… Native to western Turkey, Chionodoxa lucilliae is an upright-growing bulb producing showy blue flowers with white centers in March and April. The leaves are narrow, thick, and dark green. It reaches a maximum height of … full sun to partial shade with moderate moisture conditions. The plant is ideal as a specimen in a border. It is resistant to deer. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The autumn garden is full of late-season color: bold dahlias and asters, pastel Japanese anemones, dusky … this time, although the "blossoms" are not quite what you might expect. Ornamental grasses are in their full glory during the golden days of fall. All summer, these warm-season grasses have … foliage...and more foliage. Some feature delicate arching sprays; others form clumps, filling in the holes where spring bulbs or early perennials once bloomed. The tall, more upright forms …
Type: Plant Info
… Aloe acutissima is colorful native aloe from the island of Madagascar where it grows in southwestern coastal areas with rocky thin soils. This aloe will tolerate temperatures as low as 25 °F. In areas where it is hardy it can be grown outside or in pots, in colder climates, containers …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Clerodendrum quadriloculare , or Shooting Star, is a stunning subtropical shrub featuring pink-and-white balls of flowers from 6 to 10 inches across in winter. The foliage, to 6 inches in length, is greenish purple on the top of the leaf, and deep purple underneath. A member of …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This is a Caribbean cultivar, Kashee, highly valued in Saint Vincent for cooking. Through genetic, … Puero, which has the same distinct spiky skin. Breadfruit If you visit almost any island in the Caribbean, you will likely come across a tree with big, glossy dark-green dissected leaves …
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… The Kew Ginkgo is derived from its famous parent, one of the first Ginkgo trees planted at Kew Gardens. It is a … a maidenhair fern frond. It is one of the most pollution-tolerant trees and works well in the city. Insignificant green flowers appear in the spring. Ginkgo has wonderful yellow fall color. It produces stout spurs along the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… developed by the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station for its disease resistance. It is a late ripening apple recommended for eating fresh. The difference between apples and … it is considered a crabapple. While apple fruit trees are generally grown commercially and in quantity as a crop, they can also be grown in the home garden. Special attention to pollination, disease/pest vigilance, and pruning may be …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Narcissus ‘Cantabile’ is in Division 9. It stands 18 – 27 inches high and blooms late in the season. The petals are white with a point at the tip. The cup is small and disc shaped …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This Chinese lily is vigorous and easy to grow in neutral soil in partial shade, which accounts for its popularity. Late in the season it produces from 10 to 20 …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Q. What is fish emulsion? A. Fish emulsion is an organic condensed liquid derived from fish solids and fresh fish remains. It retains many of the micro- and macro-nutrients present in live fish and, as such, is used as an all-purpose, low-dosage fertilizer for most types of plants. It is usually found in a 4-1-1 or 5-1-1 ratio of nitrogen to phosphorus to potassium. Because of its low nutrient …
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