… Learn to create glowing colored pencil drawings. You will learn the “heightened drawing” technique as … two days before your class starts. Registered students will receive login instructions one day in advance. Judith Joseph, artist & instructor Online Course …
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… My top pick for cool new plant species? The media has called it grotesque and compared to an eyeless worm. And our friends at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, in London described it as … will likely add more. Rare orchid rediscovered A Massachusetts state botanist was making his way through shrubby wetland thickets when a spot of bright orange caught his eye. In a tangle of …
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… Variegata cornelian cherry dogwood features blue green leaves with creamy white margins. In other respects the Variegata cultivar is typical of the species -- abundant early spring long-lived yellow … -- be it flowers, fruit, foliage, and/or bark -- and their range of forms from small trees to suckering shrubs. The dominant display, however, varies among the species. Dogwoods are native …
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… ‘Blaze’ is an herbaceous peony that can produce up to 20 scarlet red single blossoms per plant. Peony bloom time is classified as early, mid, and late; ‘Blaze’ is an early bloomer, usually early May in the Chicago area. It grows to 28 inches tall, taking on a shrubby appearance throughout the …
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… The wine-red, pincushion-like flowers of crimson pincushion ( Knautia macedonica ) bloom continuously from early summer through late fall. This short-lived perennial thrives in full sun and dryish soils. The flowers are great for use as fresh-cut or dried flowers, and the nectar is a favorite of bees and butterflies. …
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… The epiphytic dragon's mouth orchid ( Encyclia cordigera var. rosea ) is native from Guatemala to Panama, where the subspecies rosea is found. The flower spikes can produce flowers for up to … of the flowers smells like chocolate. This species requires very bright light whether grown in greenhouses, on a windowsill, or under artificial lights. During the summer growing season, it …
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… Compressa blood-twig dogwood is a dwarf cultivar with a distinct upright, columnar habit. The species takes its common name from the deep red color of its newer stems in fall. The foliage is thick and crinkly. Small white flowers in spring are followed by black … -- be it flowers, fruit, foliage, and/or bark -- and their range of forms from small trees to suckering shrubs. The dominant display, however, varies among the species. Dogwoods are native …
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… Soft pink flowers to 1.5” across cover the dark green disease resistant foliage throughout the growing season on … with bright red shiny hips from late fall through winter. This cultivar is completely hardy in the Chicago area without the need for mulches or other protective coverings. Ultimate height …
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… Musical note plant ( Clerodendrum incisum var. macrosiphon ) is a member of the Lamiaceae family. A native of Nigeria, this upright, showy shrub earned its unusual name … club resembling a soprano-range eighth note. The club portion of the “musical note” splits to reveal an attractive flower that resembles a small white butterfly. It has several red, thin, … proboscislike stamens that extend 1.5 inches beyond the flower’s petals. The buds grow upright in large numbers, borne in clusters of 5 to 10 white flowers. A prolific bloomer, the flowers …
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… Susquehanna Sargent viburnum was introduced by the U.S. National Arboretum in 1966 from a selection of seedlings found in Japan. This muti-stemmed cultivar can almost be treated as a small tree due to its attractive corky bark. It has unusually large dark green leaves of heavy substance. White …
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