… flowers appear below the foliage. Warm temperatures and high humidity with good air movement in bright light are ideal growing conditions. Mature plants can feature up to a dozen flowers … number of genera, each with its own unique characteristics. A common characteristic, however, is the basic form of the flower, which consists of three petals surrounded by three sepals -- often in dramatic and contrasting colors and in a variety of shapes and sizes. Although some orchids …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… on the lip and the wonderful fragrance that cattleya orchids are known for. Grow this orchid in bright light, high humidity, warm temperatures, and very well-drained orchid potting mix. The … number of genera, each with its own unique characteristics. A common characteristic, however, is the basic form of the flower, which consists of three petals surrounded by three sepals—often in dramatic and contrasting colors, and in a variety of shapes and sizes. Although some orchids …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Sunny Morning false indigo is a Chicagoland Grows selection. Chicagoland Grows is a plant introduction partnership of the … Growers Association of Northern Illinois, formed to promote plant cultivars that perform well in northern Illinois. This variety was developed at the Chicago Botanic Garden; it was selected … wild or false indigo due to their use by early Americans as a blue dye. Although "indigo" is in the common name, the blooms of native species may be blue, yellow, or white and the blooms of …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Ginkgo biloba 'Tubifolia' is a unique cultivar of Ginkgo whose small leaves are curled, some tightly enough to resemble … golden yellow on a broadly spreading small tree or large shrub that 'drops' all at once in Fall. Resistant to most insects, diseases, air pollution and restricted root runs, it is an … area of China. Adapted to disturbed environments along streams on moderately fertile soils in the wild. Scientist 'think' they have finally found two wild populations but at least one of …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Joey Brink is the sixth university carillonneur at the University of Chicago, where he performs on the … directs a carillon studio of 20 students. He serves on the board of the Guild of Carillonneurs in North America (GCNA) and co-chairs its Johan Franco composition committee to promote new works for carillon. Brink began his carillon studies at Yale University with Ellen Dickinson in 2007; graduated with greatest distinction from the Royal Carillon School in Mechelen, Belgium …
Type: Event for Calendar
… Description: The Garden's lone swift species is exclusively seen flying overhead in small groups while chasing insects. In the evening, they dive into open chimneys where they roost and nest. …
Type: Birding
… This perennial grows to a height of 4 feet in full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. It has yellow blooms from November to April and is a specimen in a border. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… height of 4 feet with full sun to partial shade and dry soil conditions. It has yellow blooms in May and June and is a specimen in a hedge. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… drifts of sun-loving perennials that change with the seasons. This style slowly bubbled up in the 1980s in Holland and Germany, and it has become a popular alternative to resource-gobbling lawns both … place that supports bees, butterflies, birds, and other wildlife. In some ways, meadowscaping is like a dreamy, modernistic interpretation of a prairie on steroids. These designed landscapes …
Type: Plant Info
… Boxwood blight was first discovered in the United States in 2011. Currently, it has been identified in 18 states, primarily in the east. It is being managed at a state level, with various states having different regulations. Some states …
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