… Description: The largest and rarest woodpecker at the Garden may be spotted in the McDonald Woods. …
Type: Birding
… annual botanical arts exhibition that features selected artwork by students and instructors of the Joseph Regenstein, Jr. School of the Chicago Botanic Garden. Learn about the Botanical Arts Certificate program , botanical arts certificate program courses , and other … annual botanical arts exhibition that features selected artwork by students and instructors of the Joseph Regenstein, Jr. School of the Chicago Botanic Garden. Learn about the Botanical Arts …
Type: Page
… reaches a height of 4 inches and will slowly naturalize over time via self-seeding. It blooms in late winter/early spring with large, six petaled amethyst flowers. It prefers well-drained, sandy soil in full or partial sun. Tommy crocus are the only species that can survive the predation of chipmunks and squirrels in Chicago area gardens. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 'Seaton's Ruby') is a tried-and-true, consistent award winner at chrysanthemum shows. The flower shape, described as anemone, features broad red-ray flowers with a gold reverse, while the central cushion of petal-like flowers are the same shade of red. This cultivar is not hardy outdoors in the Chicago region. Gardeners replant rooted cuttings each spring that can be obtained from …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Very large double golden petals play peek-a-boo with the dark red eyes at the center of the flowers. Green leaves are semi-deciduous during the dry season in the tropics. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Iris graeberiana ‘White Fall’ is pale blue with white falls and a yellow crest. The stems stand 6 to 8 inches high. It is attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds and resistant to rabbits and deer. The name Iris was taken from the Greek goddess of the rainbow to symbolize the many colors of …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 'Carlson’s Red Cone' is a spruce with bluish-green foliage. Its name is derived from the wine-red growth that sprouts from its tips in the spring. Grow as a specimen plant in full sun and well-drained, moderate soil. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… <p>What makes 'Candida' stand out among <em>Weigelas</em> is the pure simplicity of its perfectly white flowers against the fresh green of its leaves. That, and the graceful rounded form created by its arching … on mature specimens. </p> <p>Today's <em>Weigelas</em> offer almost as much color choice in the foliage as in the bloom. While 'Candida' keeps it simple with white flowers and medium …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Pink "foxgloves" with white throats containing pink dots are produced throughout the growing season on this nonhardy, sterile, perennial that provides continuous flower from lateral flower buds if deadheaded. Plant this foxglove after danger of the last hard frost has passed in a sunny location. Compounds in the sap are poisonous and deter deer, rabbits, etc., from …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… white splotches on a narrowly upright vase habit all year round. A flowering spike arises from the central cup featuring blue flowers above cream colored sheaths anchored by large red bracts. Grow in full sun, water frequently but make sure the free draining soil media dries in between watering. Bring indoors before the first hard frost. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
