… Description: A long-winded songster, this tiny member of the wren family tries to avoid being seen while on its stop-overs in McDonald Woods during …
Type: Birding
… moist soil and remove dead flowers to encourage reblooming. Cannas are not hardy in the Chicago area; the bulbs should be dug up in the fall, stored in a cool, dry place during the winter, and replanted in the spring after all …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Tree peonies differ from bush peonies in that their woody stems do not die down to the ground in winter. Derived from the Chinese moutan peony more than 1400 years ago, they usually grow to 5’ tall, so are more … trees. They bloom from April to May, live a long time, and get better with age. Plant them in the fall in partial shade, prune them only occasionally if needed and remove the suckers that …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Some cultivars stand the test of time. Thomas Edison was introduced to horticulture in 1929 and remains a favorite of … in an informal decorative style flower and appear in late July with flowering continuing up to the first heavy frosts of fall. Pollinators are drawn to the flowers and seed eating songbirds will gladly gather to feast upon the ripened seeds in fall. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Spreads by root suckers to form large colonies in the wild. All of the trees in a colony may rise from the same parent. Dioecious (separate male and female trees). Attractive, greenish-yellow flowers …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… dwarf variety, matures at 2 feet in height and 14 inches in width. A butterfly attractant, it is covered with flowers that have pink petals surrounding the darker colored "eye." Seeds germinate readily when sown in a sunny location, and blooms appear from late spring through frost. This water-wise selection only needs sufficient water to establish the root system, with …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Description: Mallards are commonly seen on the lakes and throughout the Garden. …
Type: Birding
… Kohleria are herbacious perennial plants in the gesneriad family native to tropical America. Kohleria ‘Peridots Cowichan’ has flowers with soft red tubes with a fringe of golden hairs at the base. The lobes are edged in dark pink, with red spots over a pale yellow background. It has dark green …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Description: The bank swallow may be visible flying over the Garden in spring. …
Type: Birding
… This Freeman maple can reach a height of 45 feet with a slightly narrower spread. Its three lobed leaves are bright green, turning to orange and red in the fall. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
