… This ligularia has large, heart-shaped leaves up to 2 feet. They have purple veins, are edged with exaggerated teeth, and are borne on purple stems, making them quite dramatic. The foliage is mounded at the base of the plant, although some leaves are also borne on the tall flower spikes. The flowers—small, bright-yellow daisies—are borne on 5- to 6-foot-tall spikes. Use this ligularia as a bold accent or a pondside plant. With its large …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… size of dinner plates. This deciduous shrub needs full sun and moderate moisture conditions to reach a height of about five feet after a number of years. Tree peonies dislike … chose their planting location carefully. Very slow growing, the flower buds are susceptible to late spring frosts. A tree peony in full bloom is a spectacular sight. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Siberian squill is a bulbous perennial with 2-4 leaves at the same time flowers appear. 'Spring Beauty’ has a … and since they naturalize prolifically, in time the two colors will mix and you will be unable to distinguish them. If you choose to, plant two colors far apart and keep them labeled. 사이베리안 스퀼은 다년생 구근식물로서 짙은 감색 꽃이 하향으로 핀다. 자생으로 …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Black dragon coleus is a dramatic annual plant with showy ruffled leaves. The centers of the leaves are bright red … black giving the appearance of a streak of molten lava across the leaf. This coleus grows to about a foot high and wide and prefers partly shaded spots and moist well-drained soils. … and window boxes for their wide range of colors and textures. Black Dragon would add depth to plantings with lighter colored foliage. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… BLUE MUFFIN™ viburnum is more compact and rounded than the arrowwood viburnum species. Its white flowers are followed … in late summer. Viburnums are a versatile genus of multi-stemmed shrubs that are well suited to the home landscape due to their range of sizes and cultural adaptability. Some viburnums are noted for their fragrant …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… the yellow lip with an intricate red pattern. This complex hybrid allows homeowners to grow spider flower-shaped orchids whose parents require cool moist humid environments year round. Other species in the ancestry allow this cultivar to grow in bright light, relatively high humidity with good air movement, and exceptionally well- drained potting media. X Banfieldara is a hybrid cross between Ada , Brassia, and Odontoglossum , which all originated in South …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Lone Piñon is a New Mexican string band, or orquesta típica, whose music celebrates the integrity and … and cross-cultural solidarity that has always been necessary for musical traditions to adapt and thrive in each generation. In 2014, Lone Piñon was founded as a platform for … Mexico communities. Through relationship with elders, study of field recordings, connections to parallel traditional music and dance revitalization movements in the United States and Mexico, …
Type: Event for Calendar
… Vanilla is an economically important crop used for flavoring and fragrances. The vanilla "bean" isn't a bean, it is the fruit of the vanilla orchid. This project is investigating if different cultivation practices influence the associated fungi and bacteria …
Type: Research
… Around the Garden Take a Two-Mile Perimeter Walk Download the GardenGuide App when you visit to use this tour on your phone Distance: 2 miles Time: 45 min- 1 hour Stop 1: Annex 1 Kick off … sunscreen at the Garden Shop. Stop 2: Gate at Children's Learning Campus Crossroad Gate to gate, the outer/perimeter road makes a wide, two-mile curve around the edge of the Chicago … the Regenstein Fruit & Vegetable Garden. Stop 4: .7 mile mark .7 mile mark: Continue to the right for the outer road OR return to the Visitor Center through the gardens ahead. Stop …
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… in a light soilless mixture. Water the bulb thoroughly once, then again only when the soil mix is dry to the touch. Amaryllis bulbs can tolerate dryness but not soggy conditions. Place the pot in a … vents. Because the flower stalk grows quickly and leans toward light, rotate the pot often to ensure even growth. When the plant finishes flowering, pinch off the faded blooms and allow …
Type: Plant Info
