… Starlight false indigo is a Chicagoland Grows® selection. Chicagoland Grows® is a plant introduction partnership of the Chicago Botanic Garden, the Morton Arboretum and the … of soft periwinkle touched with creamy yellow atop a mound of bright green foliage. Starlight is part of the PRAIRIEBLUES™ False Indigo Series. Members of the genus Baptisia are commonly …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Twilite false indigo is a Chicagoland Grows® selection. Chicagoland Grows® is a plant introduction partnership of the Chicago Botanic Garden, the Morton Arboretum, and the … reddish purple touched with lemon yellow atop a mound of handsome blue-green foliage. Twilite is part of the PRAIRIEBLUES™ False Indigo Series. Members of the genus Baptisia are commonly …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 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 -- … -- though the absolute temperature range (cool, intermediate or warm) varies by genus and is consistent with their natural habitat. While requiring adequate sunlight for a stunning bloom … sustain the plant through dry periods. Other varieties are monopodial, meaning upward growth is from a single growing point. There is an exception to almost every general statement one can …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Carya illinoinensis , also known as pecan, is a large, deciduous, lowland tree, the largest of the hickories. It typically grows 75 to 100 … with a large, rounded, spreading crown and trunks that mature to 2 to 4 feet in diameter. It is native along the Nueces River in Texas but has spread from Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio, … bordering the Mississippi, Missouri, Osage, South Grand, and Grand Rivers (Steyermark). It is the state tree of Texas. Pecan features medium green, odd-pinnate compound leaves, with each …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 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 … nights—though the absolute temperature range (cool, intermediate or warm) varies by genus and is consistent with their natural habitat. While requiring adequate sunlight for a stunning bloom … sustain the plant through dry periods. Other varieties are monopodial, meaning upward growth is from a single growing point. There is an exception to almost every general statement one can …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 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 … nights—though the absolute temperature range (cool, intermediate, or warm) varies by genus and is consistent with their natural habitat. While requiring adequate sunlight for a stunning bloom … sustain the plant through dry periods. Other varieties are monopodial, meaning upward growth is from a single growing point. There is an exception to almost every general statement one can …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 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 -- … -- though the absolute temperature range (cool, intermediate or warm) varies by genus and is consistent with their natural habitat. While requiring adequate sunlight for a stunning bloom … sustain the plant through dry periods. Other varieties are monopodial, meaning upward growth is from a single growing point. There is an exception to almost every general statement one can …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Gleditsia triacanthos f. inermis ‘Skycole’ Skyline©, commonly called honey locust, is native from Pennsylvania to Iowa south to Georgia and Texas. It typically grows 60-80 feet … and seedpods are considered to be significant liabilities. Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis is a thornless variety (inermis from Latin means unarmed) that occurs naturally in the wild. … plants for landscape use. 'Skyline' features pyramidal growth with a central leader. It is a thornless and nearly seedless variety that typically grows to 40-45 feet tall. Pinnate to …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 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 … nights—though the absolute temperature range (cool, intermediate, or warm) varies by genus and is consistent with their natural habitat. While requiring adequate sunlight for a stunning bloom … sustain the plant through dry periods. Other varieties are monopodial, meaning upward growth is from a single growing point. There is an exception to almost every general statement one can …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Take a deep breath, and feel the love Is it possible to breathe in … love? We think so. The heady scents that flourish at the Chicago … traveling directly to our brain’s limbic system, which controls emotion and memory. Which is why smelling a particular perfume can stir romantic passion or a whiff of gardenias may reconnect us to a chapter from our past. “Scent is so personal,” said Alex Schneider, coordinator of Visitor Events & Programs at the Garden. “It …
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