… This pyramidal evergreen conifer needs full sun and moderate moisture conditions to reach a height of more than 40 feet. It is a specimen shade tree. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This clump-forming evergreen shrub needs full sun and moist soil conditions to reach a height of 3 feet. It is a specimen in a hedge or a border. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… An herbarium is a collection of plant specimens that have been pressed, dried, and mounted on heavy archival … plant taxonomy (diversity and classification of plants). But herbarium collections can be used to address many other important subjects, such as movement of invasive species, climate … and extinction. Herbarium specimens are often a work of art. Sometimes they are challenging to prepare (for example, a cactus can be difficult!). Chicago Botanic Garden botanists Pat …
Type: Item Detail
… Q. Last year, my tomato plants didn’t produce as much fruit as in past years. Why is this and is there anything that I can do about it? A. There can be several reasons to explain low fruit production: • Sometimes flowers drop off the plant during periods of … temperatures. Temperatures above 90 degrees Fahrenheit during the day can cause the blossoms to drop without setting fruit. If evening temperatures fall below 55 degrees, remain above 75 …
Type: Plant Info
… Monitor newly planted trees and shrubs for insects or disease. Succulent new growth is often the first area to be attacked by insects. Aphids can be hosed off foliage. Many sucking, piercing, and chewing … insects will finish feeding this month, leaving cosmetic damage but nothing serious enough to warrant chemical control. All gardeners should familiarize themselves with the Asian …
Type: Plant Info
… 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 growth habit of the lateral … Magnolia are known 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 … fruiting body of small follicles forming a cone-like shape. The species range from small trees to very large trees and shrubs. Magnolias are an ancient genus that appeared before bees; early …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… during a long flowering period. 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 … Magnolia are known 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 … fruiting body of small follicles forming a cone-like shape. The species range from small trees to very large trees and shrubs. Magnolias are an ancient genus that appeared before bees; early …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… autumn color displays in trees and shrubs? A. Certain plants have a built-in genetic code that is responsible for their intense fall color displays. But even with these genes in place, trees and shrubs need ideal weather conditions to show off their best color. Trees should also be healthy, well-watered all season and located … decreases, so does the manufacture of chlorophyll. With less green present, the two yellow-to-orange pigments, carotin and xanthophyll, begin to dominate leaf color. For the magnificent …
Type: Plant Info
… still within a summer's night A something so transporting bright, I clap my hands to see.” — Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) The reclusive American poet, Emily Dickinson, was devoted to gardening and no doubt spent evenings wandering her family's gardens and meadows for … in June, you'll hear the birds singing as the sun sets late in the evening. The birdsong is slowly overtaken by a chorus of crickets and cicadas. The rising of fireflies from the shrubs …
Type: Plant Info
… This perennial grows to a height of 3 feet with full sun and moderate moisture conditions It has showy purple and rose blooms that attract butterflies from May through August and belongs in a border. It is native to the Midwest. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
