… reaching about 2 to 3 feet in height and about 1-2 feet in width making it an excellent plant for small gardens and borders. Its purplish-pink flower heads attract butterflies and pollinators in the summer and the seed heads provide food for birds in the winter months if not cut back in the fall. It can cope with clay and wet soils … well-drained soils. It is not generally attractive to deer making it a resilient performer for native and informal gardens. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… a hybrid tea and a floribunda parent). Strike It Rich has a spicy fragrance and is noted for its long, elegant, pointed buds. The deep green, disease-resistant leaves are accented with red stems. Plant this rose in full sun and provide room for good air movement to decrease the incidence of foliar diseases. Strike It Rich was a 2007 … century version" of its ancestor, Rosa 'Sutters Gold', which received the AARS award in 1950 for its gold color and fragrance. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Symphyotrichum oblongifolium 'October Skies', or aromatic aster, was selected for the Chicago Botanic Garden's plantings because of its intense lavender-blue color, and … the species. The 1-inch blooms flower freely throughout September and October, and are magnets for butterflies and bees still seeking nectar and pollen at the end of the blooming season. The … until established, but otherwise this cultivar is insect- and pest-resistant. (The old name for this plant was Aster oblongifolius 'October Skies'.) …
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… As its common name implies, the yellow fruit cranberrybush viburnum is notable for its clusters of yellow fruit, which are unusual for the species. The foliage is a glossy apple green color, which also differentiates this … home landscape due to their range of sizes and cultural adaptability. Some viburnums are noted for their fragrant flowers; most bear small fruit that may add visual interest. Many viburnums …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… but 'Suzanne' is one. First she gives you a mix of pink and white flowers on the same bush, for a spring display that can last 6 to 8 weeks. Then there's the foliage, delicately edged in … bloom in late summer. Bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds love Weigela , and so do gardeners. For a plant that gives you so much to look at, they're very easy to care for. No particular disease or pest problems. No special soil requirements.No deadheading. Just …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… is covered with clusters of pure-white, fragrant, trumpet-shaped flowers. The show may go on for as long as two months and even repeat in the fall. At maturity the branches have a graceful, … hedge, or a specimen. Bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds love Weigela , and so do gardeners. For a plant that gives you so much to look at, they're very easy to care for. No particular disease or pest problems. No special soil requirements. No deadheading. Just …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… girls would will not sit still and listen to another lesson. I decided to make a board game for them. The main message of this game was a really important one: in Chicago, all of our water … five students. A game set includes: 1 game board, printed on 11″ x 17″ paper 1 six-sided die Place marker tokens; one per person (these can be any small object, or borrow them from another … we use water, we take a little more out out of Lake Michigan. Put about 100 beads in a cup and place it in the middle of the lake. The beads represent water from Lake Michigan. Players will …
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… NASA software engineer, Jose Salcedo has taught both Ohara School and Ikenobo School Ikebana for over 25 years. Free; preregistration is not required Regular parking and Garden admission fees apply for nonmembers …
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… An orchid linked to mythology Medusa orchids are named for the once-beautiful figure in Greek mythology whose wavy hair is turned into a head of snakes … the angry goddess Athena. When Bulbophyllum medusae blooms, usually around November and only for a week, its many tiny flowers conjure the look of many mops of Medusa’s hair. …
Type: Plant Info
… Look for the hook! Photo ©R. Jenny, via the Swiss Orchid Foundataion An extremely rare orchid, its name is Latin for “bearing a hook,” referring to the spur found on all six plants in this Himalayan genus. …
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