… This non-hardy sage produces dark blue flowers on black stems in contrast to the deep green leaves throughout the summer with a riotous season's flourish just before the first hard frosts of fall. It thrives …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Beautifully shaped, golden-yellow spider mums are produced at the ends of tall stems early in the spider mum season (September to October in Chicago gardens). Tall growing, it will need to be … a single flower or left to flower naturally, which will create a bouquet of flowers. Plant this mum when temperatures are still cool but hard frosts have passed in moderate soils, and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… It grows to 8-12 feet high and blooms from mid summer to fall, but does not produce seed. It is sold commercially as Sugar Tip®. It is hardy in zone 5 – 8. Hibiscus syriacus is native to eastern Asia and is the national flower of Korea. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Description: This rare member of the blackbird family may be spotted almost anywhere at the Garden. …
Type: Birding
… Densely packed white spines on red spine silver torch cactus ( Cleistocactus juyjuyensis ) give this columnar cactus a silvery appearance throughout the year. Brilliant red-orange tubular flowers are produced in large numbers in April. This … intensity, low humidity, warm temperatures, and exceptionally well-drained potting medium that is infrequently watered. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Himalayan or Deodar cedar is one of three species of true cedar. It is characterized by long, sweeping branches and weeping twigs, with sharp-pointed needles growing … needles that emerge with a soft golden hue. It requires well-drained soil and prefers to be on the dry side, once established. Himalayan cedars are not hardy in the Chicago area. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Native to Brazil, rose cactus is a shrubby cactus with a woody stem growing 6 feet, bearing pink flowers with yellow centers … It prefers full sun and warm temperatures no colder than 30 degrees. It has been classified as the “ancestral cactus.” Nearly indestructible, the plant requires full sun or light shade and well-drained soils. It is drought resistant and hardy to zones 9-11. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Some orchids are huge, with plants weighing up to two tons, but some are truly tiny; the flower of this species is just .1 inch in size—a whole .04 inch larger than its aptly named cousin, Quekettia pygmaea . …
Type: Plant Info
… from 8:30-10:00 a.m. Immerse yourself in a habitat filled with live butterflies from all over the world. This is a non-ticket event and first-come, first-served. …
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… from 8:30-10:00 a.m. Immerse yourself in a habitat filled with live butterflies from all over the world. This is a non-ticket event and first-come, first-served. …
Type: Event for Calendar
