… This North American native can grow up to about 25 feet in height with a spread of 20 feet. It is another "snakebark" maple and has green and white striped bark. As the tree matures, these marking may fade. The foliage resembles a goosefoot in shape. It emerges with pink tinges in the spring and matures to a deeper green in summer. It …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Sunset brugmansia, also sold as Maya brugmansia, matures around five feet in height - relatively short for brugmansias. The large leaves are splotched in green, light green and creamy white. The double flowers start out light lemon yellow and age to pale apricot in hanging clusters - a plant in full bloom is a sight to see. The mature height of this cultivar makes it adapted to use in containers, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… (or November through January, if forced for indoor displays). Derived from native species, it is perfectly hardy outdoors in gardens in USDA Zones 3-9. The showy white bracts take on pinkish tints in fall and then a parchment …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… elegant lily-flowered tulip features blood-red flowers with an orange-yellow rim that opens in sunlight to reveal orange flowers with a bold golden center. This class features elongated, pointed petals and resembles the cultivars in fashion in the Ottoman Empire, when the first tulips were imported from there into Europe. … in full sun and moderately fertile soils for best results; unfortunately this class of tulips is not known for its ability to become permanent perennials in Chicago gardens. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Have some fun with gross science by studying decomposition. Observe food scraps decomposing in bags in various conditions. Discuss how food is a problem in the waste stream and ways we can help save the planet by composting. Learn how to …
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… Aureus sweet mockorange is mostly grown for its foliage which emerges as golden in the spring and darkens to charteuse in the warmer months. It bears fragrant white flowers in late spring to early summer which are …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… College student Jessica Tillery came to the Chicago Botanic Garden for the summer to work in a plant science lab, hoping to jump start her career in habitat restoration—which she did. And she got the chance to develop something she wasn’t … research alongside the Garden’s conservation scientists and graduate students. The science is the core of the REU program, explained conservation scientist Jeremie Fant, Ph.D., but the …
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… Michael Dodge linden viburnum is somewhat smaller than the species at 6' x 6' but differs more importantly in its bright yellow fruit in contrast to the red fruit typical of other linden viburnums. Like other linden viburnums, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This is a ground cover that forms a tight mat 3 inches tall and 18 inches wide. It blooms in spring with spikes of blue flowers that rise above the green foliage. It can be grown in average soil with average moisture in full sun to partial shade and can even tolerate being …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This is the earliest of the large purple ball-type ornamental onions to come into flower each year. Starting in May, 3 feet tall, sturdy flowering stalks support the purple star- shaped miniature flowers forming the large globe. Plant this allium in full sun, with moderate water conditions during growth and flowering, followed by a dry …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
