… features erect steeple-shaped clusters of pink flowers. The genus Spiraea consists of small to medium sized flowering shrubs with a fine-textured twiggy mounding habit. The small simple leaves are generally lance-shaped and held close to the branch. Spring to early summer abundant blooms tend to be in white or pink tones, … are quite small, they occur in clusters of inflorescence that can be very showy. Spireas are best used in groupings in a shrub or mixed border, where they are valued as tough, reliable and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… white flowers along its upright branches in late spring. The genus Spiraea consists of small to medium sized flowering shrubs with a fine-textured twiggy mounding habit. The small simple leaves are generally lance-shaped and held close to the branch. Spring to early summer abundant blooms tend to be in white or pink tones, … are quite small, they occur in clusters of inflorescence that can be very showy. Spireas are best used in groupings in a shrub or mixed border, where they are valued as tough, reliable and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Chicago Botanic Garden turns its educational programming attention—as well as its decorations—to the only plants that stay green through the season: the evergreens. We teach class after … the top and look like candelabras.) The needles on these trees change color in fall—the same way deciduous trees like maples and oaks do—and drop to the ground, making them look, well, bald. … may yellow a bit with winter, but keep their foliage. Now here is where things actually do get confusing. Female yews produce a bright red “berry” that might make you think they are …
Type: Blog
… There comes a time in every plant parent’s life when you begin to think about expanding your family. Are you ready for more plant children? Should you … grow from a leaf cutting. Before propagating your favorite plant, find out which method works best . Cathy Thomas, the Chicago Botanic Garden’s propagation expert, shared a few tips for … a healthy stem just below where the leaf and stem meet (the node). Cut at a 45-degree angle to get the most rooting area. “Remove the lower leaves. Cuttings don’t have the root system to take …
Type: Blog
… A quick primer for successful combinations Every gardener is an artist. After all, you “paint” your garden with plants. Just as an artist moves paint from palette to canvas, the gardener’s art lies in creating a colorful arrangement of flowers and foliage that … that is a sprawling suburban lot. Understanding how color combinations work can help you get the most out of your garden, big or small. Here's to Hue Most people see a violet afterimage …
Type: Plant Info
… U.S. Navy veteran Anna Andersen is quick to tell you how the Chicago Botanic Garden’s impact on her life goes beyond the beauty of the … the horticulture profession and community. I have reaped the most benefits in a very personal way,” she said, adding that she has been “through a lot of emotional trauma, and the Garden saved … to deal with,” she said. In the summer camps, for example, “Amy [Wells] knew what needed to get done, yet she still gave me opportunities to do it how I wanted to get it done. Which is …
Type: Blog
… petals surround a deep red 'eye' at the center of the flower, This deciduous shrub is adapted to full sun, dry soils and tolerant of air pollution. It is one of a number of cultivars released by the United States National Arboretum combining the best characteristics of its parents from northeast Asia and the United States. The plants produce … production. It is hardy in zones 5 – 9. When the species was named syriacus, it was thought to have originated in Syria, but it is actually native to China and India. Hibiscus syriacus is …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… in conservation terms, a restoration — an example of an ecosystem that is being brought back to healthy former conditions. Because of the constant efforts of scientists and volunteers to … rakes to remove unsightly mats of algae and invasive shoreline weeds. See the water quality for yourself: at this rare break in the shoreline plantings, you can walk right down to the … This is a beautiful building. Your walk is an act of conservation in itself. Enjoy your visit! View Conservation Walk #2 …
Type: Walks
… Ever see a tree or even a weed and wonder what kind of plant it is? We’d love for you to stumble across the answer—right in front of you. Inspired by a movement by French botanists, … so, botanists and other plant lovers began chalking plant names on streets and sidewalks as a way to get people to appreciate the natural world and biodiversity around them. Sometimes, the street …
Type: Blog
… tipped in pink are borne at the nodes of 1-year-old upright pseudobulbs. They grow and flower best if exposed to full sun to bright light, allowed to experience a slight drying in summer, and grown in … scale insects with rubbing alcohol on a cue tip. These orchids often produce kikis (Hawaiian for babies) toward the tips of the stems. The orchid family consists of a large number of genera, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
