Balloon cotton-bush

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Balloon cotton-bush ...
Scientific name: Asclepias physocarpus 'Hairy Balls'..
Family: Apocynaceae .... Milkweed family ...
* Other members of milkweed family includes ... Allamanda [Golden Trumpet], Carissa [Natal Plum], Nerium [Oleander], Plumeria [Frangipani], Vinca [Periwinkle] ...

The plant is native to southeast Africa, but it has been widely naturalized. It is often used as an ornamental plant. The name "Balloon plant" is an allusion to the swelling bladder-like fruit.

Kangaroo Paw

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Kangaroo Paw ..
Scientific Name: Anigozanthos manglesii 'Kanga Pink'..
Family: Haemodoraceae ... Bloodwort family...

Shot in the Chicago Botanic Garden ... 2008..
Heritage Garden ... Australia ...

* The Bloodwort family consists of 11 species and several subspecies that are commonly known as kangaroo paw and catspaw depending on the shape of their flowers.

Cardoon

Cardoon ..
Scientific Name: Cynara cardunculus
Family: Asteraceae .. Aster family ...

Shot in the Chicago Botanic Garden ... 2008..
Circle Garden ...



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Heliotrope

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Heliotrope ..
Scientific Name: Heliotropium arborescens
Family: Boraginaceae .. Borage family ...

Shot in the Chicago Botanic Garden ... 2008..
Sensory Garden - Fragrant raised bed ...

Clematis 'Mrs. Robert Brydan'

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Clematis 'Mrs. Robert Brydan'
Family: Ranunculaceae ... Buttercup family...

Calibrachoa / Million bells

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Calibrachoa / Million Bells ...
Family: Solanaceae
Foliage: Herbaceous ..

Calibrachoa .. kal-ih-bruh-KOE-uh ..

Calibrachoa or trailing petunia is a tender perennial which produces flowers that look like small petunias. These are compact, mounded plants which grow 3-9” tall on mostly trailing stems. Commonly called million bells, these plants are prolific bloomers that produce hundreds of 1” wide flowers from spring to frost. Flower colors include shades of violet, blue, pink, red, magenta, yellow, bronze, and white.

Malope

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Malope
Scientific Name : Malope trifida
Family: Malvaceae

Shot in the Chicago Botanic Garden ...