… Earth stars are among the smallest of bromeliads. These are terrestrial, with about 20 species, found only in Brazil, but with many cultivated varieties. They grow into rosettes with very stiff, toothy leaves five to ten inches across. Small white flowers are not the real attraction for these bromeliad …
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… Narcissus ‘Punchline’ is in Division 7. It blooms in mid to late spring with 2 – 3 flowers on each stem. The flowers are 3 inches wide and ivory buff colored. The corona is buff yellow with a pink band …
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… Narcissus ‘Sun Chariot’ is in Division 2. It blooms in early to mid season with 4½ inch flowers. The petals are bright yellow with a point at the tip. The corona is orange, short and funnel …
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… Narcissus ‘Armada’ is in Division 2. It blooms in early to mid season with 4 inch flowers. The petals are broad, yellow …
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… Narcissus ‘By George’ is in Division 2. It blooms in mid to late spring with pale yellow petals and a large yellow corona. The corona has a white band at the rim and a band of pink just below the white. The bulbs are …
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… Narcissus ‘Jamestown’ in Division 3. It blooms in mid to late spring with 3¼ inch roundish flowers. The petals are white and the small corona is yellow with a touch of green inside on the base. The …
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… The Subtropical Greenhouse, with its Mediterranean climate, features Brunfelsia pauciflora , … the "Yesterday, today and tomorrow plant" for the transformation of its deep purple flowers to lavender and finally white as they age. This fragrant shrub is a moderate grower but can reach a fairly large size in a non-greenhouse environment. In USDA Zones 9–11, it will reach 3 to 8 feet tall, with a …
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… arrived. A faster-growing magnolia, Merrill begins blooming at a very young age. Members of the genus 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 color, the …
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… Bressingham Beauty has beautiful plumes of hot pink in early to mid summer. The thick, fluffy panicles are comprised of tiny densely packed flowers. …
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… Science Budburst Budburst is a nationwide initiative that uses citizen scientist observers to track climate change by recording the leafing and flowering of flora across the United States. Plants of Concern This Garden … citizen scientists to monitor the Chicago Wilderness region’s rarest plants, assess trends in their populations, and provide important data used to conserve our rapidly declining floral …
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