… Chicago Star daylily has huge 8- inch brilliant yellow flowers with green throats. It blooms in mid season and is a striking addition to any garden. Although each flower lasts only one day, there are multiple buds on each stalk and several stalks on each plant. The buds open in series, so a single plant may continue to bloom for 2 weeks or more. It is easy …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Description: Look for this bird of the shrub prairie in the Dixon Prairie when it is passing through. …
Type: Birding
… CARDINAL™ arrowwood viburnum is notable for its burgundy fall color, which changes to bright red. The white flowers and blue berries are typical of the species. Viburnums are a versatile genus of …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… panicle hydrangea ( Hydrangea paniculata 'Hypmad I') was developed by Michael Dirr, Ph.D., at the University of Georgia, and it features pure white flowers for eight weeks at the end of … summer and beginning of fall. This is a more compact panicle hydrangea cultivar that matures to between 4 and 6 feet in height and width. Plant White Diamonds® in a sunny location and water during dry spells. As …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Leopard’s bane is a perennial which originated in and has been growing in gardens for hundreds of years. ‘Little Leo’ grows 9- to 12-inches tall and produces semi-double yellow daisylike flowers from March through June and … easy to grow in full sun or partial shade and prefer cool conditions—they go dormant during the warmth and humidity of our summers …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Large, deep purple-blue flowers provide continuous bloom throughout the warmer months on this nonhardy perennial bred for dwarf size, excellent lateral branches, and larger-than-normal flowers. Butterflies and bees are attracted to the nectar. Plant 'Anbluim' in full sun when nighttime low temperatures do not fall below 60 degrees Fahrenheit. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Cody Norman Cody Norman Plasticus porticus Medium: recycled HDPE (#2) and PP (#5) plastics from the Garden and local households Where you will see it: Evening Island path Artist … created by melting recycled plastic on a vaulted steel frame. The color transitions from black to purple, red, orange, and yellow as it moves upwards, representing ideas of growth and a … through the structure will provide viewers a moment to contemplate the amount of plastic in the environment and where the plastic’s life cycle might end.” About the artist: Cody …
Type: Page
… The striking, white-tipped, fuchsia-red blooms of Zachary Robert dahlia ( Dahlia 'Zachary Robert') bring stunning, long-lasting color to any garden. This formal decorative cultivar grows to 4 feet in height and produces regular 4-inch blooms suitable for cutting. With regular deadheading, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Chinese Sedum is a mat-forming 3-inch succulent which turns a showy bronze and burgundy color in fall. Its trailing stems support round leaves that form rosettes at the tips. Star-shaped white to pale pink flowers appear from July through September. It can be grown as a ground cover in …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Today’s pruning of your trees and shrubs will define how they grow for years to come. Learn which cuts are essential, which cuts to avoid, and which cuts are a matter of your personal style. Bring pruners. Dress for the weather. Maezy Beams, assistant horticulturist, Chicago Botanic Garden Fruit & Vegetable …
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