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What's in Bloom
What's in Bloom at the Chicago Botanic Garden
June 18, 2013
Baptisia leucantha, white wild indigo in bloom
Treat your senses to the sights and fragrances of summer at the Chicago Botanic Garden.
Lush green gardens, native habitats, tranquil lakes and bubbly fountains form the backdrop for thousands of varieties of woody plants, perennials, annuals and aquatic plants. The Rose Garden is now in full bloom and the prairie has come to life with colorful wildflowers including white wild indigo, spiderwort, pale purple coneflower and beardlip penstemon. Trees and shrubs welcoming summer include weigelas, Japanese tree lilacs, Fritsch spireas and arrowwood viburnums. Pretty perennials to look for include false indigo, lilies, catmint, geraniums, late peonies, Siberian iris, false goatsbeard and penstemons. Along the walk at the edge of the Waterfall Garden, check out some more unusual landscape plants, including Kirilow indigo, fountain butterflybush, Aizoon sedum and Nancy showy deutzia.
Enjoy a summer stroll at the Chicago Botanic Garden.