… EUPHORIA™ Ruby Joe Pye Weed EUPHORIA™ Ruby Joe pye weed is much like the tradition native Joe pye weed but starts blooming earlier in the spring and goes later in the summer. The overall stature is shorter and less floppy but still …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Large magenta, cup-shaped flowers surround the black center of each of the numerous flowers on this hardy geranium. Grow in full sun in moderately fertile soils. Free of most insect and disease problems. Native from …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… humidity and drought tolerant perennial that produces blue flowers from August through October in the Chicago area. This plant thrives in sunny conditions in soils that stay on the moist side and will reach 5’ in height. Not bothered by insects or diseases. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Description: Large flocks of this species are often seen in the fall and winter in fruiting trees, or elsewhere around the Garden. …
Type: Birding
… Bright red bracts make up the showy part of the tubular masses of flowers on this tropical perennial. The spreading growth habit works well in hanging baskets, containers or planted directly into flower beds. Thrives in heat and humidity …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Ornamental sweet potato vines are used as a colorful foliage accents in summer flower beds and containers. This cultivar has large, heart-shaped bronzy-red leaves with five deeply cut lobes. It grows into a mound and spreads out to 24 inches or more. Flowers are scarce, looking like lavender and white morning glories. It can take bright sun or partial shade and loves summer heat. If the season is long enough, edible sweet potatoes may result, but will be small. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… One of the smallest species of amaryllis, its native habit is dry, hot forests in Bolivia. Trumpet-shaped flowers are creamy white with a hint of greenish-yellow and measure about 3 inches long. The 3 upper petals are larger than the lower three. This species is usually dormant during the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Green Smoke waterlily ( Nymphaea 'Green Smoke') is perhaps the most unusually colored of all of the tropical waterlilies available. Chartreuse petals surround a bright yellow eye, the tips of each petal are blue, and the round green leaves are mottled in purple. The blooms are sweetly fragrant. This waterlily is more tolerant of cooler water …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Description: This large owl is commonly seen at the Garden as it nests in old hawk nests in the McDonald Woods or other wooded areas. …
Type: Birding
… The Reunion Jazz Orchestra has performed at Navy Pier Winter Wonderfest, Addison Days, Niles … Cantigny Park Labor Day Festival, Mount Prospect Summer Veterans Bandshell Concerts, Art in the Barn, Good Shepherd Hospital, Collegiate Jazz Festival, Oak Street Beachstro, Del Webb Sun …
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