… This well-proportioned dwarf white poinsettia is part of a series selected for smaller spaces that experiences cooler temperatures during … ensure, if wrapped with florist foil, that a hole has been punched at the bottom of the foil to allow water to drain into the saucer underneath the plant. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Large, 4- to 6-inch blooms are produced on up to 25 major stems on this 6-foot-tall sunflower that will bloom year-round and produces very little pollen. This plant is excellent in the garden (goldfinches love sunflowers) or as a cut flower for the florist …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… this cultivar of a Chicago region prairie native. Full sun and well-drained soils are keys to success. This plant is a pollinator magnet and a reliable harbinger of cooler temperatures to come. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Pure white chalice shaped flowers appear from mid-summer to the first hard frosts on this large, vase shaped, deciduous hardy hibiscus. Pruning for size and shape should be done in mid-winter to avoid impacting flower production the following summer. This is a large shrub and should be planted in locations that will accommodate it's mature size. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Four to seven soft-pink double flowers with white stripes are produced atop stout flowering stems, approximately four to six weeks after they are brought into a warm brightly lit area and watered. This is a great plant for forcing indoors for Thanksgiving, Christmas, the New Year, or Valentine's …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… One of summer’s delights is a visit from a ruby-throated hummingbird. Learn about these special guests and how to attract them to gardens during their warm-season residency. Migration, plant selection, eco-friendly gardening …
Type: Item Detail
… presentation from Doug Stotz , senior conservation ecologist at The Field Museum. Brazil is the fifth largest country in the world. Its area is larger than the lower 48 states of the … States combined. It is one of the most biologically diverse countries in the world, home to most of the Amazon rainforest, as well as biogeographic realms as distinct as the Caatinga, a … threats that face this country of rapid development and discuss some of the answers to those threats. Photo: Speckled chachalaca ( Ortalis guttata ) …
Type: Event for Calendar
… in a flock of common redpolls or goldfinches and siskins. In winter, this rare visitor is most likely to be found in alders or birches while feeding on seeds in cones and catkins. …
Type: Birding
… placed in the Agavaceae, the Dracaenaceae and by some in the Ruscaceae families, this genus is now considered to be correctly placed in the Asparagaceae. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Apapanthus produce strong stems in summer to support the masses of brilliant blue flowers in rounded masses. Dark green strap-like foliage provides for textural interest when not in bloom. This bulb from South Africa is not hardy outdoors. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
