… The Fraser fir is native to the Appalachian Mountains. It is a relatively small tree compared to other firs with a mature … fir native to North America. Firs are characterized by needles that are flat or broadly oval in cross-section. The large cones sit upright on the branches and have numerous scales. The cones …
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… The flora of Madagascar is as different from the flora of Illinois as possible, and silver … and twigs that have turned into sharp-pointed thorns. This makes the plants impervious to hot desert sun and grazers. It also makes it very difficult to repot. Flowers are small clusters of green buds, with red bracts and orange pollen. It is becoming less common in the wild due to habitat loss. Caution should be taken with this plant. The milky sap can cause …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… semi-double flowers appear from spring into early summer on this hardy perennial adapted to moist soils in full sun to lightly shaded locations. This genus contains chemicals in the leaves that deter rabbits and deer. Foliage can be cut back after flowering to encourage a …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This evergreen tree native to the Midwest grows to a height of 30 feet with full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. It is a specimen in a hedge and is resistant to deer. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Bush This cultivar produces large tapering spikes of dense velvety-purple flowers from the summer into fall. It’s a butterfly magnet with its honey-scented blooms. It likes full sun and good soil with regular watering to ensure it doesn’t wilt. Removing the spent spikes will keep new flowers coming. It grows to a … foot when the blooming slows, it will grow quickly into a bigger bush with many more flowers in the spring. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Education Staff Directory To contact any of the teaching staff, please email school@chicagobotanic.org Eileen Prendergast … To contact any of the teaching staff, please email school@chicagobotanic.org Eileen Prendergast …
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… with pinkish red blooms produces two, simultaneous flower stalks, each with 6 flowers at the tip - ergo, the cultivar name. Place flowering plants in the brightest possible locations to prevent the flowering stalks from lodging (falling over sideways) towards a source of brighter …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Japanese maples with the designation of var . ÿdissectumÿare are typically smaller, rounded, slow- growing trees, usually with cascading branching. They rarely grow to more than 12 feet in height with a larger spread. Palmate leaves, each having 7-11 deeply incised lobes, cut to the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… is called a shooting star because its flower is shaped like a comet or a shooting star with the petals trailing behind the head of the plant. Aphrodite Shooting star grows to about 18 inches tall and about 12 inches wide and is tolerant of a range of soils but prefers shady locations. Aphrodite bears deep pink flowers in late spring to early summer. …
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… The cultivar 'Ever Again' is a lovely lavender blue with white streaking on the standards and a very thin white edge on the falls. It stands 36 inches high and blooms in late spring with no fragrance. It may rebloom. The thin, grass like foliage remains a … adaptation of the iris flower. The name Iris was taken from the Greek goddess of the rainbow to symbolize the many colors of this flower. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
