… leaves with purple spots resting on a bract of pinkish leaves. It grows to about 2 feet in height and 1 foot in width. The flowers appear from July through September, and deadheading can prolong this … and rust. Cut back after flowering, and remove debris to prevent these diseases from harboring in the soil over the winter. As a native it is attractive to pollinators and generally repels …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… lance-shaped and held close to the branch. Spring to early summer abundant blooms tend to be in white or pink tones, depending on the species and/or cultivar. While individual flowers are quite small, they occur in clusters of inflorescence that can be very showy. Spireas are best used in groupings in a shrub or mixed border, where they are valued as tough, reliable and easy-care …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Jade vine ( Strongylodon macrobotrys ) is a rare find in U.S. botanical gardens. Aside from the Chicago Botanic Garden, only the Fairchild Botanical Gardens, south of Miami, Florida, and the Waimea Botanic Gardens in Hawaii have this interesting plant. The unusual color of the jade vine's blooms is the result …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Description: This state-threatened species is often heard, but less often seen, in shrubby areas or in the McDonald Woods foraging for caterpillars. …
Type: Birding
… This perennial grows to a height of 3 feet in full sun and moderate moisture conditions. It belongs in a border and is resistant to deer. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This bulb needs full sun and moderate moisture conditions. It has pink and purple blooms in March and April. It belongs in a border. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… New! Students will draw plant specimens presented in a simulated natural habitat, plein-air style, in the Garden's Arid Greenhouse that presents a huge variety of rare plants for inspiration. Students will work in the media of their choice (graphite, colored pencil, watercolor, pastel) with emphasis placed …
Type: Item Detail
… used on bare soil and open areas to start plants. Originally used by guerrilla gardeners in urban vacant lots to grow plants in desolate open city areas, the concept can be used for anyone interested in gardening and experimenting with seeds. Clay balls can grow a mix of herbs, spring annuals and …
Type: Item Detail
… What is causing this? A. This is probably salt residue caused by an excess of soluble salts in the soil. If your plants do not have proper drainage, or if you are watering them too lightly and too frequently, a buildup of salts can occur. Soluble salts can also be found in fertilizers or in excessively hard water. Such residue can be prevented by occasionally watering your plant …
Type: Plant Info
… largely on community science, especially Budburst , diversity of plants used for restoration in the Colorado Plateau, and germination of native plants in the Midwest prairie. I had a brief side quest investigating the agricultural inclusion of rare arable plants at the Technical University of Munich in Freising, Germany. I hold a B.S. in Biology from Northwestern University and an M.S. from the …
Type: Staff bio
