… It has blue, lavender, and purple blooms that attract butterflies in May and June. It is a specimen in a border. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This plant is part of a genus of four species that are semi-evergreen plants. The cultivar Green Carpet has …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… soil conditions. From May through October, it produces fragrant orange and yellow blooms. It is a specimen in a hedge or a border. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… gets its name from the network of tall black stems that arise bearing white flowers prior to the appearance of any foliage. Members of the genus Baptisia are commonly known as wild or false indigo due to their use by early Americans as a blue dye. Although "indigo" is in the common name, the blooms of native species may be blue, yellow or white and the blooms …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… of Sciences, Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum. At just slightly smaller than Nevada, Ecuador is home to more than 4,000 species of butterflies—over five times the species diversity of the United …
Type: Event for Calendar
… The dark purple 'calla lily' shaped bloom matures at about three feet and then begins to emit the strong odor of a large dead animal. We're not talking about dead mouse here - really … resembles the moss and lichen colored tree trunks of its native habitat. The large pseudobulb is considered edible - if you like the fragrance of the flower - but this family (aroids) are …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… of flower stalks that mature just above the 2 foot tall strap like green leaves. This hybrid is unusual in its ability to produce flowers any month of the year in a frost free environment. The parents, Clivia nobilis …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… through rich purples, charming pinks, blue, and white. Unlike many primroses, this species is well adapted to heavy clay waterlogged soils which makes it a winner for Chicago area gardeners. The plants …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… flowers. The pyramidal southern magnolia does not get extremely large in most of its range. It is usually 50 ft. tall, rarely growing to 100 ft. They have a dense growth of smooth, leathery evergreen leaves that are alternate, 5–10 …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… in Illinois, this now commonly seen raptor may be spotted anywhere in the Garden. Note: This is an image of a juvenile bird and not an adult. …
Type: Birding
