance the visitor experience. In …
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… the Learning Center in 2017. The Regenstein Learning Campus is made possible by the generous support of the Regenstein Foundation, others listed below, and many other contributors. The Learning Center and Nature Play Garden are made possible by the generous support of the Grainger Foundation; Astellas USA Foundation; Arthur D. Collins, Jr., and the … Resources, Illinois State Museum. The Kleinman Family Cove is made possible by the generous support of the Annette and Bernard Kleinman Family. …
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… similar spread. It blooms on new wood in late summer with rose-purple flowers. Top growth may die back in the winter, but the roots are hardy to Zone 4. It can grow in full sun to part shade …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… base. Reticulata irises produce 3 to 4 stiffly upright linear leaves. By mid-summer the leaves die back to the ground. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… soils in full sun. Site in a sheltered location with winter protection to prevent winter die-back. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… soils in the wild. Scientist 'think' they have finally found two wild populations but at least one of them has very low genetic diversity which suggests these trees are naturalized decendents …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… three upper petals are broader and larger than the three lower petals. Leaves do not die back during the summer dormancy, but they should receive limited watering during this period. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… hummingbird and provide it with nectar. In this area the leaves are deciduous, and the stems die down to the ground during the winter. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… davidii ) in the Chicago area, chaste tree is considered a dieback shrub. During winter, stems die to the ground, but the roots survive and produce new growth the following spring. Chaste tree …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
