… Introduce your students to a variety of typical as well as unusual data collection techniques that scientists have used to understand diversity and interactions in the natural world. Learn to measure and analyze the amount of life in a square meter using science tools, digital devices, …
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… Native to the Midwest, red trillium—also called bloody butcher—is a woodland plant that is easy to grow in rich, well-drained soil in part to full shade. A spring bloomer, it produces leaves, petals, and sepals, all in groups of three, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… bracts with green tips and are produced in branched umbels continuously from late June up to the first hard frost. This plant attracts butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds to the garden, but deer and rabbits don't like the taste of the leaves or flowers. Plant 'Star of Billion' in full sun and in average soil, and water enough to establish the root system and thereafter during droughts. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… pollen-less flowers are a favorite of florists. The longer-than-normal flowering season is due to its day-neutral flower bud initiation—in other words, it doesn't have to wait until after the summer solstice to flower. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… resembles maple leaves in shape. The flowers are produced in the leaf axils from the bottom to the top of the plant instead of just at the top as in some hibiscus cultivars. The plant stands 4 – 5 feet tall and blooms from mid summer until fall. It is attractive to hummingbirds while resistant to deer. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… leaves marked with dark green and silver-white. It blooms in colors ranging from white to reddish-pink to purple in late winter/early spring. Cyclamen coum clumps go dormant in the summer and prefer to be very dry during this rest period. This can be accomplished by planting them under the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This vine will grow to a height of 12 feet with a 6-foot spread. It blooms from July through September with deep pink, tulip-shaped flowers. Its roots need to be kept cool and evenly moist; the top of the plant needs full sun or partial shade. It … soil. Since it blooms on new wood, it can be cut back in late winter or early spring to manage growth. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This vigorous vine will grow to a height of 10’ with an 8’ spread. It blooms in late summer/early fall with purple flowers. Its roots need to be kept cool and evenly moist while the top of the plant needs full sun or partial shade. It … soil. Since it blooms on new wood, it can be cut back in late winter or early spring to manage growth. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Pink anemone clematis is a vigorous deciduous climber that grows 25 to 30 feet and produces small, pale pink, 2-inch flowers in late spring to early summer. As a member of pruning group 1, it should be pruned immediately after flowering by removing some of the older stems. Pink anemone clematis is hardy to USDA Zones 7-9 and is not reliable in very cold areas. It grows well along a wall or fence or …
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… The Miraguama palm is native to the dry inland savannas of Cuba. It has striking deeply-cut circular leaves (palmate) which are dark green on the upper side and silvery green underneath. The leaflets appear to be pleated, an appearance which is enhanced by this difference in color. The Miraguama palm grows to about 30 feet tall in suitable conditions. This palm is not hardy in Chicago and must be …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
