… and cold hardiness. It bears fragrant white blooms that are slightly larger than the species. In the more southern parts of its range, sweetbay magnolia is evergreen but it may lose all or most of its leaves during the winters in the Chicagoland area. This species is one of the few magnolias that will tolerate swampy … that do thrive here are often subject to damage from cold spring nights. The genus includes of 300 species and numerous hybrids and cultivars. The Chicago Botanic Garden's collection includes …
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… Carolina to Massachusetts, where it is notable for its creamy white, lemon-scented blooms. In the more southern parts of its range, sweetbay magnolia is evergreen, but it may lose all or most of its leaves during the winters in the Chicagoland area. It is one of the few magnolias that will tolerate swampy conditions. … that do thrive here are often subject to damage from cold spring nights. The genus includes of 300 species and numerous hybrids and cultivars. The Chicago Botanic Garden's collection includes …
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… Six large white tepals with a pleasant fragrance adorn Wada's Memory magnolia hybrid in early spring. This cultivar is known for blooming at an early age when the distinctive upright … the lateral branches is most pronounced. With age the lateral branches become more horizontal in habit and the overall shape becomes mounded. The cultivar name honors noted Japanese … that do thrive here are often subject to damage from cold spring nights. The genus includes of 300 species and numerous hybrids and cultivars. The Chicago Botanic Garden's collection includes …
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… magnolia is one of the Little Girl series of hybrids developed by the U.S. National Arboretum in the 1950s. Its showy flowers are reddish purple on the outside and white on the inside. The … for the stunning beauty of their usually large flowers, which emerge prior to the foliage in spring, and are often fragrant. While shades of pink are the most common bloom color, the … do thrive here are often subject to damage from cold spring nights. The genus includes over 300 species and numerous hybrids and cultivars. The Chicago Botanic Garden's collection includes …
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… magnolia is one of the Little Girl series of hybrids developed by the U.S. National Arboretum in the 1950s. Its showy fuschia flowers are fragrant. Due to its compact habit, Susan magnolia … for the stunning beauty of their usually large flowers, which emerge prior to the foliage in spring, and are often fragrant. While shades of pink are the most common bloom color, the … do thrive here are often subject to damage from cold spring nights. The genus includes over 300 species and numerous hybrids and cultivars. The Chicago Botanic Garden's collection includes …
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… dark-green leaves and greenish-yellow flowers that emit a slight fragrance when they appear in May or early June, but the flowers are often hidden by the leaves. The sparsely produced … for the stunning beauty of their usually large flowers, which emerge prior to the foliage in spring, and are often fragrant. While shades of pink are the most common bloom color, the … that do thrive here are often subject to damage from cold spring nights. The genus includes 300 species and numerous hybrids and cultivars. The Chicago Botanic Garden's collection includes …
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… within our 24 individual gardens and four natural areas. Spring’s promise of renewal fits in with the Passover theme, as the story of Exodus tells how Jews were released from slavery and … the story of the Exodus is told around the table, youngsters are encouraged to participate (i.e., not wander off) though engaging activities and songs. A hugely popular accompaniment to the … spelt and whole-wheat matzo are now available in many stores as well as online. You can even buy organic matzah made in Chicago, enabling you to shop locally. Make It Yourself At the end of …
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… wonderful graduate students and a team of researchers to study ways to restore natural areas in the Colorado Plateau. If you’ve ever visited national parks like the Grand Canyon or Arches, … across Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona—and the largest concentration of national parks in the country. Our research team heads out across a recently-burned area in search of data. Although beautiful, the Colorado Plateau’s natural areas are facing many …
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… The hand-carved Buddha is in the house. A circa-1850 glazed Chinese jar is filled with green Cymbidium orchids native to Asia. And we’re pampering 10,000 other orchids so they’ll be in full flower for Asia in Bloom: The Orchid Show. Lighting crews, horticulturists, and dozens of other staff members are …
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… Do you see something pushing up from the ground that looks like the claws of some creature in a zombie movie? Does it smell bad too? Happy spring! This charmer is the first native … of a Chicago spring: the skunk cabbage ( Symplocarpus foetidus). A skunk cabbage blooms in early March in the McDonald Woods. It’s a biologically intriguing, ecologically brilliant prelude to the …
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