Here are some plants in bloom and in color at Chicago-area public gardens and conservatories.
Chicago Botanic Garden
1000 Lake Cook Rd., Glencoe
847-835-5440
chicagobotanic.org
*Seven-son flower (Heptacodium miconioides) in the Sensory Garden
*Guernsey lily (Nerine sarniensis) in the Bulb Garden
*Sweet William (Dianthus ‘Amazon Neon Cherry’) in the Home Landscape Gardens
*Diamond Frost euphorbia (Euphorbia x ‘Inneuphdia’) in the Circle Garden
The Morton Arboretum
Interstate Highway 88 and Illinois State Highway 53, Lisle
630-968-0074
mortonarb.org
*Katsura tree (Cercidiphyllum japonicum) near Joy Path
*Fern-leaved fullmoon maple (Acer japonicum ‘Aconitifolium’) near the Research and Administration Building
*Tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) near the Thornhill Education Center
*Morning Red bergenia (Bergenia ‘Morgenrote’) in the Ground Cover Garden
Garfield Park Conservatory
300 N. Central Park Ave.
312-746-5100
chicagoparkdistrict.com
*Ornamental purple millet (Pennisetum glaucum ‘Purple Majesty’) in the Show House
*Purple spider lily (Crinum asiaticum ‘Purple Queen Emma’) in the Palm House
*Amazon lily (Eucharis amazonica) in the Aroid House
*Brazilian plume (Justicia carnea) in the Palm House
