… into a tree (up to 80’). This willow gets its name from the new growth that is a beautiful red in the winter. It blooms from April to May with white and brown flowers. ‘Britzensis’ will not bear fruit, since it is a male cultivar. It can grow in full sun to partial shade in moist, fertile soil. Members of the genus Salix are commonly known as willows. These woody …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… to the home gardener within the Spiraea genus. They all have a compact mounding habit in sizes ranging from 18" to 5' that makes them useful in borders and smaller spaces. The cultivars also offer foliage coloration ranging from green to … or purple. These versatile shrubs bloom on new wood and may benefit from rejuvenation pruning in March prior to the emergence of new growth. Most offer a secondary bloom after the initial …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… to the home gardener within the Spiraea genus. They all have a compact mounding habit in sizes ranging from 18" to 5' that makes them useful in borders and smaller spaces. The cultivars also offer foliage coloration ranging from green to … or purple. These versatile shrubs bloom on new wood and may benefit from rejuvenation pruning in March prior to the emergence of new growth. Most offer a secondary bloom after the initial …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… to the home gardener within the Spiraea genus. They all have a compact mounding habit in sizes ranging from 18" to 5' that makes them useful in borders and smaller spaces. The cultivars also offer foliage coloration ranging from green to … or purple. These versatile shrubs bloom on new wood and may benefit from rejuvenation pruning in March prior to the emergence of new growth. Most offer a secondary bloom after the initial …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… to the home gardener within the Spiraea genus. They all have a compact mounding habit in sizes ranging from 18" to 5' that makes them useful in borders and smaller spaces. The cultivars also offer foliage coloration ranging from green to … or purple. These versatile shrubs bloom on new wood and may benefit from rejuvenation pruning in March prior to the emergence of new growth. Most offer a secondary bloom after the initial …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… to the home gardener within the Spiraea genus. They all have a compact mounding habit in sizes ranging from 18" to 5' that makes them useful in borders and smaller spaces. The cultivars also offer foliage coloration ranging from green to … or purple. These versatile shrubs bloom on new wood and may benefit from rejuvenation pruning in March prior to the emergence of new growth. Most offer a secondary bloom after the initial …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Description: These cryptically-colored little birds are common in spring in the Dixon Prairie. …
Type: Birding
… In the Arid Greenhouse, a zealous Agave —known colloquially as a Century Plant—has grown … literally through the roof, choosing the dead of winter for a bloom that’s been three decades in the making. Agave sp. FO-76 on December 10, 2025 Think nothing blooms at the Garden in January? Think again. Acquired by the Garden in 1993, Agave sp. FO-76 has embarked on its …
Type: Blog
… (members of the genus Tricyrtis ) are hardy perennials native to ravines and woodland edges in India, China, Japan, and other parts of Asia. In nature they grow amid tall grass, but in the garden they form well-behaved clumps, largely untroubled by disease or pests. They can be …
Type: Plant Info
… season winds down , it’s a busy time for gardeners, ahead of the fall equinox on September 23 in the Northern Hemisphere. Six days later, the full harvest moon reaches peak illumination, … signaling a time when life slows and the first frost approaches—around October 15 in the greater Chicago area. On the Garden’s Windy City Harvest farms, our teams work in the fields through late October, harvesting spinach, arugula, kale, and collards, along with …
Type: Blog
