… full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. It has purple and lavender blooms from March through June. It belongs in a ground cover or an understory and is attractive to birds. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… their late summer serenade. You also may be finding them on the ground. After they emerge from underground burrows, they molt and enter their adult stage. Then they mate, lay eggs, and … If you find a cicada on a tree or the ground, see if you can count: 1 mouth part to drink sap from trees 2 antennae that grow under the eyes and look like whiskers 3 body parts: head, thorax, … 6 legs This cicada’s three simple eyes show up as three spots reflecting the flash from the camera. The Latin name for this cicada is Tibicen canicularis. “Canus” is the Latin word …
Type: Blog
… and will not survive Chicago winters. In order to keep them year after year, remove them from your pond or aquatic container before the first frost in the fall. Place the potted plants … remains consistently around 70 degrees Fahrenheit. Tropical waterlilies must be removed from the pond four to five weeks before the Chicago area’s average frost date of October 15. Cut … as the water doesn’t freeze. A good pump or water heater can help keep the pond and plants from freezing. …
Type: Plant Info
… Garden Conservancy members and students, please call (847) 835-6801 to register Register Now From the moment a spade broke ground for the new presidential mansion, the 18 acres that surround … trace the story of how the White House grounds were conceived and how they have changed from administration to administration. From George Washington’s obsession with collecting trees to Michelle Obama’s kitchen garden, find …
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… (USDA Zones 9-11) and have epiphytic roots -- meaning they derive moisture and nutrients from the air and support from another plant; few orchids grow in soil. Orchids usually prefer a diurnal temperature … the plant through dry periods. Other varieties are monopodial, meaning upward growth is from a single growing point. There is an exception to almost every general statement one can make …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… to promote plant cultivars that perform well in northern Illinois. This variety was selected from the collections of the Longenecker Horticultural Gardens of the University of Wisconsin, … habit of separating into thin sheets; Native Americans used this property to harvest the bark from fallen paperbark birch trees to make canoes, bowls and shelter -- practical as well as … genus Betula includes an indeterminate number of species of the birch tree; estimates range from 30-60. They are native to the cooler, temperate and sub-polar regions of Asia, Europe and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… their pollen in early spring. The bark is quite handsome; it exfoliates to reveal shades from grayish-brown to cinnamon-brown inner bark. The river birch has gained considerable … habit of separating into thin sheets; Native Americans used this property to harvest the bark from fallen paperbark birch trees to make canoes, bowls and shelter -- practical as well as … genus Betula includes an indeterminate number of species of the birch tree; estimates range from 30-60. They are native to the cooler, temperate and sub-polar regions of Asia, Europe and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… (USDA Zones 9-11) and have epiphytic roots—meaning they derive moisture and nutrients from the air, and support from another plant; few orchids grow in soil. Orchids usually prefer a diurnal temperature … the plant through dry periods. Other varieties are monopodial, meaning upward growth is from a single growing point. There is an exception to almost every general statement one can make …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… (USDA Zones 9 to 11) and have epiphytic roots—meaning they derive moisture and nutrients from the air and support from another plant; few orchids grow in soil. Orchids usually prefer a diurnal temperature … the plant through dry periods. Other varieties are monopodial, meaning upward growth is from a single growing point. There is an exception to almost every general statement one can make …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… (USDA Zones 9-11) and have epiphytic roots -- meaning they derive moisture and nutrients from the air and support from another plant; few orchids grow in soil. Orchids usually prefer a diurnal temperature … the plant through dry periods. Other varieties are monopodial, meaning upward growth is from a single growing point. There is an exception to almost every general statement one can make …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
