… Cambridge Red beebalm ( Monarda 'Cambridge Red') is a large perennial growing up to 4 feet tall. It's topped with clusters of red tubular flowers … but it showed poor resistance to both powdery mildew and winter injury and was not recommended for Chicagoland gardens. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… New! Take a walk through the Garden and visit multiple fountains and water features. Learn about plants that thrive in … fountain design, and how water features fit into their surroundings. Explore features such as the elusive waterfall of the Native Plant Garden and the lily pools of the Heritage Garden. Dress for the weather. Audrey Toogood, assistant horticulturist, Chicago Botanic Garden Meet at …
Type: Item Detail
… The male fern is native to moist woodlands of the northern hemisphere including Illinois where it provides refuge for birds and other small mammals. Yellow-green fiddle-heads emerge in early spring and mature … a specimen plant the male fern provides lushness and elegance to shady spots. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… that remain evergreen during the winter? A. There are a few groundcovers that are recommended for Midwest gardens that stay green during winter. However, whether or not a groundcover remains … with a lack of protecting snow cover will sometimes cause plants to die back to the ground. This should not affect the general health of the plant and new growth will be produced in the … cultivars of English Ivy are 'Thorndale' and 'Bulgaria'. A commonly grown Japanese spurge is 'Green Carpet'. …
Type: Plant Info
… cover the mounded green foliage starting in late June and extending into mid-September. This cultivar is stout stemmed and well branched making for a sturdy plant less prone to breakage in large containers and flower beds. A delight in the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… (biennial). Oaks are often imposing shade trees at maturity and provide habitat and food for a variety of wildlife. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… (biennial). Oaks are often imposing shade trees at maturity and provide habitat and food for a variety of wildlife. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… staple. The leaves, cooked to rid them calcium oxalate crystals, are used as greens. Grown for its eye-catching foliage, it prefers partial shade and humusy, moist or wet, slightly acidic … a large aquatic container. Store dormant tubers in a dry, frost-free location. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… a windbreak, but a row of evergreens, like arborvitaes, can provide privacy and a nesting site for songbirds. A blanket of snow on their boughs adds winter enchantment in our garden. Eastern arborvitae or northern white cedar, ( Thuja occidentalis ), is a native tree east of the Mississippi. Western arborvitae, ( Thuja plicata ) is found in … is the versatile Hicks yew ( Taxus x media ‘Hicksii’, which grows in full sun to full shade. This narrow shrub reaches 6 to 15 feet tall and 4 to 6 feet wide. It can be pruned to a certain …
Type: Plant Info
… Description: Quite common in the Midwest, these birds lay their eggs in other species' nests. They can be found everywhere at the Garden looking for nests in which to lay their eggs. One female can lay 70 eggs in one season. …
Type: Birding
