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  • … an upright oval tree that can reach a height of 30 feet with a similar spread. The sugar maple is an excellent shade tree for lawns and parks. Tiny yellowish-green flowers appear in spring … The tree's winged fruit, or samaras, matures in the fall. Autumn color starts early and is a bright red. One of the best known trees of eastern North America, sugar maple is as prized for its ornamental value as for the syrup produced from its sap. It is a favorite …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … Spring Photo Tour Explore Visual Perspective Download the GardenGuide App when you visit to use this tour on your phone Distance: .5 miles  Time: 1 hour 20 mins - 1 hour 40 mins Stop 1: Photo Tip: Spring-Crescent Garden Fill your frame with tiers of tulips descending to the basin's edge. Aim from the lowest point upward.   Stop 2: Photo Tip: Spring-Esplanade … boxwoods, for stunning color.   Stop 3: Photo Tip: Spring-Landscape Garden Keep your eye close to the ground to spot a variety of early bulbs poking through the stone. Capture their image …
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  • … are reveling in its bittersweet finale; stop by the Arid Greenhouse in the Regenstein Center to witness it yourself.   Agave sp. FO-76 on November 11, 2025   Senior Horticulturist Sarah Nolimal measures FO-76 on November 21, 2025, to track its growth.   Agave sp. FO-76 on December 1, 2025   Agave sp. FO-76 on December 15, 2025 … FO-76 has left our staff scratching their heads. “We’re not actually sure what species it is,” Sarah said. Her guess is Agave oteroi , a species that was only characterized six years ago. …
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  • … South America and in the Caribbean. They bloom once at maturity, which can be anywhere from 5 to 40 years. Most plants die after flowering and are not frost hardy. Native to Mexico, the twin-flowered agave grows to 3 feet, producing hundreds of narrow leaves from a dense compact rosette. It is slow-growing, reaching 2 to 3 feet tall and wide. It flowers once after 10 to 15 years, and …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … and green margins which become all green as the season progresses. This hosta forms a medium to large mound. Hostas are shade tolerant, easy to grow, and long lived. Although they produce flowers held high above the foliage on long stalks … They all prefer moist, loamy soil enriched with organic matter. Some leaf damage by slugs is to be expected, and deer find hosta delicious. …
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  • … ’Abetwo’ is commonly sold under the trademark name of Incrediball®. It was developed from the Annabelle … which was originally found in the wild near Anna, Illinois. 'Abetwo' typically grows 3 to 5 feet tall with a rounded habit. It has large flower heads, measuring 12 inches in diameter, … by thicker stems, even when soaked with rain. The blooms appear in early June and last for up to two months. The flowers open green, mature to white, and then finally fade to green again. The …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … The red buds of Strawberry Parfait® crabapple open to pink flowers with red margins, followed by red fruit in the fall. Its foliage emerges reddish purple in the spring and matures to dark green as the season progresses. This cultivar is reported to have excellent disease resistance. Crabapples are small flowering trees that …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … purple, almost black bracts on tall, 20-inch flowering stems. The flowers, which can grow up to 10 inches long, superficially resemble a bat in flight with long whiskers. The foliage of this … shade-loving plant resembles Spathiphyllum , and its color and odor attract bats and flies to achieve cross-pollination. Tacca is a monotypic genus in the Taccadeae family, with a natural population range limited to Malaysia …
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  • … Description: This slow-flying carrion eater is sometimes found on the ground feeding on dead fish, but is usually seen flying over, mostly in pairs or small groups. …
    Type: Birding
  • … Geum ‘Sea Breeze Gold’ is also known by its common name of avens. It stands 15 inches high and blooms in May and June … wide. The foliage forms dense clumps 10“ high. Plant it in full sun or partial shade. It is hardy in zones 4 – 8. This is a member of the Cocktail™ Series bred by Brent Horvath of Intrinsic Perennial Gardens. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant