… well-drained, moisture-retentive soils in full sun are ideal. This plant is free of insect and disease damage in the Chicago area; thrips and spider mites are issues in hotter summer areas. …
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… the cooler temperatures of winter. Plant in full sun in acidic, well drained, moist soils. Free of most insect and disease pests. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… climates, but in the Chicago area, that is unlikely. It attracts pollinators to the garden and is relatively pest free. Sunny to partially shaded locations are preferred with soils that stay on the moist side. …
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… these plants provide to a landscape can not be denied. Not hardy, the tubers should be dug and overwintered in a frost free location until all danger of frost has passed the following summer. …
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… fir ( Abies concolor ‘Compacta’) is a round evergreen conifer that can reach 8 feet in height and width with full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. The flat, upward-pointing needles are an unusual shade of pale blue-gray. The growth rate is very slow, at two to three inches per year, and the branches grow into irregular patterns. Blooms are inconspicuous, but there are showy …
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… but it was scary to start off a season like that. Roses are tricky, prone to a lot of diseases and insect problems. Our friends at the Missouri Botanical Garden lost all their roses to a virus … of like a CSI detective when it comes to plants. If a plant is failing, I try to find out why and what it needs. I look at the buds, the stem, the trunk, the root flare, the soil, and the plant’s history over the years. Tom Tiddens and a plant healthcare specialist’s best …
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… How does the natural world affect a community’s health and well-being? Over the course of one year, 16 Chicago high school students from the Instituto … learned to broaden her perspective. “People really do think differently and have different points of view. I try to listen to them and open up to them and learn to disagree. With this … I want a bunch of plants.” These documentaries were supported by teaching artists from Free Spirit Media Inc. and will be showcased by The One Earth Film Festival presented by Green …
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… the taxonomists adopted a resolution assigning the name Amaryllis to plants from South Africa and used the name Hippeastrum for the species originating in South America. Whether called … gardeners who are craving a bit of color during the winter doldrums. Offered in the fall as bare root bulbs or already potted up, they typically come into flower approximately 6 to 10 weeks after they are watered and begin growth. If the bulbs are purchased bare root, plant them with the neck exposed just …
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… of small bluish-white flowers forms inside this cup. Fireball will form offshoots readily, and these can be removed to form new plants. It grows to about 6 inches tall and about a foot wide. Neoregelias are the largest genus of bromeliads. These epiphytes are native to the rainforests of South America where they are found growing on tree branches and on rocks where they receive strong filtered light. Neoregelias are regarded as having the …
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