… Description: This hawk is a rare winter sight flying over, or in, trees. …
Type: Birding
… Description: This Great Plains migrant is a rare sighting in the Dixon Prairie. …
Type: Birding
… Description: This is an unusual sight on the lakes or flying overhead. …
Type: Birding
… Millions of seeds sit frozen in a vault at the Chicago Botanic Garden, waiting to prevent an extinction, support habitat restoration efforts, or contribute to scientific research. Dave Sollenberger, former seed bank manager at the Chicago Botanic … woodland, and wetland ecosystems of the Midwest and beyond. The Seed Bank’s primary goal is preserving native plant species diversity. By collecting seeds from many different wild …
Type: Research
… flamenco influences filtered through an improvisational lens. Their singular nuevo tango sound is cool, impassioned, sensuous, seductive, and utterly dance-inducing. Featuring the piano … Sascha Jacobsen ( Trio Garufa , The Musical Art Quintet ), Alma Vieja is at once an album for tango lovers and an opening for all listeners into this magical world. This concert is presented in collaboration with the International Latino Cultural Center. …
Type: Event for Calendar
… Manly double narcissus ( Narcissus 'Manly') is known as a double daffodil because of its multiple whorls of cup segments that become … his own reflection in a pool of water and was turned into a lily by the gods. The genus name is derived from the Greek narke (numbness) because of its narcotic properties. It's unclear … of the excruciating pain caused by the calcium oxalate crystals in the plant's sap when it is taken into the mouth, or whether some other chemical property takes effect later. Deer, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… frost has put the brakes on annuals, blackening their leaves or simply causing entire plants to wilt. Not to worry—there are things we can do to protect trees and shrubs and extend the last harvest as we … Frost or Freeze? The typical average date for the first fall frost in the greater Chicago area is October 15. In some years, the first frost happens in September or as late as November. Frost …
Type: Plant Info
… Native to tropical eastern Africa in Kenya, Tanzania, and Mozambique, the fringed hibiscus ( Hibiscus schizopetalus ‘El Capitolio’) in its red form is the original red "poodle flower," with 3- to 4-inch blooms that flower in the upper leaf axils of the tall plant." Schizo" means split or …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The blooms appear in July and August with a soft, delicate fragrance. The stems grow to 3 to 4 feet in the first year but when established can reach 6 to 8 feet in height with more than 20 blooms on each stem. Satisfaction is an Orienpet hybrid, a cross between an Oriental lily and a Trumpet lily which combines the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Chrysanthemumiflora star magnolia gets its name from the blossom's resemblance to a chrysanthemum corsage. Its abundant deep pink buds open to pale pink fragrant flowers. Members of the genus Magnolia are known for the stunning beauty of … color, the Magnolia palette also includes white, yellows and purples. Another dominant feature is a prominent fruiting body of small follicles forming a cone-like shape. The species range from …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
