… Cambridge Red beebalm ( Monarda 'Cambridge Red') is a large perennial growing up to 4 feet tall. It's topped with clusters of red tubular flowers in mid to late summer and is one of the oldest cultivars resulting from crosses between the Eastern United States Monarda didyma and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Rusty blackhaw viburnum takes its common name from the soft fuzzy reddish covering on its winter buds. This species is native to the southern U.S. White flowers in May are followed by fruit that goes from green to pink to blue and persists into winter. Fall …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… CUYAHOGA™ gray dogwood is one of the Counties of Ohio series of cultivars. It is often seen as a tree form of this otherwise … multi-stemmed shrub. Its foliage is larger and glossier than the species. Small white flowers in late spring are followed by whitish blue fruit in summer. The pinkish pedicels remaining after … -- 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 …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… growth, strong central leader and upright form. It is a male clone, which will not produce the distinctive smelly fruit, and will develop into upright, but broader than columnar, shaped tree. With increased age, it will mature to a large 50' by 30' tree. Its narrow shape makes it work well as a street tree. The Ginkgo is … a maidenhair fern frond. It is one of the most pollution-tolerant trees and works well in the city. Insignificant green flowers appear in the spring. Ginkgo has wonderful yellow fall …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Bloodflower ( Asclepias curassavica ) is a nonnative perennial plant from South America that the Chicago Botanic Garden grows from seed and uses as a warm-season annual. It is a member of … milkweed ( A. sullivantii ), and swamp milkweed (A. incarnata ), midwestern native perennials in the Garden's permanent collection. The sepals of 'Red Butterfly' are scarlet and the crowns … monarch and queen butterfly larvae and its nectar attracts many other species of butterflies to the Garden. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Q. I noticed that the maples in my neighborhood have black spots on them. Are the trees sick? A. Based on your description, it … of Rhytisma fungi. Leaves that are infected with this fungal disease have round, light green to yellowish-green areas approximately ½ to 1 inch in diameter that eventually blacken. Heavily …
Type: Plant Info
… ‘Lois E. Klehm’ is an herbaceous peony named after peony breeder Roy Klehm’s mother. He writes in his catalogue, “Mom always liked color and style. She picked this exotic pink and gold with center pink petaloids to bear her name.” Peony bloom time is classified as early, mid-, and late. ‘Lois E. Klehm’ is a midseason bloomer. It grows to 32 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 …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Cameron's Magnetism dwarf cattelya orchid (x Potinara Cameron's Magnetism) is a member of the Orchidaceae family. Potinara is a manmade genus created from several species of cattleya-type … , Cattleya , Laelia , and Sophronitis . These varieties seem well suited for home culture, due to hybridization and their small size. It can easily be imagined that a combination of desirable … from a hybrid would be an outstandingly handsome thing, and many lovely combinations do occur in Potinara crosses. The beautifully colored Cameron's Magnetism is produced from the aurea form …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Join us on an evening bird walk through the Garden’s Dixon Prairie as we search for songbirds, waterfowl, and raptors. No prior bird-watching experience is required. Binoculars are recommended but not required. Dress for the weather. A map will be sent. Bridget Kiernan, birder and horticulturist, Chicago Botanic …
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… GEAUGA® gray dogwood is one of the Counties of Ohio series of cultivars. Its foliage dark green with reddish brown new growth. Small white flowers in late spring are followed by whitish blue fruit in summer. The pinkish pedicels remaining after … -- 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 …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
