… FINESE® Verbena Dense heads of rich lavender flowers wave above the tall wiry stalks of this non-hardy perennial. Pollinators love the honey scented nectar ensuring a continuing attraction for insects and hummingbirds in the garden. Plant Verbena in full sun, average soils, and after … during periods of drought. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… KINDRED SPIRIT® hybrid oak is a cross between the European English oak and our native U.S. swamp white oak. It has a very narrow columnar habit and was selected for a high degree of resistance to powdery mildew, to which English oaks are susceptible in warm, … shade trees at maturity and provide habitat and food for a variety of wildlife. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Take a late-summer stroll through the Dixon Prairie and see golden grasses sparkling like jewels with touches of color, and the … from the ones in which they evolved. Prairie plants behave differently in our gardens for a number of reasons, according to the Garden's prairie and river ecologist. Soils and many … asphalt, and masonry store heat and then radiate it — making summer hotter for plants. Rain is channeled into storm sewers and treatment plants rather than replenishing the deep reservoir …
Type: Plant Info
… Iris cristata ‘Powder Blue Giant’ is a delicate light blue with gold crests on the falls. The flowers stand only 6 inches tall, but they are 3 inches wide, which is huge for such a low growing plant. Iris cristata is found in floodplains from Maryland to Oklahoma. It … The name iris was taken from the Greek goddess of the rainbow to symbolize the many colors of this flower. The classic Fleur de Lys, which has been a symbol of royalty throughout history, was …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Narcissus ‘Serola’ is in Division 2. It blooms in mid to late spring. The petals are primrose yellow while the … toxic and will not be eaten by deer or rabbits. The name Narcissus comes from the Greek word for narcotic and is tied to the myth of a young man known as Narcissus who fell in love with his … where he had been admiring himself, Narcissus flowers grew up around the pool. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Magnolia (Magnolia x loebneri ‘Merrill’) When I first appeared on Earth, bees didn’t exist. This was a very, very long time ago. So I co-evolved with ancient beetles—and they became my pollinators. If you’re looking for bee pollinators on me, you’re barking up the wrong…tree. FOUND: Japanese Umbrella Pine … kin and I are some of Earth’s oldest living organisms. One of my elders in Colorado is 2,500 years old. FOUND: Queen Sago Palm (Cycas circinalis) I don’t mean to embarrass you …
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… Description: Look carefully for the smallest owl species at the Garden during its migration in late October and November. Although it is difficult to find, it may be seen in any shrubby or wooded area. …
Type: Birding
… historian Christopher Vernon and landscape architect Robert Grese reflecting on their research for two new books from Library of American Landscape History, Graceland Cemetery: A Design … of the new documentary film, which explores the impact of the prairie spirit on his own work. This event is partially underwritten by the Library of American Landscape History and forms a part of the …
Type: Event for Calendar
… suckers from the base to form in an upright oval habit, will grow to a height of 8' to 10'. It is named arrowwood viburnum because Native Americans used the straight stems to make arrows. The … yellow. The arrowwood viburnum is one of the hardiest and easiest to grow of all viburnums for the garden. This shrub is a Chicagoland Grows® selection. Chicagoland Grows® is a plant introduction …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Arabica coffee ( Coffea arabica ) is indigenous to the mountains of the southwestern highlands of Ethiopia. Also known as "the … to be the first species of coffee to have been cultivated in southwest Arabia, grown there for more than 1,000 years. It now accounts for 75- 80 percent of the world's coffee production. This knee-high, evergreen bush has an open branching system with broad, glossy, dark green leaves …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
