… flowers open in late June or early July and fill the air with their sweet scent. Native to southeastern Europe and western Asia, the silver linden has an oval habit and when mature will …
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… the Morton Arboretum and the Ornamental Growers Association of Northern Illinois formed to promote plant cultivars that perform well in northern Illinois. This variety was developed at …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… they age. Grow in moist soil in full sun either as a specimen plant or group several together to create a screen or hedge. …
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… 'Hillside Creeper' is a fast-growing, prostrate Scots pine. It can grow laterally up to 12 inches in a year but growth rate slows considerably as the plant ages. In 10 years it …
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… the McDonald Woods, which wrap around the northeastern edge of the Chicago Botanic Garden. But to Jim Steffen , senior ecologist at the Garden, the oak woodland is a bustling center for natural processes and species, and may hold answers to unsolved scientific questions. Purple milkweed ( Asclepias purpurascens ) blooms in the …
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… Christian Acevedo, a Garden intern from Miami Dade College through the Research Experiences for Undergraduates program. He did research for Budburst , a project by the Chicago Botanic Garden to work with community scientists and experts to better understand how plant species and ecosystems are responding to human impacts, such as …
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… Rigoberto Montoya is an assistant grower for the Plant Production department's indoor floriculture division. He is responsible for the day-to-day care of plants, and he comes up with innovative ways to grow the specialty crops for display. He also assists with the delivery of plants to the …
Type: Staff bio
… Be the first to grow these ten new plants—including Lunar Eclipse false indigo—just patented via the Chicagoland Grows, Inc. plant introduction program and on sale for the first time. Look for them at Chicago-area garden centers, said Jim Ault, Ph.D. , who … Plant Research: Baptisia ‘Lunar Eclipse’, for its flowers that change from creamy white to deep violet as the plant ages, and Baptisia ‘Sunny Morning’, for its profusion of yellow …
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… Garden North Bernice E. Lavin Plant Evaluation Garden Ayse Pogue is the senior horticulturist for the Malott Japanese Garden. She is also responsible for overseeing and coordinating the … Evaluation Garden and the Children's Outdoor Classroom. Two years later, she was promoted to horticulturist in the Dwarf Conifer Garden and the Waterfall Garden, and then to her current position. Inspired by her work at the Garden, Pogue decided to continue her formal …
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… J. Garden, who collected specimens of the plant in 1855 while stationed in Natal. He sent them to the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, where Sir William Hooker named the new species Clivia … in forested areas, on steeply sloping cliffs, and sometimes in marshy spots. It is very easy to grow, preferring shade, which means it flowers in areas where other plants often languish. …
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