… Q. Is it possible to grow a beautiful, large fuchsia indoors in winter? A. When bringing a fuchsia indoors during cold weather, best results come from letting it rest and slide into dormancy. Bring it inside before the fall frost and place in a cool (45 degrees at night, 55 degrees during days), bright room. During active growth a fuchsia needs moist soil, but as it prepares for dormancy, withhold water in October and November, watering slightly only when the soil is quite dry. Check during winter …
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… are between 60 and 70 degrees Fahrenheit. Potato tubers can rot when planted too early in damp, cold soils. Plants are started from pieces of seed potatoes. The seed potatoes should be cut in small pieces with at least one good "eye" in each piece. They should be started in fertile, well-drained soil in a location that receives …
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… wands of white flowers that grace the back of shady perennial borders. It spreads by seeds in moist, shady, and peaty woodland soils. The fruits are toxic, and if the plants are not cut back in winter the previous year's dried stalks will grace the garden the following spring. The … atropurpurea group commonly called bugbane. Beautiful 1 - 2-foot long flower spikes wave in the breeze; it is a natural beauty. There are over 35 different species of bugbane or Actaea , …
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… bittersweet is a twining vine with alternate leaves that are ovate, glossy, and toothed. In early summer it produces inconspicuous greenish-white flowers. On female plants, highly … tips. Each berry emerges from a three-valved orange capsule, which is persistent. It is found in oak savannas, dune areas, and scrambling among rocks throughout eastern and central North America. Songbirds are fond of the fruit. This species faces two problems in its native habitat. One is over-picking of the fruit-laden branches for floral arrangments. …
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… two completely different types of flowers at different times? Yes! This clematis vine flowers in the spring and again in the late summer but the flowers are completely different shapes. The spring flowers are fancy … flowers are less fancy with a more simple shape. Vyvyan Pennell clematis is a reblooming vine. In late spring it bears large (6-8 inch) double blooms that have purple outer petals and lighter …
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… The flowers of this species vary in color from pale lilac-purple to deep rosy purple and can be tesselated (checkered pattern on the petals). Similar in coloration to Colchicum byzantium but with larger flowers. Plant in full sun and moist but well drained soils. Divide when the clumps of corms have become so …
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… This autumn crocus has up to 20 purple-pink flowers per corm in September. This native of Asia Minor might be a hybrid of Colchicum cilicicum . It has been known in cultivation since 1597. Plant in full sun and moist but well drained soils. Divide when the clumps of corms have become so …
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… Spice’ has amazing, glossy dark purple, almost black, foliage. The selection was made in 2011 by Richard Hesselein and Daryl Kobesky of Allentown, N.J. from a “sport” on a branch. The flowers, blooming in May and June, have numerous overlapping strap-like petals and a fruity scent. The flowers are … short branchlets. Shrubs can get quite large, up to 8 feet, and suckering may occur. Plant in full sun or partial shade, in well-drained soil. Native to the southern states, it blooms on …
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… Native to Illinois, spotted Joe-Pye weed grows in moist areas where it can reach 5 feet or more; it has a dense, erect habit. This perennial is suitable for large-scale planting or use in a mixed border. The showy, lavender-pink flowers grow in flat-topped clusters 4 to 6 inches wide on this tall, late-flowering plant. They bloom for an …
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… 'Semi-Plena' produces spikes of creamy white flowers on spikes up to 36 inches tall in late spring and early summer. Each spike can carry between 20 and 80 flowers. It is one of the … few North American native bulbs that are widely available for gardeners to plant that thrive in moist to wet soils. Free of most insect and disease pests, it will flower well in full sun or partially shaded conditions. The flowers are showy but not long-lasting, and …
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