… perennial that can be vigorous, because it spreads through rhizomes, underground stems. It is best grown in a woodland garden or used as a groundcover in a damp, shady border. It reaches a …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… How to add Pantone’s ‘Peach Fuzz’ to your plantings Think about a sweet, fuzzy summer peach, a hue between pink and orange—that’s “Peach Fuzz,” Pantone’s Color of the Year for 2024. As curator of plant collections at the Chicago Botanic Garden, I immediately began …
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… in its blooms. Members of the genus Baptisia are commonly known as wild or false indigo due to their use by early Americans as a blue dye. Although "indigo" is in the common name, the … are followed in the fall by dark pods. Overall habits of the plant are broad-rounded mounds to vase-shaped and range in height from two to five feet. Baptisia are considered easy-to-grow, sun-loving, long-lived perennials with very …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… song or the “potato-chip” call of the American goldfinch as it flits in undulating fashion to trees, shrubs, and grasses. The 4-inch-long bird has a slightly forked tail and short, conical … winter, the males look a lot like the drab-olive females. But come spring, the male begins to get blotches of yellow on his body until he finally molts into his golden spring and summer … and other plant fibers in a tree or shrub 2 to 30 feet high. She incubates four to six eggs for about two weeks, never leaving the nest and relying on the male to bring her food. Both …
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… When ice and snow season arrives, it's important that roads, driveways, and sidewalks are safe to walk and drive on, so life doesn't become more challenging than it already is. While personal … Read the Label All deicing products have advantages and disadvantages. No matter which product best meets your needs, carefully follow label instructions to make sure it is used effectively at … lowest rate possible. Calcium magnesium acetate (CMA) is generally considered the best deicer for plants and from an environmental standpoint. But since high concentrations can reduce oxygen …
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… by a dense, compact, broad-oval habit and attractive gray-green foliage. The small gray fruit, best seen after the foliage has dropped, is typical of the species, and are consumed by a number … the Morton Arboretum and the Ornamental Growers Association of Northern Illinois formed to promote plant cultivars that perform well in northern Illinois. This variety was selected by …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… glossy leaves are attractive throughout the growing season. This herbaceous perennial flowers best when planted in moisture retentive soils in full sun and dislikes transplanting. Free of … nectar which ants, bees, wasps and other pollinating insects find an irresistible prelude to the main event (when the flowers open). Archived Copy: This content was captured before …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Horticultural Society Research Director at Vaughan Seed Company in Downers Grove, Illinois, for 40 years until his retirement in 1967 Founder of Chicago’s Municipal Rose Garden Editor … journals Notable titles include: The New Vegetable & Fruit Garden Book (1976) Your Lawn: How to Make It and Keep It (1959) The Small Garden Book (1971 Scientific Contributions: Played a key … use after WWII. Maintained an index of over 75,000 plant common names, which he donated to the Dictionary of American Regional English. Honors Twice awarded the Charles L. Hutchinson …
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… Tibouchina urvilleana , glory bush, is native to northeastern Brazil and so thrives in the bright sun, heat and humidity of Chicago summers. … velvety leaves throughout most of the growing season. Will tolerate partial shade but flowers best in full sun and needs moist soils. Insect and disease free, this tough tropical makes a bold … bright warm sunny location. There are 350 species in the genus Tibouchina , all of them native to tropical areas of the Americas. Their plant family, the Melastomaceae, can easily be …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 10-12, Unit 3 Climate Change in My Backyard Activity Guide Unit 3: Earth system responses to natural and human-induced changes In Unit 3, students learn how living things and ecosystems respond to and are impacted by changing climates. Students learn about how plant life-cycle events can be … the impacts of changing climates on plant migration by calculating seed dispersal rates for a variety of plant species and predicting whether they will be able to migrate quickly enough …
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