… The cultivar 'Magellan Orange' produces huge, fully double flowers 5 inches across on uniform, bushy 1-foot plants. Zinnias are annuals in the aster family native to Mexico. Easy to grow with vivid flowers, they are a good choice for introducing youngsters to growing plants by seed. They can be sown directly into average soil …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… this month, selectively prune branches from flowering trees and shrubs and bring them indoors for forced blooming. Most flowering plants can be successfully forced if they have had at least a … a problem in the past. Rabbits will gnaw or strip off lower bark from trees. They can stand on top of snow piles to reach higher up on trees. Young bucks will rub their antlers on tree trunks as they try to remove the velvet. …
Type: Plant Info
… Midway to Montana bluestar is known for its fine textured foliage, pale blue flowers and golden yellow fall color. Members of the genus Amsonia are commonly known as bluestars for the abundant small blue flowers borne in clusters at the stem tips in late spring or early … have been evaluated 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 …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Fontana bluestar is notable for its red stems, willow-like foliage and darker blue flowers. Members of the genus Amsonia are commonly known as bluestars for the abundant small blue flowers borne in clusters at the stem tips in late spring or early … have been evaluated 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 …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… of the season. As a practical matter, the best guides to tomato ripeness, particularly for the heirloom varieties and those hybrids bred for the home gardener, are color and touch. First, know the ripe color of the specific tomato … it yields. But don’t wait too long! The time between ripe and overripe is fleeting, especially on the vine in the hot summer sun. Please email plantinfo@chicagobotanic.org for more …
Type: Plant Info
… CRESCENDO™ is a sugar maple cultivar selected for its excellent drought tolerance, durable dark green foliage, and outstanding orange-red fall color. Its five-lobed leaves grow densely on an upright oval tree that can reach a height of 45 feet and a width of 35 feet when mature. The sugar maple is an excellent shade tree for lawns and parks. Tiny yellowish-green flowers appear in spring before the leaves emerge. The …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… that he can pull from. It is this wide breath of experiences that informs his perspective on trialing plants for the garden: yes, there are some plants that generally perform better than others, but in a … from the University of Illinois Chicago. His previous professional experience was focused on imaging technologies and their applications in industry and medicine. …
Type: Staff bio
… Q. I noticed that the maples in my neighborhood have black spots on them. Are the trees sick? A. Based on your description, it sounds like the trees are infected with maple leaf tar spot, known … contact Plant Information Service at (847) 835-0972 or email plantinfo@chicagobotanic.org for a positive diagnosis and if you feel chemical treatment options are warranted. …
Type: Plant Info
… Peonies are popular garden plants, known for their stunning flowers, their cold hardiness and the huge variety of their colors, forms and … category, the Itoh or intersectional peonies display the extravagant blooms of tree peonies on herbaceous stems. All peonies bloom between April and June; flowers on tree peonies appear 1-2 weeks before those of the herbaceous peonies. ‘Nosegay’ is a unique …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… flowers that are attractive to butterflies grow in small flattened clusters in late spring on new wood. Spiraea betulifolia is named for the shape of its leaves, which resemble those of the birch genus. The genus Spiraea consists … branch. Spring to early summer abundant blooms tend to be in white or pink tones, depending on the species and/or cultivar. While individual flowers are quite small, they occur in clusters …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
