… structure and function in living organisms. Investigate the structures of plants and animals to understand how living things came to look and behave the way they do. Use biomimicry concepts to create engineering challenges for students to solve human problems. CPDUs: 18, Graduate …
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… A one-of-a-kind orchid Photo by Ecuagenera.com While many genera in the orchid family have hundreds, or even thousands of species, the genus Frondaria (Latin for “a crown of leaves”) has just one—and you’d have to travel to the mountainous forests of the Andes to see it. Even then you’d have to look closely—it’s a …
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… blooms of Mardi Gras™ sneezeweed ( Helenium 'Helbro') open yellow with orange-red edges to the petals but mature to red with yellow edges. The combination of younger and older flowers provides a bright, colorful display. This cultivar grows to 40 inches by 36 inches. Plant the sneezeweed in full sun and moist soil. Pollinating insects …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This bulb can grow to a height of 4 feet with full sun to partial shade and moist soil conditions. It has orange and reddish-orange blooms from September to February. It belongs in a border. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This perennial native to the Midwest needs full sun and dry moisture conditions to reach a height of about 4 feet. From July to October it produces showy yellow flowers that attract birds and butterflies. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… quickly go dormant—live their life. White trout lilies ( Erythronium albidum ) If you want to see some of the spring woodland flowers in bloom, you often have to be there on the day. In … find are petals scattered on the ground, and you realize you have to wait another year. This is particularly true of species like bloodroot ( Sanguinaria canadensis ), whose blossoms only … species and other ephemerals absorb large quantities of water that would otherwise move off site, often carrying valuable nutrients and soil with it. This high demand for moisture also …
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… The fourth of July is upon us, and while many beautiful flowers can be found in patriotic shades of red and white, the color blue is very difficult to find at the Garden. In fact, blue is a rare sight in the entire natural world. Less than ten … the plant kingdom features blue flowers, which is extraordinary, since pollinators don’t seem to have a problem with them. Scientists have been investigating the origins of blue flowers for a …
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… Pslm, from the bright red seeds that ripen around Christmas in tropical climates. Light yellow to bright orange sheaths at the base of each leaf provide ornament throughout the year. Adapted to most environments it does not tolerate standing water or temperatures close to freezing. Young plants can be kept in large containers and moved indoors in the Chicago region …
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… features thin, elegantly coiled creamy white florets in a flower with enough substance to stand up to the vagaries of fall weather in the Chicago region. In order to obtain the largest of flowers, the side flower buds should be removed - a process referred to …
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… Emerging foliage was a deeper richer red bronze than other plants in the test, turning to bronze-edged green by late May. It also proved reliably bushy over the years...maturing to more than 5-feet wide, with flowering spikes up to 6 feet tall. In the shade garden, Rodgersias give you a bold counterpoint to the delicate airy …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
