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  • … the green leaves and colorful flowers. The stems sway in the breeze, adding another component to the fall landscape. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … and blue needles provide for a striking tri-color effect on this globose evergreen shrub to 6 feet in size in 10 years. With age, the plant will develop a central leader and slowly …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … first thing in the morning and close up by the end of day and attract a number of pollinators to the garden. Plant in containers or directly in the garden in full sun. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … and distribution of fungi and the factors influencing these patterns. Thus, in addition to spearheading survey and inventory projects in China and Latin America and undertaking … of Laccaria – Hydnangium clade and other model taxa, I have  investigatied how fungi respond to anthropogenic stress and restoration efforts in the Chicago area, conservation practices in … China, and past geological events like the Great American Interchange.  Fungal conservation is currently a major focus of my efforts.  This includes capacity building, raising awareness, …
    Type: Staff bio
  • … might have two plants developing inflorescences at the same time. But it did not take too long to brainstorm some ideas on what we hope to learn from this rare possibility. The plants have been named Java and Sumatra, in recognition … the nation of Indonesia.  Amorphophallus titanum , the Latin name for the titan arum species, is native to the island of Sumatra. The corms of the Titan Twins were almost identical in weight …
    Type: Blog
  • … we will review skills, get our hands messy, and try something new in the kitchen. No need to pack a lunch, we’ll make it. Ages 10 – 14 ITW Kitchen, Learning Center November 10: …
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  • … family. It blooms in late summer with small white-lavender flowers. It can grow in full sun to partial shade and prefers moist, fertile soils. Useful as groundcover for controlling erosion, …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • …  In spring, the new leaves emerge beet-red, fade to greenish-bronze on top, and remain purple on the undersides. The stems are even purple too! In …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … moisture retentive, well-drained soils; do not mulch too close around the crown of the plant to avoid disease issues, particularly in heavy clay soils. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … and fertile soils. Unfortunately, the lily-flowered tulips are not known for their ability to naturalize in Chicago-area gardens; protect it from rabbits and deer. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant