… This perennial grows to a height of 2 feet with full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. It has pink, red, blue, lavender, and purple …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… monarchs made the journey each fall from the northern plains of the United States and Canada to forested sites north of Mexico City. In western North America, more than a million monarchs made a shorter flight to tree groves on California’s coast. However, monarch numbers have been declining for more than … of monarch groves in California may also be playing a role. In the West, severe drought is likely contributing to reduced monarch populations. These threats are compounded by climate …
Type: Blog
… native seeds for the national Seeds of Success (SOS) program this field season. The Garden is an active partner in SOS, led by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, to collect seeds for conservation, research, and ecosystem restoration. Under contracts with … participate in the Seeds of Success program. The goal is to collect 80,000 viable seeds per site, but the devastating heat and drought in the west has made the job especially challenging. …
Type: Blog
… ecological stewardship, training and mentoring, and communications and engagement related to the Garden's woodland habitats, including McDonald Woods . She works collaboratively with our team of ecologists to manage the Garden’s natural areas while helping to train the next generation of land stewards through the Garden’s Stewardship and Ecology of …
Type: Staff bio
… interesting native flora that might produce a collection for the seed bank. It was impossible to make a positive I.D. traveling at 60 m.p.h., but the color of that patch of blue was … ( Hydrastis canadensis )—a once common but now rare plant of Illinois woodlands. Its rarity is attributed to its past popularity as a medicinal plant, which led to its overharvest. Along … further that day, so I made a note of where it was located and planned on returning to the site soon to explore it further. However, I had one question that I needed to answer before this …
Type: Blog
… Historical biogeography has largely focused on the fauna and flora of the region in relation to this event. There is no comprehensive study of how important geological events such as this shaped the diversity of … of macrofungi associated with oaks in Costa Rica, Panama, and Colombia. Oaks are hosts to diverse ectomycorrhizal and saprotrophic fungal communities. The research is exploring the …
Type: Research
… Moms who are avid gardeners always appreciate gifts that make their lives easier or add beauty to outdoor spaces. Cut flowers are gorgeous but short-lived, so how about giving live plants? A … a potted miniature rose can be enjoyed indoors and later planted in the garden. Moms who like to cook will welcome a pretty container of fresh herbs such as basil, parsley, rosemary, thyme, … with colorful blooms always brighten up a spring garden. And, of course, gardeners never seem to have enough gadgets to use outdoors: fancy containers that can be used year after year, …
Type: Plant Info
… This bulb can grow to a height of 3 feet. It blooms in late spring to early summer with 2½-inch-wide umbels of lilac-purple florets. It prefers average, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This round shrub grows to a height of 4 feet with full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. It has white blooms that attract butterflies …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Thrives in sunny locations with average fertility and water. Attracts butterflies and birds to the flower; songbirds to the seeds in fall. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
