… Orchid Conservation Photo by Rachel Goad Orchids are the great beauties of the plant world, but their survival in the wild is threatened. The wide-open spaces that orchids and their pollinators need have been profoundly … in Florida, suggests that the ghost orchid depends on fungi in the bark of its host tree for nutrition and to help carry out essential functions. … Rachel Goad Orchids are the great beauties of the plant world, but their survival in the wild is threatened. The wide-open spaces that orchids and their pollinators need have been profoundly …
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… Citizen Science Budburst Budburst is a nationwide initiative that uses citizen scientist observers to track climate change by recording the leafing and flowering of flora across the United States. Plants of Concern This Garden program engages citizen scientists to monitor the Chicago Wilderness region’s rarest … Budburst Budburst is a nationwide initiative that uses citizen scientist observers to track climate change by …
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… Iberian spirea is native to southeastern Europe and Asia. It produces clusters of white flowers on old wood in June. The genus Spiraea consists of small to medium sized flowering shrubs with a fine-textured twiggy … Botanic Garden's collection includes nearly 100 varieties and 3,000 plants. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… gets its name from its blue-green foliage, which emerges tinged with bronze. Fall foliage is red. The genus Spiraea consists of small to medium sized flowering shrubs with a fine-textured twiggy … Botanic Garden's collection includes nearly 100 varieties and 3,000 plants. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… New! Spend a fun night out making and tasting the best bites from across the country at this cooking class. Featured recipes will highlight …
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… bloom sporadically during warm periods in late fall or early winter. Continue to cut branches for forcing indoors. Branches with interesting foliage as well as flowering branches can be … in a vase and display them in a cool room out of direct sunlight. Good choices for forcing this month include serviceberry ( Amelanchier ), magnolia ( Magnolia ), flowering quince ( … tree trunks with protective wrap in fall and removing it in early spring. If weather is unusually warm, avoid pruning trees that will "bleed," or discharge large amounts of water, …
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… back from extinction in the wild? Chicago Botanic Garden scientists think so. Their belief is reflected in the rows of rare alula ( Brighamia insignis ) growing discreetly in a Garden … plants, like alula, into the wild. “Alula is an amazing species that deserves a future on this planet,” said Kayri Havens, Ph.D., chief scientist of the Negaunee Institute for Plant Conservation Science and Action at the Garden. “It is so gratifying to see our studbook …
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… The Chicago Botanic Garden’s Pollen Bank is a critical tool for advancing our work to prevent plant extinctions, reintroduce species into the wild, and … animal, wind, or water transfers pollen to the female part of a plant of the same species. If this pollen transfer is successful, the plant produces seeds that can grow into new plants. …
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… Circle Garden Named for its circular boundary, this garden features a central dancing fountain with two intimate secret gardens off to each side. A central promenade invites strolling and close-up views of the cutting-edge plant combinations. A living kaleidoscope of seasonal color begins with the … Named for its circular boundary, this garden features a central dancing fountain with two intimate secret gardens off to each …
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… way to recycle your lawn, garden, and kitchen waste? Make your own compost—it can do magic for your garden. Compost is simply a mixture of soil and pieces of plants that have decomposed to the point of being … than 160 degrees, and weed seeds will be killed at 180 degrees. To generate temperatures this high, compost heaps must have a good ratio of grassy material to leaves and twigs. Leave out …
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