… Hardy kiwi vine 'Dumbarton Oaks' is female, and that's important to know if you want to grow it for the fruit as well as the flowers, because you'll need a male vine for …
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… near the Cornell Experimental Station. 'Geneva' is female, and that's important if you want to grow it for the fruit as well as the flowers, because you'll need a male vine for pollination. Once the … with deliciously sweet, smooth-skinned fruit about the size of a large grape.'Geneva' is hardy to -25, so you can be confident Chicago winters won't faze it. And it's happy in full sun or …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… more useful in the U.S. than the species itself. These cultivars should be sited in full sun to reduce the potential for mildew in our humid summers. The genus Quercus includes more than 600 species of the oak tree, of which 90 are native to North America; the Chicago Botanic Garden's collection contains more than 60 varieties and …
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… Deam arrowwood viburnum is notable for its densely branched habit and very lustrous foliage that can handle hot, dry weather with … of other arrowwood viburnums, the buds are raspberry red and do resemble raspberries prior to opening. Its blue-black fruit in fall is held above the foliage, which turns a combination of red, purple and orange. This variety is native from southern Ohio to Missouri but is relatively rare in the trade. Viburnums are a versatile genus of multi-stemmed …
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… Wylie Crawford was the first city carillonneur for the Millennium Carillon in Naperville, Illinois, and is currently the senior university … in physics and master’s degree in teaching from the University of Chicago, Crawford is pleased to have initiated the first regular carillon instruction programs at four Chicago-area carillons. Crawford fulfilled the requirements of the Guild of Carillonneurs in North America to become a certified carillonneur in 1977. He has given guest recitals in Belgium, Canada, …
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… perennial, the cottonball clusters of spring bloom are just a bonus. It's grown primarily for the clusters of pea-size white berries that ripen in mid-summer on bright red stems, and its … of tightly packed flowers, often followed by conspicuous berries. NOTE: Berries are poisonous to people and rabbits; harmless to birds and butterflies. …
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… This is the plant for which Chicago is named. In Illinois Indian language, its name was Chicagoua. This name probably was applied as a metaphor for the skunk-like odor of the leaves when crushed by walking on them. Chicagoua basically means skunk, from the spraying of defensive liquid. Contrary to popular belief, it does not mean offensive odor, which would be matchi miaganoue. This … or later in its life cycle, it produces a highly odorific breath which must be experienced to be believed. …
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… light sandy soils and partial light conditions under palms. This ornamental ginger is prized for the dramatic green and white chevron patterning of its leaves. The lovely pink bloom is rare … reach 10" long. Marbled ginger can reach a height of about five feet and will form clumps up to five or six feet wide in warmer locations. however it is not hardy in Chicago. The plant can … can be lifted and replanted the following season. The leaves will sunburn if grown in bright to full sunlight. …
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… Cream Cracker Tatarian dogwood is notable for its compact habit, red winter stems and foliage that emerges with a gold margin that turns … -- be it flowers, fruit, foliage and/or bark -- and their range of forms from small trees to suckering shrubs. The dominant display, however, varies among the species. Dogwoods are native to cooler temperate areas of North America and Asia. The genus includes 45-60 species, divided …
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… Miss Satomi kousa dogwood is a small tree notable for its large deep pink bracts that provide a display around the insignificant true flowers. Fall … -- be it flowers, fruit, foliage, and/or bark -- and their range of forms from small trees to suckering shrubs. The dominant display, however, varies among the species. Dogwoods are native to cooler temperate areas of North America and Asia. The genus includes 45-60 species, divided …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
