… 'Majestic Butterflies' is a variegated Ginkgo. This is a chance mutation from 'Jade Butterflies' discovered by Crispin Silva. It has variegated … coloration remains throughout the growing season, and then turns the typical golden yellow for the fall. As like 'Jade Butterflies', its fan shaped leaves are said to resemble green …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Dark star is a cross of four different varieties of elephant ear, selected with the goal of creating a … cold tolerance. Dark star delivers. It can reach 6 feet high, with leaves up to 5 feet wide. For added drama, the deep purple of the stem is continued in the purple veins of each leaf. While … All elephant ear plants can be toxic to pets, and poisonous to humans if eaten. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Dragon's Blood is an old reliable variety of sedum. We had this growing in the old Home Landscape Demonstration Garden, where the new greenhouses are now … scraggly and need to be pinched back. Because they are so low-growing, they are suitable for a rock garden or a ground cover for a dry area. Care should be taken that they don't need to …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Paeonia 'Ursa Minor' is an herbaceous peony suitable for smaller gardens. Its bomb-style bloom consists of tightly spaced raspberry cream petals and although small, is perfectly proportioned as well as fragrant, making it the perfect cut flower. Peony bloom time is classified as early, mid-, and late. 'Ursa Minor' is …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Primula ' Supernova Pink' is the perfect primrose for borders, containers, and understory in shade to partial shade gardens. The low-growing (4-6 … Pink blooms are finely edged with white around yellow centers, with deep green foliage. This is classified as a Polyanthus Primrose, which is a cross between the English primrose ( …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… elliptical/tongue shaped leaves have a distinctive bluish cast that forms a nice background for the pink-and-white flowers that cover the plant in mid-winter. A member of the Crassulaceae … night to take in carbon dioxide and store it for use during the daylight hours. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Dolgo crabapple features pink buds opening to white flowers. The fruit is bright red. This tree is an alternate year bloomer with good disease resistance reported. Crabapples are small flowering trees that provide a showy display in the spring landscape for 1 to 2 weeks. In addition to the eye-catching buds and flowers, their foliage, habit, and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Learn the how and why of saving seeds for thrifty gardening and farming, biodiversity preservation, and food sovereignty. In this course, you will receive open-pollinated seeds to take home with you as well as information …
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… gray-green leaves have darker teeth along the edges and can reach 5 feet in length. With age, this single-trunked aloe species can grow to 12 feet in height. The nectar is a rich chestnut brown color, which is distinctive in the genus. The specific epithet (species name) is derived from the Latin name for chestnut trees — castanea . …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… College student Jessica Tillery came to the Chicago Botanic Garden for the summer to work in a plant science lab, hoping to jump start her career in habitat … research alongside the Garden’s conservation scientists and graduate students. The science is the core of the REU program, explained conservation scientist Jeremie Fant, Ph.D., but the … taxa creates unhealthy offspring; Tillery examined the offsprings’ seeds for viability. Since this species is often used in habitat restoration, it’s important to understand whether it’s at …
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