This shrub typically grows to a maximum height of 5 feet with full sun and moist, well-drained soil. It has spikes of rich magenta-purple blooms that attract butterflies and hummingbirds from early summer to early fall. It is good in a border when grown in massed plantings. It is also a popular cut flower. The plant has received the Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society of …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… inches tall and blooms with nodding, reddish-pink flowers in May to early July. As the flowers die, the styles elongate and come together, forming a feathery plume which gives the plant the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… are enjoyed by birds (but not people). In this area the leaves are deciduous, and the stems die down to the ground during the winter. …
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… Tree peonies differ from bush peonies in that their woody stems do not die down to the ground in winter. Derived from the Chinese moutan peony more than 1400 years ago, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
Mayapple, also called "umbrella plant" (along with a dozen other unrelated plants), is a cute woodland plant native to east and central North America. Each 15-inch plant produces a pair of deeply-notched round leaves. At the juncture where the two leaves meet a single two-inch wide-open white flower appears in May. This is followed by a single oval-shaped fruit, not toxic when fully ripe but not …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Tree peonies differ from bush peonies in that their woody stems do not die down to the ground in winter. Derived from the Chinese mountain peony over 1400 years ago, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
A couple years ago, in early spring, I got the kind of call that puts a “plant doctor” like me on edge. “Come look at the roses right away,” someone said. In my 25 years at the Chicago Botanic Garden, no one has ever called me to say, “Hey, Tom, come look at the roses; they look great today!” I’m in charge of plant healthcare at the Garden, so when I pick up the phone, there’s usually a problem. …
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… interesting fact: no matter what the air temperature is in winter, the soil seldom drops below 26 degrees (it’s measured at a 4-inch depth). This gauge takes a reading of bare soil … (the 1967 snowfall was higher). February 2014 holds the record for the coldest February: 26.6 degrees was the average high (usually 35.6 degrees). 1993 holds the record for the shortest …
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… Saturday and Sunday, June 16 and 17, 2012 Noon – 6 p.m. Meadow west of Evening Island Buy Tickets Advance: $25 members/$30 nonmembers Day-of: $30 members/$35 nonmembers Parking is … to this event are nonrefundable. Due to the popularity of this event, we encourage you to buy tickets in advance. A confirmation will arrive via e-mail once your order is received. …
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Pollinators Need You! A Janet Meakin Poor Research Symposium Saturday, June 22, 2019 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Alsdorf Auditorium $47.20/$59 $29 with student ID; call (847) 835-6801 to register at this rate Register Now Celebrate pollinator week by learning more about pollinators, why they are important, the threats they face, and what you can do to help them. Presenters will focus on native …
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