… NW North America extending from British Columbia up to Alaska. This subspecies was identified and published by Dr. Roy L. Taylor, a former Executive Director of the Chicago Botanic Garden and Dr. Calder in 1965. Plant in full sun in moisture retentive humic soils that never completely dry on hummocks. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… easy to identify in a crowd of asters. Butterflies, honeybees, etc. can't resist the nectar and pollen. The narrow upright form of the flowering stems make this a favorite cut flower. Plant this aster in full sun and in moderately moist soils. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… with fine-petaled pink flowers from late summer into fall. It is tolerant of wet conditions and is mildew resistant. Pinch back until 4th of July. This will produce denser and more compact plants. It can be divided every 2-3 years in spring. It prefers full sun in average, well-drained soil. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This meadowrue has large, 8- to 10-inch blue-gray leaves that are finely dissected and resemble columbine. The plant is striking even when not in bloom, and in midsummer upright stems emerge with puffy, lemon-yellow flower clusters. It is a large … bloomer of fine texture Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… occidentalis ‘Cristata’) is a very narrow evergreen conifer that can reach a height of 50’ and a width of 4’. It will tolerate a wide range of soil types as long as periodic deep watering is provided. It prefers full sun and partial shade. Contact with its needles may cause a rash for those with sensitive skin. … darken to a purplish-brown. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This evergreen ground cover grows to a height of 6” and will spread to 18”. Its foliage has thin white margins and it blooms from May through June with blue flowers rather than the lavender-blue of the … sun, part shade, or full shade. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The rock star fruit is trending —with fans, chefs, and researchers alike “It was pretty amazing,” said Susan Strickler, Ph.D., associate … scientist’s mail bins overflowed with leaves of native pawpaw trees. People had sent hundreds and hundreds of samples from around the country—hoping to help make pawpaw a rock star fruit in … mail bins with pawpaw samples in Dr. Strickler’s office at the Garden. Dr. Strickler’s team and collaborators had posted on Facebook, soliciting leaves of Asimina triloba , common pawpaw, …
Type: Blog
… An autumn visit to the fruit and vegetable garden in search of late-season surprises can be rewarding. For it's at this time … that is not only beautiful but also positively delicious. The Chicago Botanic Garden's Fruit and Vegetable Garden is ripe with treasures at this time of year. The historic bed known as … Three Sisters" had its origin with the early Native Americans. The sisters are squash, corn and pole beans–staples of a settler's diet. The corn is planted first since it requires the …
Type: Plant Info
… A Central American gem There are only 20 species in the genus Galeandra, and they are spread from Mexico through Central America to Suriname! Pollinated by orchid bees in the Euglossa genus are metallic “ornaments” of blue, green, and copper. …
Type: Plant Info
… The delicate violet In Greek, "Io" means violet-colored, and "opsis" means resembling: and, indeed, the lip of this pretty, dainty orchid looks quite a bit like a violet. In the wild, …
Type: Plant Info
