Chicago Botanic Garden

What's in Bloom

What's in Bloom at the Chicago Botanic Garden

Island Gardens — July 1, 2008

PHOTO: nasturtium

Hydrangea

PHOTO: spirea

Lady's Mantle

PHOTO: spiderwort

Lavender

Evening Island: Lady's mantle (Alchemilla mollis), giant onion (Allium giganteum),drumstick onion (Allium sphaerocephalum), fall astilbe (Astilbe chinensis 'Superba'), feather reed grass (Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster'), swamp sedge (Carex muskingumensis), threadleaf coreopsis (Coreopsis verticillata 'Golden Shower'), tufted hair grass (Deschampsia caespitosa 'Schottland'), hosta (Hosta 'Royal Standard'), climbing hydrangea (Hydrangea anomala ssp. petiolaris), crimson pincushion (Knautia macedonica), honeysuckle (Lonicera x brownii 'Dropmore Scarlet'), catmint (Nepeta x faassenii 'Six Hills Giant' & 'Walker's Low'), featherleaf Rodgers flower (Rodgersia pinnata 'Superba'), Flower Carpet® roses (Rosa 'Noaschnee'& 'Noatrum') meadow sage (Salvia x sylvestris 'Blue Hill'). Containers: Fernleaf bidens (Bidens ferulifolia 'Peter's Gold Carpet'), licorice plant (Helichrysum petiolare 'Limelight'), tree mallow (Lavatera trimestris 'Novella'), Gentian sage (Salvia patens 'Blue Angel”), garden verbena (Verbena x hybrida 'Aztec Pearl' & 'Aztec Raspberry').

Fruit & Vegetable Garden: Entrance: A variety of greens are used decoratively including sage, chard and peppers. Impatiens walleriana 'Carousel White'. Classroom Beds: English lavender (Lavandula angustifolia 'Lavender Lady'), Spanish lavender (Lavandula angustifolia 'Otto Quast'), Bonica® shrub rose (Rosa 'Meidomonac'), herbs (thyme, sage, rosemary), greens and vegetables. Everlasting Bed: Floss flower (Ageratum houstonianum 'Timeless Mix'), plumed celosia (Celosia argentea 'Cramer's Amazon' & 'Sylphid'), rocket larkspur (Consolida ambigua 'Sublime Dark Blue' & 'Sublime White'), gomphrena (Gomphrena globosa 'QIS Carmine'), sea lavender (Limonium sinuatum 'Pacific Mix'), Spanish fennel flower (Nigella damascena 'Oxford Blue', N. orientalis 'Transformer', N. papillosa 'Curiosity'), Flanders poppy (Papaver commutatum 'Lady Bird'), giant peony flowered poppy (Papaver somniferum 'Single Danish Flag'). Pink/silver Beds: Astilbe (Astilbe chinensis 'Vision in Pink'), pink (Dianthus chinensis 'Melody Blush Pink'), pink gaura (Gaura lindheimeri 'Ballerina Blush'), Fiesta™ Appleblossom impatiens (Impatiens walleriana 'Balfieplos'), spotted deadnettle (Lamium maculatum 'Shell Pink', 'Pink Pewter','Pink Nancy'), hollyhock mallow (Malva alcea 'Fastigiata'), polyantha rose (Rosa x rehderiana 'The Fairy'), Columbine meadowrue (Thalictrum aquilegifolium), Kentucky wisteria (Wisteria macrostachya 'Clara Mack'). Yellow/Silver Beds: Yellow corydalis (Corydalis lutea), African marigold (Tagetes erecta 'African Vanilla'), yellow creeping buttercup (Ranunculus repens). Buildings: Climbing hydrandea (Hydrangea anomala ssp. petiolaris), Kentucky wisteria (Wisteria macrostachya). Small Fruits: Strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa 'Surecrop', 'Suncrop', 'Ozark Beauty'), daylily (Hemerocallis sp.). Backyard Garden: Victoria rhubarb (Rheum rhabarbarum 'Victoria'); summer vegetables include kohlrabi, broccoli, cabbage, radish, melon, onion, dill, peppers, cumin, tomato, leek, celery, beet, rutabaga, kale, turnip, cilantro, squash, carrot, fennel, basil, beans, and eggplant. Pool Gardens and containers: Begonia (Begonia 'Pin-up Flame'), Texas hummingbird sage (Salvia coccinea), taro, basil, marjoram. Kitchen Garden: Chives (Allium schoenoprasum). Small Space Garden: Roman chamomile (Chamaemelum nobile), nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus 'Night and Day'), various lettuce, cabbage, onion, chard, beans, kale, peppers, okra, cucumber, zucchini. Containers and Window Boxes: Snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus 'Playful Magenta'), begonia (Begonia 'Pin-up Flame'), impatiens (Impatiens walleriana 'Carousel Orange'), nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus 'Peach Melba' & 'Strawberry Cream'), various greens including basil, taro, sage, eggplant, marjoram, and tomatoes.

Malott Japanese Garden (Sansho-en): Siberian dogwood (Cornus alba 'Sibirica Bloodgood'), redosier dogwood (Cornus sericea), Annabelle hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens 'Annabelle'), climbing hydrangea (Hydrangea anomala ssp. petiolaris), stringy stonecrop (Sedum sarmentosum), hexagon stonecrop (Sedum sexangulare), Japanese spirea (Spiraea japonica 'Little Princess'), mother-of-thyme (Thymus serpyllum 'Annie Hall').