… I have an extended interest in ecology and conservation of endangered, ecological, culturally, and economically important … agricultural and ecological cultural practices that have shaped plant species populations in different ecosystems in northern Mexico and in the US. …
Type: Staff bio
… Room, Plant Science Center This lecture explores the 150- year history of Japanese gardens in North America by focusing on Japanese-style gardens in Chicago and the Midwest. It explores gardens at world's fairs, estates, and public institutions, and also analyzes the roles of American women and Japanese Americans in the construction of these gardens. It presents Japanese-style gardens in North America as a …
Type: Event for Calendar
… Crotons are a widely distributed genus of plants that are found in tropical forests of Asia, Africa and the Americas although they are most commonly known as colorful and hardy houseplants in north America. In their native forests they can grow to ten feet high and six feet wide. Gold Dust croton has …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Immerse yourself in the Garden’s Butterflies & Blooms exhibition surrounded by colorful species from around … the cycle of life, drawing butterflies and the plants that support them by observing them in this specially designed butterfly habitat. You will have time in the exhibition each morning before it opens to the public. Afterward, you will move indoors to …
Type: Item Detail
… New! Curious about the intersection of birds, art, and history? Birds in art do not begin and end with John James Audubon. Delve in and learn about the stories of various birds through historic materials, including the works of Mark Catesby and Thomas Bewick, and lesser-known figures in bird conservation such as Wisconsin's Kumlien family. Examine the evolution of game laws and …
Type: Item Detail
… to promote increased flowering but leave a few to set seed for next year's crop. Plant it in full sun after danger of hard frosts has passed in moderately moist, fertile soils. The petals can be used as a coloring agent in drinks and desserts. Pot marigolds are in a different genus than the American marigolds and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Agaves are rosette-forming perennials growing in the desert and mountainous regions of North, Central, and South America and in the Caribbean. They bloom once at maturity, which can be anywhere from 5 to 40 years. Although … adapts to colder climates well and withstands temperatures down to 10 degrees. It grows best in rocky, well-drained, dry soil in full sun where it will grow 3 to 4 feet tall and 1 to 2 feet …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… VELVET PILLAR® crabapple features pink flowers in spring, purple foliage throughout the season, and red fruit in the fall. Crabapples are small flowering trees that provide a showy display in the spring landscape for 1 to 2 weeks. In addition to the eye-catching buds and flowers, their …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… to fall with huge flowers measuring 7-8 “ across. The leaves are very similar to maple leaves in shape. The flowers are produced in the leaf axils from the top to the bottom of the plant instead of just at the top as in some other hibiscus cultivars. The name Hibiscus came from the Greek word "hibiskos" that …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… mildew disease that devastated the crop not too long ago. Healthy plants featuring flowers in shades of violet thrive in shaded to partly shaded landscape settings, containers, and window boxes from early summer through the heat and humidity of July and August and into the end of the season in mid-October. Other than drought, they tolerate most of the conditions found in Chicago-area …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
