… myths. Flower legend says that the goddess Aphrodite (Venus to the Romans) was out hunting with the handsome mortal Adonis, when a powerful storm forced them to seek shelter together in a … shoe and reached down to pick it up, when suddenly and magically it transformed into a flower with a slipper-shaped petal of gold. Cypripedium calceolus slipper orchid The lady’s slipper …
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… you see as a messy clump of leaves is actually a structure formed from sticks and then lined with leaves and other materials to make it a dry and cozy home. This month I was walking around … are more scarce around my home. Second, I found a squirrel drey at the Garden that was built with something unusual. If you look carefully in the picture, you will see a green material, …
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… It’s a warm summer evening , and you’re at the Chicago Botanic Garden with someone special. The food’s been great, and the music sounds terrific…time to grab his/her … Hubert Malott Japanese Garden. Where white flowers bloom. McGinley Pavilion is always planted with wedding-appropriate white flowers—beautiful and fragrant in the evening, and a lovely spot …
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… agree that the highlight this time of year is warblers. It is for me—they are tiny jewels with wings. I feel totally blessed if I can see a few during migration. Since these birds are so small, they usually wait for favorable winds to help them travel. Any night with southerly winds will have the birds moving; new birds arrive while others depart. Every year … the way to fuel their journey. Most of them are insect eaters, and some supplement their diet with seeds and nectar from flowers. While the cold spring delayed the plants a bit, the insects …
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… Zones: 3 to 8 Size: 18 inches tall and 2 feet wide Conditions: Full sun; moist to wet soil With Short and Sassy sneezeweed ( Helenium autumnale ‘Short and Sassy’), the cultivar name says it all: the plant is 2 feet tall with an assertive orange-yellow color. In the past, all sneezeweeds grew 5 feet tall and would … soil The reddish-purple color found in ironweed flowers is one of kind. The problem with these natives is that most of them get gigantic, usually around 8 feet tall. Fortunately, …
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… for the Graham Bulb Garden, Aquatic Garden, and Viburnum Walk. She has been fascinated with the natural world since childhood, when she spent much of her time outdoors. …
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… procedures was ignited in his eighth-grade chemistry class, where he enjoyed doing experiments with different types of elements. These days, though, he is mostly interested in engineering. … us care for our own environment.” Alexis imagines combining a career in mechanical engineering with his interest in the natural sciences when, hopefully, robotics can someday be used to help …
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… red forehead. 5. Sensory Garden Walk along the woodland path in the Sensory Garden, paved with tall birch and alder trees, to discover round goldfinches, buzzy pine siskins, and … tips: Dress for the weather, especially when it’s extra nippy. If you go birding solo or with a small, quiet group, you’re likely to see more birds. Lastly, field guides can be really …
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… plant has large, thick, green leaves, is about 10–12 inches long and 8–10 inches wide, with deeply serrated edges, and is completely covered in tiny, purple hairs (which are not really … Notice that they all have five petals that are fused so that they look like a funnel with five lobes. You’ll easily be able to pick out the one plant that does not belong in the …
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… Botanic Garden’s Negaunee Institute for Plant Conservation Science and Action, together with lead author Monica Carvalho and Carlos Jaramillo —researchers at the Smithsonian Tropical … origin of modern neotropical rainforests. Science. The authors of this paper are affiliated with STRI in Panama, the Universidad del Rosario Bogota, Colombia; The Université de Montpellier, …
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