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Showing posts with label Chicago Botanic Gardens. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chicago Botanic Gardens. Show all posts
Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Tales from the Cryptanthus

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Well, more like tales of the Cryptanthus , because while I may be a Crazy Plant Lady, I am not under the impression that plants talk to me...
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Thursday, November 4, 2010

From the CBG, September and October 2010

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Although it is open all year round, I tend not to visit the Chicago Botanic Garden from late fall until the early spring. For one, it is mo...
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Saturday, October 16, 2010

Bringing In, Bringing On the Blooms

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Maybe they are feeling a bit stressed by the change in the environment, since they've been brought indoors where it is warmer and less s...
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Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Bird of Paradise, and Art Among the Leaves

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I own two Bird-of-Paradise plants, one Strelitzia nicolai , aka White Bird of Paradise, named for its white flowers, and Strelitzia reginae ...
Wednesday, August 4, 2010

In Praise of Succulents: Euphorbia edition

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In a post from last November, called An Unexpected Favorite , I shared my thoughts on my largest Euphorbia lactea . I also mentioned that I...
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Wednesday, July 21, 2010

In Praise of Succulents: Kalanchoe/Bryophyllum Edition

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What can I say about the related genera Kalanchoe and Bryophyllum that I haven't already said about succulents in general? They are at...
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Karen715 is a New Yorker relocated to the Midwest. As such, she maintains that the proper name for sweetened carbonated beverages is Soda, not Pop. She lives among the leaves with her loving husband and a mischievous cat. On occasion, she has been referred to as a "Crazy Plant Lady," an epithet she embraces wholeheartedly.
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