… jasmines that can be grown as houseplants are tropical or subtropical vines or subshrubs grown for their fragrance. While there are over 200 species grown throughout the world, only a few can … to encourage good flower development. If possible, place the vine outside in direct sun for the summer (after a gradual period of acclimatization to the outdoors). Pruning and repotting … greenhouse where it can climb. Feed this vine heavily in spring as it begins to set buds for summer and fall blooming. Jasminum nitidum Jasminum nitidum The angel-wing or star jasmine, …
Type: Plant Info
… What if you could trade your commute by car—the honking drivers, traffic jams, and roadblocks—for a bike ride, where you keep an eye out for hawks, old oaks, and wild bergamot? That’s what I’ve been doing in my 11-mile cycling commute … you can always haul your bike to one by bus or car. This summer, I’ve been looking out for native plants like wildflowers blooming under the oaks and hickories, and the flashes of blue …
Type: Blog
… Description: Look carefully for the smallest owl species at the Garden during its migration in late October and November. …
Type: Birding
… Description: Look for this common migrant and potential breeding species in any wooded habitat at the Garden. Like …
Type: Birding
… fronds are a soft grayish-green overlaid with silver with contrasting dark maroon midribs. For the best color, plant this fern in light shade. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This delicious culinary plant, being grown in the Chicago area for restaurants, is floriferous with a long blooming period. Flowers can be dried like many other …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… encases the bright yellow tuft of stamens. Ferny lacy foliage accents the blooms. Dead-head for repeat blooming through out the summer months. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Female trees produce blue fruit that attracts birds. Both male and female trees are needed for berry production. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… blooms contrast with the dark central eye and stems on this tissue cultured cultivar known for tight compact growth and multiple side stems (more flowers). Hummingbird, insect and songbird …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… from the ones in which they evolved. Prairie plants behave differently in our gardens for a number of reasons, according to the Garden's prairie and river ecologist. Soils and many … fire-resistant oaks. Since then, numerous wetlands have been drained and filled. Oaks were cut for lumber or to make way for roads. Prairie was peeled away and the soil plowed. Then, many of those farms were paved and …
Type: Plant Info
