The Chicago Botanic Garden has a beautiful, varied rose collection in the Krasberg Rose Garden and elsewhere on the grounds. Breathtaking! Rose Garden Highlights View from the Rose Garden at Chicago Botanic They range from 1-inch-tall thyme to 8-feet-tall compass plant (Silphium laciniatum) and are displayed as specimens, as ground covers, in mixed borders, and integrated sweeps of thousands of plants. In addition, I learned that the Chicago Botanic Garden has the largest collection of documented and labeled hardy herbaceous perennials on display in any public garden in North America. Herbaceous perennials do not form woody tissue and normally die down at some period of the year in response to temperature, moisture, or light, and renew activity in the following growing season ( examples include: rudbeckia, coneflowers, daylilies, and hostas) By definition, perennials continue to flower and fruit, year after year. Herbaceous perennials are the Chicago Botanic Garden’s largest and most extensive collection of plants. The current permanent Living Collection includes trees, shrubs, vines, hardy perennials, and tropical plants, for a total of more than 11,000 species.Ī colorful mix of perennials and annuals line the pathways These plants are of native and non-native origin and are found in the Garden’s public terrestrial and aquatic displays. The Garden’s permanent plant collections cover 385 acres and currently hold more than 2.6 million living plants. From studying soil to banking seeds, from restoring habitats and protecting endangered plant species to developing new ones, Garden scientists are fighting plant extinction, pollution, and climate change through diverse and exciting research. The Garden’s MissionĬonserving plants is one of the most significant challenges of our time-and a major focus at the Chicago Botanic Garden. It is owned by the Forest Preserve District of Cook County and operated by the Chicago Horticultural Society. The Garden today is an example of a successful public-private partnership. With the groundbreaking for the Chicago Botanic Garden in 1965 and its opening in 1972, the Society created a permanent site on which to carry out its mission. In 1962, its modern history began when the Society agreed to help create and manage a new public garden. Many scenic paths await you in the Chicago Botanic Garden …Īfter a period of inactivity, the Chicago Horticultural Society was restarted in 1943.
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