… Fabulous Fall Foliage and Flowers As we move into autumn, the Garden’s floral fireworks are something to behold. Thousands of annuals are putting on a show throughout the display gardens. That’s in addition to the trees, shrubs, and vines that will soon don yellow, red, and russet cloaks. …
Type: Walks
… The name of this plant means 'Winter Glow' in German because the plant retains its reddish leaves throughout the winter. Another part of its … together. Winter Glut bergenia is a hardy flowering groundcover with fleshy leaves that grows to about 12- 18 inches tall and wide. It has dark pink flowers in early spring. Although very …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Bush honeysuckles can be recognized the opposite, toothed leaves along slender twigs and clusters of tubular yellow flowers with long … fruit is a dry capsule with long filaments. The new growth of 'Copper' is coppery-red, fading to olive green, especially in shaded parts of the plant. This was one of the earliest shrub honeysuckles cultivated for the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The bur chestnut oak is a naturally occurring hybrid of the bur oak and the chestnut oak. The genus Quercus includes more than 600 species of the oak tree, of which 90 are native to North America; the Chicago Botanic Garden's collection contains more than 60 varieties and … that produce fruit we all know as acorns. Within the white oak group, acorns mature annually; in the red oak group, acorns take two years to mature (biennial). Oaks are often imposing shade …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Hellebores or Lenten roses are prized for their flowers which appear in late winter or early spring and are often the first flowers to appear in the Chicago garden. New York Night hellebore grows into a low mound about 2 feet …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Hellebores or Lenten roses are prized for their flowers which appear in late winter or early spring and are often the first flowers to appear in the Chicago garden. Pink Teacups Lenten rose grows into a low mound about eighteen …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Hellebores or Lenten roses are prized for their flowers which appear in late winter or early spring and are often the first flowers to appear in the Chicago garden. Romantic Getaway hellebore grows into a low mound about 2 feet …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Hellebores or Lenten roses are prized for their flowers which appear in late winter or early spring and are often the first flowers to appear in the Chicago garden. Spanish Flare hellebore grows into a low mound about 2 feet tall …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Hellebores are prized for their flowers which appear in late winter or early spring and are often the first flowers to appear in the Chicago garden. Sunshine Selections hellebores grow into a low mound about …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Hellebores or Lenten roses are prized for their flowers which appear in late winter or early spring and are often the first flowers to appear in the Chicago garden. White Lady Spotted hellebore grows into a low mound about …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
