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… sweetly perfumed flowers with a distinctive dark burgundy blotch. This native of east Africa is not reliably hardy in Chicago-area gardens. Gardeners may purchase corms in their local garden … frost has passed. This species was reclassified as Gladiolus murielae by botanists in 1973 but is still frequently sold in the nursery trade under the old name of Acidanthera bicolor var. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Polly Spout green dragon ( Pinellia tripartita 'Polly Spout') is a hardy member of the Aroid (philodendron) family, which produces spikes of green flowers in late summer. This cultivar is named for the hometown of We-Du Nursery in South Carolina, where this sterile cultivar was …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… the nut grove), there's a "secret" bed with a big mission: it's a pollinator strip, meant to attract bees and other busy insects to the smorgasbord of food plants growing in the garden. Smart gardeners know that it's the … or do you have to chemically support them? Does your yard buzz with activity in summer, or is the air silent and still? Does your vegetable garden produce bumper crops, or are your …
Type: Plant Info
… ecology, and history of Illinois prairies. Juras explored the Chicago area and beyond to discover—and rediscover—a vision of an ecosystem that has virtually vanished in North America. … re-creations—take the viewer on a journey of prairie landscapes from the Wisconsin border to the southern end of the state. This body of work continues Juras’s exploration of natural … ecology, and history of Illinois prairies. Juras explored the Chicago area and beyond to discover—and rediscover—a vision of an ecosystem that has virtually vanished in North America. …
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… Description: More often heard than seen, this member of the mimidae family of birds is usually found in shrubby areas and woodland edges. …
Type: Birding
… Description: This state-threatened species is often heard, but less often seen, in shrubby areas or in the McDonald Woods foraging for …
Type: Birding
… Description: This shorebird is commonly seen along the shoreline, flying low across the water, or nesting on Marsh Island in …
Type: Birding
… Description: The snipe is a common, medium-sized shorebird, most often seen on Marsh Island in the Dixon Prairie or …
Type: Birding
… Description: This is a fairly common large tern most often seen flying over the lakes or standing on mudflats south …
Type: Birding
