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Happy #PhenologyFriday! This western ragweed (Ambrosia psilostachya) has started flowering in Colorado. In some locations this species can be found flowering through November!
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We love a bloom alert!!!.
Bloom alert: Another one of the Garden’s ghost orchids (Dendrophylax lindenii) has started to bloom, and is on display in the Tropical Greenhouse. The bloom will only last a short time and the best time to view it will be today through Sunday, July 28.
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Check out these longleaf pines (Pinus palustris) observed in Georgia. The pollen cones that begin forming this July likely won't release pollen until early spring of 2025. #PhenologyFriday
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RT @chicagobotanic: Bloom alert: It has been a spectacular year for titan arum blooms at the Garden! A fourth #corpseflower from our collec….
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Another milkweed for #PhenologyFriday! This swamp milkweed, Asclepias incarnata, was observed in middle flowering in Massachusetts! What is flowering near you?
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Happy #PhenologyFriday! This western columbine (Aquilegia formosa) was observed in Calfornia with all leaves unfolded and in middle flowering. Looking forward to watching that fruit ripen!
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Another milkweed observation for today's #PhenologyFriday! A swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) in the middle flowering phenophase reported in Illinois. This plant does well in moist soils!
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Happy #PhenologyFriday from Colorado! New needle growth can be seen on this observation of a common Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii).
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So many buds on this common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) observed in Illinois for today's #PhenologyFriday! Keep an eye out for monarch eggs and caterpillars while making a Budburst Milkweeds and Monarchs project observation!
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Check out this flowering @chicagobotanic!.
Bloom alert: Sumatra is now open, and we are keeping a close eye on the still-growing Spike. Stop by the Plant Science Center to see them on display or check in on the live webcam, but make it quick –Sumatra will only bloom for 24 to 36 hours. Learn more:
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Happy #PhenologyFriday featuring this bumble bee observed on a flowering wild quinine (Parthenium integrifolium) in Virginia. Did you know that you can observe #pollinators and report to Budburst as well?
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Happy #PhenologyFriday! All leaves have unfolded on this trembling aspen (Populus tremuloides) observed in Colorado! What seasonal changes are happening to plants near you? Let us know at
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Check out the leaves unfolding on this red columbine (Aquilegia canadensis) for today's #PhenologyFriday! This was observed in Wisconsin at one of our partner sites, Green Bay Botanical Garden.
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RT @USFWSSoutheast: Named for the similarity of its leaves to the speckled skin of a trout, the trout lily is another stunning spring ephem….
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RT @chicagobotanic: Why do species go missing? It’s hard to know. That’s why collaborators from the Garden and other institutions built a t….
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RT @USFWSSoutheast: The Cahaba lily grows along the shores of the Cahaba River in Alabama. Although they on bloom for only a short time i….
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RT @NCBotGarden: She's a little floppy, but she's blooming! (And the bees don't seem to mind.) This 19-year-old American columbo in our Mou….
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RT @USFWSSoutheast: Wildflowers are nature’s bouquets💐. Most wildflowers are native plants that occur naturally without cultivation. This d….
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