… Bronzeleaf rodgersflower is native to woodlands in Japan and Korea, and unlike most Rodgersias it can tolerate boggy areas … time, via slow-creeping rhizomes. The large, very handsome leaves emerge bronze-green, mature to green, and turn a rich bronze red in fall. When and if it blooms, the flowers are not …
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… Dragon's Blood is an old reliable variety of sedum. We had this growing in the old Home Landscape Demonstration … where the new greenhouses are now being built. This mat-forming perennial takes full sun to partial shade. It produces clusters of starry cherry-red blooms in July and August. The tiny … along the nodes into patches a foot or more across. Older stems may become scraggly and need to be pinched back. Because they are so low-growing, they are suitable for a rock garden or a …
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… The Chicago Botanic Garden’s online photography class is a virtual experience you can take anywhere! Water, the essence of life, will be our canvas for creating artistic images. With a mindful vision, we will slow down to explore the patterns of design formed by water and shorelines. You will learn the tools of your SLR or mirrorless camera to play with light dancing on the surface, isolate reflections, and direct your camera to paint …
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… Are you interested in learning more about how to work with youth in an urban agriculture or school garden setting? Would you like to know more about structuring a youth development program centered on sustainable agriculture … providing student evaluations and feedback; and celebrating successes. This workshop is a two-part series that will take place live, online. Individual and organizational …
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… Newry's Blue was bred around 1900 in Ireland, and it's a favorite among gardeners to this day for its remarkably deep blue flowers and dense spires. At 4 to 5 feet tall, it's a regal presence at the back or the border, so if you've had difficulty growing delphiniums, this perennial is a great alternative. Unlike delphiniums, it usually doesn't need staking. But do handle with …
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… Aechmea blanchetiana 'Hawaii' is a colorful bromeliad with vivid orange sword-shaped leaves with finely serrate margins. It … produces stiff upright flower spikes with buttery yellow bracts and reddish stems. Too large to be a house plant, these plants do well as a border plant in tropical areas. Bromeliads are … are called vase plants or urn plants. Their curved leaves collect water and can be home to aquatic insects and microorganisms. Plants take several years to flower and will usually …
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… Northern catalpa or catawba tree ( Catalpa speciosa ) is known for the long, thin fruit pods that resemble cigars, which give it its other common name, … sends forth an amazing show of trumpet-shaped blossoms — white with purple stripes and red to yellow spots inside — in long panicles of 10 to 30 blooms. The pollinated blooms then begin the process of transformation into long, thin, …
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… are fragrant and shaped like Turk’s caps on stems that stand 4 feet tall. Lilium monadelphum is native to the northern Caucasus regions where it grows on mountainous slopes at the forest’s edge. The grace and beauty of this lily makes it a lovely addition to the garden. Lilies love full sun, but will do well in partial shade. They tolerate hot summer …
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… Lilium × dalhansonii is a Martagon lily with reddish, mahogany-purple flowers and deeply recurved petals. The stems … feet high with dozens of down-facing blooms in mid-June. Martagon lilies are the most adapted to shade. They stand tall with clusters of multiple Turk's cap flowers and whorled leaves. … they have a strong fragrance. The grace and beauty of this lily make it a lovely addition to the garden. Lilies love full sun but will do well in partial shade. They tolerate hot summer …
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… plant stand 5 feet tall with as many as 16 downfacing flowers on each. Lilium szovitsianum is native to the Caucaus region and the southern shores of the Black Sea where it grows in wooded clearings. The grace and beauty of this lily makes it a lovely addition to the garden. Lilies love full sun, but will do well in partial shade. They tolerate hot summer …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
