… GINGER WINE™ Ninebark is a form of Eastern ninebark that has orange spring foliage that matures to burgundy. It was also developed for mildew resistance. Eastern ninebark is a deciduous shrub that is native to the south-eastern parts of North America, where it is found along streams and in dry areas …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… TINY WINE® Eastern Ninebark is a dwarf form of Eastern ninebark that grows to only about four feet in height and width with … of pinkish-white flowers in the spring. Eastern ninebark is a deciduous shrub that is native to the south-eastern parts of North America, where it is found along streams and in dry areas …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… season. Like many other magnolias of Asian origin, the flowers of this cultivar are prone to injury from late spring frosts. This cultivar name honors W.B. Clarke of San Jose, California, … Magnolia are known for the stunning beauty of their usually large flowers, which emerge prior to the foliage in spring, and are often fragrant. While shades of pink are the most common bloom … color, the Magnolia palette also includes white, yellows and purples. Another dominant feature is a prominent fruiting body of small follicles forming a cone-like shape. The species range from …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… the Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Plant Conservation Science Center from the West Road that leads to Dixon Prairie. Before you enter the prairie’s lovely paths, take a moment to look across the lakes toward the new Plant Science Center building. Inside is the Dixon National Tallgrass Prairie Seed Bank. There, seeds arrive from the rare remaining …
Type: Walks
… refrain. "Pee-a-wee. Pee-er. Pee-a-wee." This denizen of native woodlands in Illinois belongs to the flycatcher family. Many flycatchers sit on a snag, then sally out to snatch an insect full of protein. The pewee sports gray-olive upper parts and pale gray … bird a species of conservation concern. Restoration of the pewee's open woodland habitat—which is being done at the Garden's McDonald Woods—can help keep the pewee from further decline. …
Type: Birding
… Read Janisse Ray’s The Seed Underground: A Growing Revolution to Save Food , and come to a free discussion. Preregistration required, regular parking fees apply. Regenstein Center …
Type: Item Detail
… SavATree arborists will be right outside the Krasberg Rose Garden from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. to answer all of your tree care questions. …
Type: Event for Calendar
… The perennial requires full sun to partial shade and moderate soil moisture. Blooms in late spring to early fall and had a medium blue flower. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The Atlas Mountain palm is a native of north Africa where it grows in the Atlas mountains of Morocco and Algeria to altitudes of 5000 feet. This palm tree has large silvery-blue fan-shaped frond that have a … tone. This tree is rounded when young but can eventually reach a height and width of 10 to 15 feet. This tree requires very sunny conditions and dryish well-drained soils. It is not …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Ovens wattle is native to the temperate regions of southeastern Australia where its nectar-rich flowers provide late winter food for birds and insects. This small tree grows to about 15 feet in height and width and is notable for its attractive green leaves and pendulous …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
