… Huge dinner plate sized flowers feature bright red petals with a yellow base making for a show stopping display. Plant in full sun in moisture retentive well drained soils and stake in late June/early July to ensure the large flowers don't topple the plant over during high winds. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… black flowers with yellow edges to their petals are produced on long arching flowering stalks. The plant and flowers are small by Cymbidium standards. Like it's larger cousins, it requires a distinct cooling period in fall in order to set the flower buds for winter blooms. …
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… being served. Hear firsthand from Windy City Harvest Youth Farm students about how produce is planted, cultivated, and harvested. Proceeds from the dinner support the Garden’s Windy City … farming. Vegetarian and dietary restrictions can be accommodated upon request. Tickets to this event are nonrefundable. Due to the popularity of this event, we encourage you to buy … are on a first-come, first-served basis. Space is limited. Event will occur rain or shine. For questions, please call (847) 835-5440. Tickets also available at the Visitor Center. …
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… Even in a genus grown for its foliage, shieldleaf Rodgersia stands out. The round leaves look like giant nasturtium … moisture, and they'll thrive. Slugs, rabbits and deer don't bother them. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… Hector Ortiz Cano grew up in Sonora, Mexico, where he learned from his ancestors’ reverence for the land. Hector inspects Agave at the Chicago Botanic Garden greenhouse at the Regenstein … as weeds, but amaranth’s leaves, also called quelites, are edible and a rich source of iron. “This plant was food for me growing up, and for my ancestors,” Ortiz said. “For many people, this plant is just a weed. To me and my family and ancestors, it was one of our sacred foods and a staple …
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… ‘Fairview’ is an herbaceous peony with classic, double white blossoms. Peony bloom time is classified as … is a midseason bloomer. It grows to 36 inches tall, taking on a shrubby appearance throughout the summer, then dies to the ground in the fall. Plant in sun to part shade with eyes no more … than 2 inches below the soil. It is deer resistant. Peonies are popular garden plants, known for their stunning flowers, their cold hardiness and the huge variety of their colors, forms, and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… ‘Firelight’ is an herbaceous peony with a row of single pink petals surrounding a circle of golden stamens. … is an early bloomer. It grows to 36 inches tall, taking on a shrubby appearance throughout the summer, then dies to the ground in the fall. Plant in sun to part shade with eyes no more … than 2 inches below the soil. It is deer resistant. Peonies are popular garden plants, known for their stunning flowers, their cold hardiness and the huge variety of their colors, forms, and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… ‘Glory Be’ is an herbaceous peony with luminescent fuschia blooms, surrounding green pistils and cherry pink … Be’ is an early bloomer. It grows to 28 inches tall, taking on a shrubby appearance throughout the summer, then dies to the ground in the fall. Plant in sun to part shade with eyes no more … than 2 inches below the soil. It is deer resistant. Peonies are popular garden plants, known for their stunning flowers, their cold hardiness and the huge variety of their colors, forms, and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… leaves are topped by chartreuse domes that mature into hundreds of small white flowers on this annual that works well in the annual flower displays or as a cut flower. Gardeners and … sap that can cause skin irritation in sensitive individuals. It's deer resistant and a host for a number of species of beneficial insects. Beneficial insects are those that are important to … insect life cycles. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… Native to Asia, climbing hydrangea is a vigorous perennial vine that clings and climbs to almost any surface; it requires a sturdy … trees, walls, rocks, and pergolas, and can reach 20 to 40 feet tall. ‘Skyland Giant’ is noted for its large, 12-inch-across white lacecap flower heads that bloom from May to June. The glossy, … to begin blooming. Grow in moist, well-drained soil in part to full shade. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
