… Pondering the Prairie Series Graminoid is a term created to encompass all of those grass-like plants with narrow leaves and barely noticeable flowers. … however, have their growing tissue at the base of the leaf and are, therefore, well suited for landscapes dominated by grazing animals (or lawn mowers). They can tolerate repeated clipping … of the earth; the destruction of the prairies for agriculture is also a contributing factor. Get to know these often overlooked yet incredibly important members of the prairie. Graminoids …
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… Museums for All special offer on these select dates: November 20, December 3, 9, 10, 11, 16 & 17, and January 1, 3 & 4. Through the Garden's participation in the Museums for All program, a limited number of reduced-rate Lightscape tickets are available on select dates for guests with a state-issued Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT, P-EBT or LINK) card, or a valid …
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… and compact, this heat and humidity tolerant Salvia cultivar is a great selection for gardeners looking for 'easy keepers' for their annual display. The flowers attract honeybees, hummingbirds, and butterflies. In warmer …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Description: This swallow is most often seen flying over the lakes looking for insects, especially closer to bridges where they build cup-shaped mud nests. …
Type: Birding
… This tree grows to a height of 49 feet with full sun and moderate moisture conditions. It is a shade tree or a tree for the urban street. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… scandens ) Description & Symptoms Euonymus scale is part of a group of insects referred to as armored scale. Armored scales live under a protective covering and feed on plant juices. … most easily identifiable symptom. White or yellow spots appear on leaf surfaces in response to scale feeding. Timing & Life Cycle Euonymus scale spends the winter as a mated adult female … then lays eggs in the spring. These eggs hatch into tiny immature scales called crawlers that, for a brief period, move along stems and leaves until they become immobile, grow a protective …
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… This particular monkshood has been a long-time favorite in gardens, and it's a natural for cottage gardens and lightly wooded areas where it's brilliant purple and strong erect form … and are the primary food source for Old World bees. Another common name, wolfbane, refers to the poison made from this plant's roots, which was used to tip hunting arrows. Medicinal (and poisonous) uses of this plant date back to ancient times. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… two feet tall. Tubular lavender-blue flowers appear starting in July and continue flowering for over a month. The plants are very cold-hardy and can endure for decades due to their deep, thick roots. They will spread from the roots into colonies, but are not known to be invasive. This genus differs from true bluebells by the presence of a small ring …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Aloe jucunda takes its species name from the Latin world for "nice", "jacundus". It is a lovely aloe and is frequently kept as a houseplant. It is a … that suckers freely and creates large groups of rosettes. Its miniature size, rosettes only 3 to 4 inches across make it a nice size for indoor collections. It has glossy dark green and brown … white spots and leaf margins with sharp teeth. The inflorescence is quite large compared to the tiny plant, almost 15 inches tall, unbranched and with about 20 pink lax flowers, quite …
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… Cockscombs ( Celosia argentea var. cristata ) are wonderful, trouble-free plants for the garden with a lot of interest: consider that velvety, coral-shaped bloom! The 'Twisted' cultivar is hot red, and grows 16 to 20 inches tall—perfect for a border or container. While Celosia prefers moist, well-drained … and end hot and dry. Plant the seeds directly after the danger of frost has passed. Native to South America, celosias have been divided into two other groups beside cockscombs. Plumed …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
