… Lilium 'Netty's Pride is a study in contrasts, with large bicolor flowers of burgundy with white tips. The throat is greenish white and it has orange pollen. The flowers are trumpet-shaped, and up- to out-facing. An Asiatic hybrid, the flowers grow in panicles, like candelabras, and the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This aster is a midwestern native and blooms in late summer-early fall with small yellow centered flowers of white. The stems and narrow leaves, which taper at the base, are covered with fine, fuzzy hairs. It can reach a …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Missouri ironweed is a perennial plant that is native to the north-eastern parts of the US where it grows in locations that are consistently moist and light. It bears bright purple one-inch flowers in late summer to mid-fall providing a pop of color in the late season and has long lance-shaped leaves. In trials at the Chicago Botanic Garden this ironweed grew to a …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… New York ironweed is a perennial plant that is native to the north-eastern parts of the US where it grows in locations that are consistently moist and bright. It bears deep purple one-inch flowers in late summer to mid-fall providing a pop of color in the late season and has long lance-shaped leaves. In trials at the Chicago Botanic Garden this ironweed grew to a …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The Saturday June Band is a powerhouse four-piece group that blends decades of musical experience into a dynamic and electrifying sound. Featuring an unbeatable setlist with popular covers spanning decades as … vocals), a staple of the Chicago music scene for more than 40 years, the band delivers a rich and diverse performance inspired by rock, blues, and beyond. With three acclaimed solo albums to …
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… A Multifaceted Resource A herbarium (say the “h”) is a place where preserved plants are collected and classified. The Chicago Botanic Garden’s Nancy Poole Rich Herbarium is home to 12,000 … database and images available online via vPlants: The Chicago Regional Virtual Herbarium . The site contains data for 80,000 plant specimens, and can provide real-time reference for scientists …
Type: Plant Info
… I kill weeds, pick seeds, and burn prairies! Specifically, I assist the managing ecologists in maintaining the prairies and woodlands within the Chicago Botanic Garden through invasive species removal and native seed … Preserve in Hodgkins, IL. Educating students and the public about ecological restoration is incredibly important, which is why I participate in Skype a Scientist to connect with …
Type: Staff bio
… Nodding onions are petite natives found growing in praries and margins of wooded areas. They form petite clumps of foliage with narrow leaves. This variety … has lavender flowers with wine red pedicels (flower stalks). Like most alliums, nodding onion is not significantly bothered by deer and other mammalian herbivores, like moles. It also tolerates dry soils, drought, shallow and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Grape Magic daylily has brilliant purple flowers with darker purple centers and yellow throats. It blooms mid-season and may re-bloom. The flowers measure 4 inches in diameter and remain open at least 16 hours before closing. Grape Magic is a stunning addition to any garden. Although each flower lasts only one day, there are multiple …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Hemerocallis 'Double Firecracker' is a vibrant red daylily and a striking addition to any garden. The 5-inch double flowers are full and fluffy and bloom early in the season. Although each flower lasts only one day, there are …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
