Chicago Botanic Garden Plant Collections
Quick Facts
Chicago Botanic Garden*
385 acres (325 land, 60 water)
2.25 million permanent accessioned plants
15,683 active accessions
8,310 taxa:
1,528 indoors, 6,888 outdoors
192 rock garden plants
622 of documented wild origin
558 rare or endangered plants
8,310 verified to nomenclature
235,000 annuals planted each year
260,000 bulbs planted each year
70 acres of turf grass
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Statistics by Habit
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Quantities |
Taxa
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| Trees, deciduous |
8,023 |
799 |
| Trees, evergreen |
3,631 |
231 |
| Trees, tender |
166 |
75 |
| Shrubs, deciduous |
40,866 |
1,132 |
| Shrubs, evergreena |
8,335 |
327 |
| Shrubs, tender |
751 |
266 |
| Vines |
12,155 |
318 |
| Ground covers |
103,488 |
57 |
| Perennials |
1,131,365 |
2,590 |
| Perennials, tender |
1,462 |
379 |
| Bulbs |
904,892 |
905 |
| Cactus |
330 |
249 |
| Succulents |
1,539 |
551 |
| Aquatics |
33,192 |
161 |
| Epiphytes |
347 |
224 |
| Annuals |
1,771 |
46 |
| Totals |
2,252,333 |
8,310 |
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