… popular holiday gifts and their large, showy flowers brighten any home with a taste of the tropics during the cold months. Native to Central and South Americas, these plants are hybrids of the Hippeastrum genus. They are … after year with a striking display of flower power. Many amaryllis plants are sold preplanted in a gift box. Those that are not should be planted in a heavy pot, wider than it is tall, with …
Type: Plant Info
… It’s official, sunshine lovers! While October in the Chicago area is usually one of the most pleasant seasons of the year, in recent years, … forms of kale, ‘Redbor’ grows upright on strong stems. The seed packet may say the plant grows to two feet, but the plants in the Garden’s Crescent towered considerably higher—four feet is not …
Type: Plant Info
… The arrowwood viburnum takes its name because Native Americans reportedly used its straight stems to make arrows. It is not the showiest member of the genus Viburnum , but it may be the most … focused on varieties with attractive reddish fall color. Arrowwood viburnum's white flowers in late May are followed by bluish black fruit favored by birds. Viburnums are a versatile genus …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Native to western China, the Chinese red birch is notable for its orange brown bark that peels off in thin layers, which are creamy white when first exposed. The primary ornamental feature of …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… ecological stewardship, training and mentoring, and communications and engagement related to the Garden's woodland habitats, including McDonald Woods . She works collaboratively with our … and Ecology of Natural Areas (SENA) program. She also collaborates with other staff in the Garden’s Negaunee Institute for Plant Conservation Science and Action, as well as staff …
Type: Staff bio
… The wire vine is a perennial ground cover that is hardy in USDA Zones 6 to 9. The wiry stems provide a contrast for the glossy green foliage. While it …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… White heartleaf bergenia ( Bergenia 'Bressingham White') produces the very palest of pink buds that mature to white flowers held well above the glossy deep green foliage. This perennial appreciates a bit of shade in the afternoons but otherwise is a hardy perennial for the Chicago area in moist soils. It was …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Peaking in mid-winter and then sporadically throughout the year, this non-hardy vine produces red and scarlet blooms that are attractive to butterflies. Plant in bright light to full sun, moisture retentive well-drained soils, and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… an herbaceous peony, produces large, double, fragrant blush white flowers on a plant up to 3’ tall. The elegant petal formation helped this variety win a Gold Medal from the American Peony Society in 1993. Full sun in moderately fertile soils provides this plant the growing environment it …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… and composer for Healing Bells, she works with international journalists and filmmakers to tell underreported stories of social injustices and agency via music and film. In witnessing the catharsis people experience when their voices are finally heard and represented through …
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