… Noticing and describing patterns in nature is an important step for categorizing and organizing information, asking scientific question … and making sense of the world. Help young children begin to recognize and observe patterns in nature including weather and seasons, life cycles of plants and animals, and the sky. CPDUs: …
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… “This is an excellent perennial that blooms even into November,” says Galen Gates, former curator of … sits only 4 to 8 inches high and has attractive blue foliage adorning branches that fan out in all directions.” This sedum works well at the front of the border or in a pot where it can spill over the rim. …
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… perennial from Central America thrives during the heat and humidity of summer when planted in full sun and well drained soils. Attracts a number of pollinators and is basically insect and disease free. Plant after soils have warmed in late Spring/early Summer. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Spikes of pale pink shading to white flowers are produced in profusion just above the 3 foot tall mounded foliage. Noticeably more compact than other cultivars this variety is also sterile which allows all of the energy of the plant to be devoted to flowering. Plant in full sun dryish locations where pollinating insects can easily find the pollen and nectar. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… It makes a wonderful ground cover or rock garden plant. Blue star-shaped flowers about 1 inch in diameter cover the plant in spring. A dainty and profuse bloomer, this early spring-flowering bellflower is native to Yugoslavia. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Native to Europe and northern , male fern is a deciduous perennial with medium green leaves, or fronds, which grow to 3-feet tall. It prefers cool moist conditions in partial to full shade. The name comes from the Greek words drys (oak) and pteris (fern) and refers to its occurrence in oak forests. The cultivar 'Parsley" has curly, distorted leaves on the fronds. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… (side) branches taper to a point at the tip somewhat reminiscent of fern fronds. Light shade in the heat of summer is recommended to prevent the yellow growth from sunburning. Plant this evergreen in moist well drained soils. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Five-petaled pink flowers, produced on stalks hovering over the leaves, grace the garden in May. Spotted geranium produces seeds freely, and new plants are always a surprise. This wild geranium, a native of our woodland forests, is one of the easier species to grow in a shade garden. A native plant that naturalizes well. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This is an improved selection of the original Magnus cultivar featuring larger flowers with a deeper rose pink coloration to the petals. Thrives in Chicago area soils in full sun locations. Water to establish the root system and thereafter only during periods of …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… green foliage on this nonhardy perennial that flowers from midsummer up to frost. This plant is free of most pests and diseases if grown in moderately fertile soils and in full sun, with adequate irrigation during periods of drought; it's a butterfly (and other …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
