… is normal. They will soon produce new growth. Hibiscus overwinter best indoors if provided with bright light and warm temperatures. Provide consistent moisture, but do not allow the plant … in the spring. At this time, prune back all leggy growth in late winter and begin fertilizing with a well-balanced fertilizer every two weeks. Your hibiscus can be slowly acclimated to the …
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… sunlight. Soil should be kept evenly moist; however, be sure that the plant is in a container with good drainage. Fertilizer should be withheld during the winter months. Fertilize the tree with an acid-balanced fertilizer every two weeks beginning in late winter/early spring as the …
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… Q. My Phalaenopsis orchid just finished blooming and I’m not sure what to do with the flower stem. Do I cut it? If so, where? A. Proper pruning of the inflorescence on a … it is always best to remove the entire flowering stem to its base. If flowers grow smaller with age, remove the entire stem. And if at any time the flowering stem begins to discolor and …
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… plant bearing a dense rosette of toothed, bluish-green, sword-shaped leaves, banded with bright white margins. The leaves, which vary in length and emerge from a very short trunk, … 2 feet long and 3 inches wide, while the entire plant grows to a height of 24 to 48 inches with a spread of 36 to 72 inches. It blooms in the spring after 10 or more years and dies after …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… senses in the healing forest to reduce stress hormones and increase immune function. Connect with forest life around you through mindful activities on a gentle walk outside, typically covering less than a mile and ending with a forest-based tea. Dress for the weather, as class will still be held in light to moderate …
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… Carolina allspice, or sweetshrub, has untoothed, opposite, ovate leaves with a pleasant, spicy aroma. ‘Burgundy Spice’ has amazing, glossy dark purple, almost black, … not affect flowering on new growth. The genus Calycanthus is separated into its own family, with its nearest relatives in the laurel family, which includes cinnamon and sassafras. The fruit …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… bulbs and bulbils ranges from white to yellow, red, and purple. Deeper colors are associated with increased pungency. Most cultivars have a tough outer layer, which must be peeled to render … stalks resembling parent bunching onion. Plants can become invasive because the stalks heavy with bulbils will fall over and then bulbils will germinate and take root. This growth habit …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… the name implies, this aloe has very short stubby leaves. The leaves are thick and triangular with white spines on the leaf margins and along the center of the lower surface. The foliage can be quite colorful, in shadier locations it appears blue green, with more sun the leaves become pink, gold and reddish brown. The leaves form decorative three …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… to the cup once a week. For best results, use rain-water to avoid the leaf scorch associated with fluorinated and/or chlorinated water. In the wild the cups host a biological microcosm of … organisms, algae and small amphibians. If mosquitos or fungus gnats take up residence treat with Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis, a bacterial disease of mosquito larvae, fungus gnat …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… ‘Autumn Herald’ produces goblets of amethyst violet flowers beginning in mid-September with orange stamens and a broad white blotch at the base of the petals. Plant this fairly large … A chemical known as a mitotic poison prevents cells from dividing normally resulting in cells with double the number of chromosomes. Plant breeders have used to attribute to create new hybrid …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
