Plant Profiles
Plants are as diverse as people. Some are polite, attractive guests you invite into your domain; others are nosy pests who creep in uninvited and take root. Whether you want plants that attract butterflies in your garden, wish you knew how to grow fruit trees, hope to discover the best winter-interest perennials — or just want those invasive plant pests gone from your life — the Chicago Botanic Garden’s Plant Information Service has the information you need. This alphabetically organized listing profiles plants from small indoor varieties to outdoor bulbs, shrubs and trees. We can help you cultivate lovely orchids or eliminate the tenacious buckthorn.
| Plant | Latin Name | |
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Alliums |
Allium spp. |
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Amaryllis |
Hippeastrum spp. |
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Anemones, Fall-blooming |
Anemone spp. |
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Apples |
Malus spp. |
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Asparagus |
Asparagus officinalis |
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Aster |
Aster spp. |
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Astilbe |
Astilbe spp. |
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Autumn Crocus |
Colchicum ‘Waterlily’ |
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Azalea |
Rhododendron spp. |
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Azure Blue Sage |
(Salvia azurea var. grandiflora) |
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Azure Monkshood |
(Aconitum carmichaelii ‘Arendsii’) |
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Basil |
Ocimum basilicum |
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Begonias, Angel-wing |
Begonia coccinea |
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Berries and Brambles |
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Blue Anise Sage |
(Salvia guaranitica) |
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Bluebeard |
Caryopteris spp. |
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Bulbs, Little |
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Butterfly Weed |
Asclepias tuberosa |
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Cardinal Red-twig Dogwood |
Dogwood (Cornus sericea ‘Cardinal’) |
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Century Plant |
Agave americana |
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Chokeberry, Black |
Aronia melanocarpa |
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Christmas Cactus |
Schlumbergera bridgesii |
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Chrysanthemums |
Chrysanthemum |
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Clematis |
Clematis spp. |
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Clivia |
Clivia miniata |
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Coleus |
Solenostemon scutellarioides |
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Coneflowers |
Echinacea |
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Coral Bells |
Heuchera spp. |
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Crabapples |
Malus |
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Cyclamen |
Cyclamen persicum |
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Daffodils |
Narcissus spp. |
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Dahlias |
Dahlia spp. |
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Daisies |
Leucanthemum x superbum |
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Dwarf Conifers |
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European Filbert |
(Corylus avellana ‘Contorta’) |
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Fireworks Goldenrod |
(Solidago rugosa ‘Fireworks’) |
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Flame Willow |
(Salix ‘Flame’) |
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Florist Cyclamen |
(Cyclamen persicum) |
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Forsythia |
Forsythia |
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Foxtail Lily |
Eremurus spp. |
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Fritillaria |
Fritillaria spp. |
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Frontier Elm |
(Ulmus parvifolia ‘Frontier’) |
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Gaura |
Gaura spp. |
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Goldenrod |
Solidago spp. |
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Gourds |
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Grapevines |
Vitis spp. |
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Grasses, Little Bluestem |
Schizachyrium scoparium |
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Grasses, Ornamental |
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Great White Trillium |
Trillium grandiflorum |
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Green Mountain Sugar Maple |
(Acer saccharum ‘Green Mountain’) |
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Hellebores |
Helleborus |
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Herbal History |
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Hibiscus |
Hibiscus |
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Himalayan Foxtail Lily |
(Eremurus himalaicus) |
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Holly, Deciduous |
Ilex verticillata |
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Hops |
Humulus lupulus |
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Hosta |
Hosta spp. |
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Hydrangea |
Hydrangea spp. |
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Hydrangeas |
Hydrangea spp. |
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Indian Pink |
(Spigelia marilandica) |
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Invasive Plants, Common |
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Iris |
Iris spp. |
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Ivy, English |
Hedera helix |
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Jasmine |
Jasmine spp. |
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Junipers |
Juniperus spp. |
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Kale |
Brassica |
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Larch |
Larix spp. |
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Lavender Varieties for the Midwest |
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Lesser Calamint |
(Calamintha nepeta ssp. nepeta) |
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Lilacs |
Syringa spp. |
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Lilies |
Lilium spp. |
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Limelight Panicle Hydrangea |
(Hydrangea paniculata ‘Limelight’) |
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Little Bluestem |
(Schizachyrium scoparium) |
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Lotus, American Yellow |
Nelumbo lutea |
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Magnolias |
Magnolia |
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Maple, Marmo |
Acer x freemanii 'Marmo' |
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Mesclun Mix |
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October Sedum |
(Sedum sieboldii) |
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Orchids, Rare Illinois |
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Ornamental Edibles |
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Paperbark Maple |
(Acer griseum) |
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Paperwhite Daffodils |
Narcissus papyraceus |
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Pawpaw |
Asimina triloba |
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Peking Lilac |
(Syringa pekinensis ‘Morton’, China Snow™) |
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Perennials for Winter Interest |
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Perennials, Late-flowering |
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Persian Parrotia |
(Parrotia persica) |
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Phlox Cultivars |
Phlox spp. |
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Pineapple |
Ananus comosus |
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Pondering Prickly Plants |
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Prairie Dropseed |
(Sporobolus heterolepsis) |
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Pretty Face |
(Triteleia ixioides) (syn. Brodiaea lutea) |
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Pumpkins |
Cucurbita pepo |
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Redbor Kale |
Brassica oleraceae ‘Redbor’ |
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Rhododendron |
Rhododendron (azalea) |
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River Birch |
Betula nigra |
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Rosemary Topiary |
Rosmarinus officinalis |
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Roses |
Rosa spp. |
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Roses, Knock Out |
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Roses, Miniature |
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Roses: A brief history |
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Rozanne Geranium |
(Geranium ‘Rozanne’) |
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Rudbeckia |
Rudbeckia |
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Russian Sage |
(Perovskia atriplicifolia) |
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Scheherazade Lily |
(Lilium ‘Scheherazade’) |
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Serbian Spruce |
Picea omorika |
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Seven-son-flower |
Heptacodium miconioides |
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Shrubs for Fall Color |
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Shrubs, Summer-blooming |
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Snowdrops |
Galanthus spp. |
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Spring Ephemerals in the Woods |
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Spurge |
Euphorbia spp. |
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Sunflowers |
Helianthus spp. |
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Switch Grass 'Dallas Blues' |
Panicum virgatum 'Dallas Blues' |
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Toad Lilies |
Tricyrtis spp. |
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Tulip Species |
Tulipa spp. |
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Tulips |
Tulipa |
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Vegetables, Late-season |
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Viburnums |
Viburnum spp. |
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Vines |
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Waterlilies |
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Wintergreen Boxwood |
(Buxus microphylla var. koreana ‘Wintergreen’) |
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Witch hazel |
Hamamelis spp. |
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Woodland Aster |
(Eurybia divaricata; formerly Aster divaricatus) |
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Woodland Bluestar |
(Amsonia ‘Blue Ice’) |
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Yellow Wild Indigo |
(Baptisia sphaerocarpa) |
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