… The Shantung maple ( Acer truncatum ) is a medium-sized tree that can reach a height of 45 feet. Originally from China, its shiny green …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Kalimeris incisa , Japanese cut-leaf aster is a heat, humidity and drought tolerant perennial that produces blue flowers from August through …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This low-growing, mounded annual is covered in cobalt blue, white-and-yellow trumpet shaped flowers from summer into early fall. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… New! The “moon illusion” makes the moon look larger at the horizon than when it is higher in the sky. Why does this happen and why are our eyes so easily fooled? You will learn …
Type: Item Detail
… purplish red with the onset of cooler temperatures in fall. This nonhardy grass from Africa is suitable for use in annual displays in the Chicago area. Plant 'Savannah' in full sun and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… a uniform, rounded clump of aromatic, rugose green foliage that looks nice all season long and is not enjoyed by rabbits or deer. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… a couple of years. It flowers in late summer with small globes of fragrant lilac florets and is known for its twisting blue-green leaves that are also fragrant. It prefers average, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… light and soil conditions. At maturity, it can reach a height and width of 6 feet. It is differentiated from the species by having a better form, bigger berries, and superior fall …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… on this hardy perennial that thrives in moist but not wet soil in sunny locations. This series is well- branched and makes great cut flowers. All parts of the plant are poisonous and so …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Kelly is a native Floridian whose passion for ecology and the outdoors began early in life. She … Florida’s unique ecosystems while accompanying her mother, a botany professor, on field trips to natural areas, and through canoeing, hiking, and camping with family and friends. She earned … bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of Florida in 2013 and soon after headed west to accept an internship with the Chicago Botanic Garden’s Conservation and Land Management …
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