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  • You’ve Never Seen a Baptisia Like This Before
    … Director of Ornamental Plant Research:  Baptisia  ‘Lunar Eclipse’, for its flowers that change from creamy white to deep violet as the plant ages, and  Baptisia  ‘Sunny Morning’, for its …
    Type: Blog
  • Growing a Bean in a Bag
    … where the flower had been! In the picture, you can see the wilted flower petals still hanging from the tip of the reddish-colored pod. Botanically speaking, this is the fruit of the plant, …
    Type: Blog
  • Peter Nagle
    … strategies as needed. The shorelines and lakes are never static, making each year different from the last. This has made the “aquatic” areas fascinating to maintain and a great environment …
    Type: Staff bio
  • David Murray
    … time as a child. As a teen while adventuring out west, he saw his first old-growth forest and from then on, has become enamored of the power of plants, and especially trees. David has worked …
    Type: Staff bio
  • Pollination in Genus Artocarpus (Moraceae)
    … of the family, leaving the question, how did such a specialized pollination syndrome evolve from wind pollination? Studying other members of the family may help reveal the answer. Work …
    Type: Research
  • A Winter Tour of The Greenhouses
    … climates visitors can enjoy. In the Arid Greenhouse, we saw a number of species of aloe from South Africa just coming into bloom as well as cacti and succulents. In the Tropical …
    Type: Blog
  • Genomic Discovery Unearths New Theories on Plant Evolution
    … how the earliest land plants that first appeared more than 460 million years ago evolved from green algae to yield the diversity of plants we know today. The “land plant tree of life” … group mosses, liverworts, and hornworts, the lineage of plants (bryophytes) that descended from the earliest land plants.” Wickett can’t help but feel encouraged by the wave of enthusiasm … to see that people are really excited about it,” he said. Norman Wickett, Ph.D. Where We Go from Here Wickett will convene with the research team in January in San Diego to discuss next …
    Type: Blog
  • The Evolving, Never-Ending Challenge of Invasive Species in Natural Areas
    … social distancing) to find and remove garlic mustard, buckthorn, and many other invaders from throughout our natural areas before they set seed. Missing even one plant will lead to an … burning and ongoing management to bring our highest quality natural area, McDonald Woods, back from a dense thicket of buckthorn and garlic mustard to a diverse oasis that supports thousands …
    Type: Blog
  • A Garden Fit for Emperors (and You)
    … in the fresh air and enjoy the serene scenes. Some of the most beautiful sunsets are viewed from Evening Island. And the Malott Japanese Garden has peaceful corners where you can gaze … Botanic Garden: The Chicago Horticultural Society at 125 , available at the Garden Shop and from online retailers. …
    Type: Blog
  • The Singular Pleasure of Reading Outside
    … will be available for checkout at the Library when it eventually reopens or are available now from online sellers, including smile.amazon.com  (your purchases through this link support the Chicago Botanic Garden, if you designate us as … of Japanese gardens. Garden designer Sophie Walker features 100 gardens in a series of essays, from ancient Shinto shrines to contemporary Zen designs. McDonald Woods Shinrin Yoku: The …
    Type: Blog