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  • … bloom times. An abundance of blooms sit atop red stems with rich green foliage. Perfect for borders and cutting gardens. Although hardy to a zone 6, it may survive Chicago winters in protected gardens. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … bloom times. An abundance of blooms sit atop red stems with rich green foliage. Perfect for borders and cutting gardens. Although hardy to a zone 6, it may survive Chicago winters in protected gardens. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … Bellissima™ Red These robust, early, red-blooming plants are strong landscape performers in cool weather. They grow to 6 – 10 inches tall, with equal spread. Use as an underplanting with spring bulbs like tulips and narcissus for a colorful spring display. 2021 – Ball Horticultural featured plants @ Chicago Botanic Garden …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … Description: Look for this medium-sized diving duck on the lakes. …
    Type: Birding
  • … Large, bright pink flowers feature light pink between the flower veins and are produced on stout flowering stems near the apex of the single upright … the basic form of the flower, which consists of three petals surrounded by three sepals—often in dramatic and contrasting colors and in a variety of shapes and sizes. Although some orchids are native to temperate zones, most orchids tend to prefer a semitropical or tropical environment (USDA …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • The dwarf Arctic birch is a low rounded shrub native to the northern latitudes of North America, Europe and Asia. Its bark is dark brown and smooth. … susceptibility to bronze birch borer infestations, birch trees can be challenging to cultivate in the Chicago region. The genus Betula includes an indeterminate number of species of the birch …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • The Manchurian birch is a variety of the Asian white birch; it is native to Korea, Japan and northern China. The primary ornamental feature of birch trees is the bark. … susceptibility to bronze birch borer infestations, birch trees can be challenging to cultivate in the Chicago region. The genus Betula includes an indeterminate number of species of the birch …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … Dark red petals surround the bright yellow lip on this dancing lady orchid cultivar. Grow indoors in bright light, high humidity, warm temperatures and very well drained potting media. In summer weekly fertilize with a dilute solution of foliar feed to build up enough stored energy to support the production of flowers in winter. The orchid …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … Psychopsis ‘Kahili’ is an unusual orchid. Known as the butterfly orchid, the exotically patterned yellow and brown petals were thought to have been the ‘spark’ that set off the orchidmania of the nineteenth century Victorians. This … basic form of the flower, which consists of three petals surrounded by three sepals -- often in dramatic and contrasting colors and in a variety of shapes and sizes. Although some orchids …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … New! Advance your skills by acquiring the techniques and methods for successfully drawing white flowers on white paper. Learn how to see subtle colors reflected on white objects and express them through a range of warm and cool …
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