Celebrate Spring at the Conservatories!
Rooted in Mystery at Garfield Park Conservatory
This year鈥檚 Spring Flower Show, "Rooted in Mystery鈥 explores the critical parts of plants that we don鈥檛 usually see 鈥 the roots! In addition to finding and delivering water and nutrition to the leaves and stems, roots perform many lesser known but important functions in the lives of plants. For instance, plants 鈥渢alk鈥 to each other via chemical and electrical signals emitted by their roots to aid in survival. Visitors will learn about the different types of roots and the cool stuff they do while enjoying a marvelous display of spring plants, including azaleas, pansies, snapdragons, astilbe, baptisia, hydrangeas, and 26 different varieties of tulips, daffodils, and hyacinths.
- DATES: February 12, 2025 - May 11, 2025, Open Wednesdays - Sundays
- HOURS: 10 am - 5 pm Thursday - Sunday, open until 8 pm on Wednesday
- ADDRESS: 300 N. Central Park Ave.
Chicago, 60624 - REGISTRATION: Free for Chicago residents! Registration is required.
Spectrum of Spring at Lincoln Park Conservatory
鈥淪pectrum of Spring鈥 highlights the color families of plants and flowers and offers a unique design and color scheme. Marvel at the robust color blocking of bulbs such as 鈥楧elft Blue鈥 Hyacinth, 鈥楻ed Impression鈥 Tulip, and 鈥楪olden Yellow鈥 Crocus. There are also colorful annuals, including 鈥榃himsy Blue鈥 Nemesia and 鈥楥olor Max Orange Clear鈥 Viola. Lots of perennial and shrub favorites return as well. Above the flower beds, you will find colorful, flowing baskets of calibrachoa, such as 鈥楰abloom Cherry鈥. Don鈥檛 miss this explosion of color and floral fragrance this spring.
- DATES: February 12, 2025 - May 11, 2025, Open Wednesdays - Sundays
- HOURS: 10 am - 5 pm
- ADDRESS: 2391 North Stockton Drive
Chicago, 60614 - REGISTRATION: Free! Registration is required.