… and Ada L. Rice Plant Conservation Science Center provides Chicago Botanic Garden scientists with more tools to address the environmental challenges we face today and train those who assume … individuals, corporations, and foundations have generously supported the Science Initiative with gifts of $1,000 or more through February 28, 2011. Leadership Commitments $5,000,000 and … and Ada L. Rice Plant Conservation Science Center provides Chicago Botanic Garden scientists with more tools to address the environmental challenges we face today and train those who assume …
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… compares 36 different cultivars (three of each!) from the four major Hamamelis species. As with all of our trials in the Plant Evaluation Garden, gardeners can witness the process as young … in your own yard. Illustration: Lane, Chris. 2005. Witch Hazels. Published in association with the Royal Horticultural Society by Timber Press. Portland, Oregon. p. 227. At first glance, … them as small trees or large shrubs, they are manageably sized, topping out at 10 to 20 feet, with some spreading forms nearly as wide. They are shapely shrubs, with smooth, rather plain …
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… on the current season's growth, just as panicle hydrangeas ( H. paniculata ) do. A hydrangea with a great backstory (more about that in a minute), 'Annabelle' has become a synonym for the … other a year earlier in May/June 2014. "'Annabelle' has been planted—maybe even overplanted—with good reason," Bunting says. "It’s winter hardy to USDA Zone 3, it's good for cut flowers, …
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… for extracting seed from spruce cones. Their appearance at the Garden is associated with variations in spruce cone abundance. Look for them around the conifers. …
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… of Kenya to the continent's edge in South Africa are found five species of Ypsilopus , all with diamond-shaped, pointy lips. …
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… This perennial can grow up to 3 feet in height with partial to full shade and moist soil conditions. It is a specimen in the border, a ground …
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… Lemon-yellow, well-formed petals with a slightly paler collar surround the dark golden stamens in the center. Plant this dahlia in …
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… This mat-forming evergreen shrub grows to a height of 2 feet with full sun to partial shade and moist soil conditions. It has salmon-colored blooms from June …
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… Distinctive black leaves are marked with broad white flare alongside the central midrib on this new elephant ear introduction from …
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… form a clump of ferny, blue-green foliage 12” high and wide. It blooms in mid to late spring with dark pinkish red tubular flowers. It prefers moist, well-drained soil in partial shade. …
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