… without permission. Do not bring balloons, which are a hazard to wildlife. Do not bring pets. Service animals are permitted. Do not consume food in the gardens or natural areas. Campfires and … without permission. Do not bring balloons, which are a hazard to wildlife. Do not bring pets. Service animals are permitted. Do not consume food in the gardens or natural areas. Campfires and …
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… qualities. This shrub grows in an erect or spreading shape from 9 to 12 feet in height, with variable gray-blue, spearhead-shaped foliage and reddish-brown ridged, hairy branchlets. The … leaf stalks that function as leaves) are generally thin and grow up to 2 inches long with a prominent midvein. It produces profuse racemes of golden, ball-like, bright yellow flowers in clusters of 15 to 30 blooms, each of which is ½- to 1½-inch long. Showy wattle is a fast grower that blooms from February to April in a frost-free conservatory with full sun and …
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… workhorse shrubs for granted. Plant trends come and go, but as the industry gets carried away with the hottest new thing, favorite old cultivars can slip out of commerce unnoticed. All we … to these faithful companions. What if a forgotten cultivar carries the needed resistant genes? With a desire to raise awareness of this issue and take action, the Chicago Botanic Garden set … checking the health of existing plants, propagating as needed, and forging connections with plant breeders, nurseries, and other gardens so that worthy cultivars don’t vanish from …
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… that was discovered by nurseryman Glenn Jeffers in the late 1960s. This is an upright, fast-growing, deciduous tree that will typically grow 40 to 55 feet tall with ascending branching and a dense, broad, oval crown. Each medium-green leaf is deeply cut with five pointed lobes. As the trade name suggests, the foliage turns into an autumn blaze of …
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… affect the activity at Butterfly & Blooms. The seasonal exhibition is a photographer’s dream, with hundreds of live butterfly species native to countries around the world. Here are some tips … Butterflies tend to stay at rest to conserve energy to stay warm. So you could get some excellent photos of their ventral (bottom) side, as they hang upside down from tree leaves or … butterflies, and you can find them roosting or drying their wings in the post-rain sun—another excellent opportunity to take pictures of their ventral wings. You are also likely to find them …
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… gracefully at the top, like the lip of a vase. The bloom, though short-lived, is lovely, with pinkish maroon bracts that open to reveal lavender-blue flowers. It’s quite easy to care for as a house plant. Just don’t pamper it. Remember it’s a tree dweller, so it needs fast-draining soil and it’s happiest in bright but filtered sunlight. The base of the leaves …
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… cracks on mountainsides in eastern Brazil where the bright light and daily rainfall combined with excellent drainage meet it's requirements. At maturity small white flowers are produced and the …
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… Barbara Brown Nature Reserve Barbara Brown spent many a spring and summer day with friends watching birds at the southeast pond just north of Dundee Road at the Chicago … the Garden opened, we called it the Dundee Road flats," she said. "The water was filled with shorebirds and rails including American bitterns and least bitterns," both of which are now … flora. Between 2009 and 2015, native ground cover, shrubs, and tree species were added, with an emphasis on those plants especially attractive to birds. The reserve has been a …
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… Allium Chameleon is a lovely dwarf, growing to 12 inches tall, with star-shaped bloom that begin white and take on pink hues as they age. Plant in full sun, en masse in beds, or in containers. Attracts bees and other pollinators. Excellent cut or dried. …
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… Moonbeam is a bushy perennial with delicate thread-like foliage and lemon-yellow flowers. It is rhizomatous, but spreads … and grows to a height of 18 inches. It prefers full sun and a well-drained site and makes an excellent border plant. …
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