… of quiet and dormancy. After the first day of winter, the days begin to lengthen again, and with the returning sun comes the promise of new life. The solstice actually only lasts for a … a mirror to concentrate the sun’s rays and kindle a symbolic new fire. Now it’s celebrated with festivities and theatrical performances. Soyal: This native tradition calls the sun back from its sleep to begin another cycle of seasons and agriculture with dancing, prayer sticks, gifts, and bonfires. Dongzhi: Originally a harvest festival, Dongzhi …
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… bulbs are extremely popular holiday gifts and their large, showy flowers brighten any home with a taste of the tropics during the cold months. Native to Central and South Americas, these … of the Hippeastrum genus. They are fairly easy to grow, will flower the first year and, with a little effort, can reward you year after year with a striking display of flower power. Many amaryllis plants are sold preplanted in a gift box. …
Type: Plant Info
… now Ginkgo is perhaps the world's most distinctive and ancient tree. An arboreal oddity with one of the longest of all botanical pedigrees, ginkgo has a life story deeply intertwined with that of our planet. Ginkgo grew up with the dinosaurs and has come down to us almost unchanged for two hundred and fifty million …
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… the snow or ground cover). If necessary, divide clumps of old, nonblooming bulbs or fertilize with a 5-10-5 granular fertilizer now and again in fall. Mark the spots with small stakes for locating next fall. Gently press back any perennials that heaved out of the ground over the winter. Mulch those plants with several inches of shredded material. As days warm up, gradually pull back mulch from around …
Type: Plant Info
… or in groups formed by offshoots. The leaves are 20 inches long and a glossy dark green with pale markings and dark marginal teeth. The inflorescence appears in the summer and fall and is up to three feet tall with as many nine branches. The flowers are clustered toward the top of each branch in cone … and quite showy. It can take temperatures as low as 25°F, and can be used outdoors in climates with warmer winters. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Red in 2009. The new leaves are a brighter shade of red-orange. Plants have dense foliage, with upward and outward growth. Fall color is orange. The bush honeysuckles are small native … the opposite, toothed leaves along slender twigs and clusters of tubular yellow flowers with long stamens and pistils protruding from the flowers. The fruit is a dry capsule with long filaments. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… the opposite, toothed leaves along slender twigs and clusters of tubular yellow flowers with long stamens and pistils protruding from the flowers. Diervilla sessilifolia is named for … by four thin ridges running along the branches. COOL SPLASH™ has showy variegated leaves with a broad margin of cream white. Compared to a variegated dogwood, it is much lower-growing, with a compact, spreading growth habit. The summer-blooming bush honeysuckles, native to dry …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… and candy corn plant, is a twining vine from South America that can grow to 12 feet long with support. The tiny tubular flowers are red with yellow tips, with four green sepals beneath them, and they look like a lit firecracker or a flashlight. The …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… ‘Avalanche’ is in Division 8. It stands 16 to 18 inches tall and blooms in early to mid season with 10 or more strongly scented flowers on each stem. The petals are white and slightly reflexed with a small point at the tip of each petal. The corona is yellow and bowl shaped. The bulbs are … word for narcotic and is tied to the myth of a young man known as Narcissus who fell in love with his own reflection. When he drowned in the pool where he had been admiring himself, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The petals open bright yellow and become white as they mature. The petals are reflexed with a small point at the tip of each petal. The yellow corona is cup shaped with a band of orange at the mouth. The bulbs are toxic and will not be eaten by deer or rabbits. … word for narcotic and is tied to the myth of a young man known as Narcissus who fell in love with his own reflection. When he drowned in the pool where he had been admiring himself, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
