… Some of the brightest holiday colors come from potted flowers, often presented as gifts. Here are some tips for keeping them healthy and blooming. AMARYLLIS Plant the bulb in a light soilless mixture. Water the bulb thoroughly once, then again only when the soil mix is dry to the touch. Amaryllis bulbs can tolerate dryness but not soggy conditions. Place the pot in a …
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… Just in Time for Halloween This is the month for ghosts, goblins, and witches, and for tricks and … supervisor of the plant health care department. “It has long, dangling branches and I like to put purple lights on it in October—it looks pretty cool.” On a fall night, the bare limbs look …
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… Masses of bright tangerine orange flowers fade to yellow near the centers and absolutely cover the succulent green foliage during the heat of summer. A great choice for sunny areas that have a tendency to dry out frequently. Plant in full sun, very well drained soils and water during dry periods. …
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… Long, thin, drooping yellow petals surround an upright greyish-brown cone in late summer on this native prairie plant. The bruised foliage of this native yellow coneflower ( Ratibida pinnata ) smells like anise, and … are a favorite of bees. Plant the yellow coneflower in full sun, and water it just enough to establish a deep root system. Allow seeds to ripen and disperse naturally to provide for …
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… A free virtual program celebrating the language of flowers. The Language of Flowers genre is at the intersection of botany, … prose, offering a sentimental view of natural history. A properly arranged bouquet was said to convey a “secret message” for the recipient. The “social media” of its day, this Victorian … and digitize language of flower genre editions. Collaboration: The symposium is presented in collaboration with the Caxton Club , an organization bringing together a diversified group of …
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… Bright orange daisy-shaped flowers are produced in profusion atop the finely cut foliage throughout the summer on this heat-loving annual. Plant this cosmos in full sun and water sparingly once established. Deadhead flowers to promote continuous flowering and allow the last blooms of the season to set and disperse seed …
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… and blue needles provide for a striking tri-color effect on this globose evergreen shrub to 6 feet in size in 10 years. With age, the plant will develop a central leader and slowly produce a conical-shaped large shrub. It was …
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… Swarthmore Sentinel magnolia was so named for its upright and narrow habit by the Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College. It bears creamy white fragrant flowers in early spring. Members of the genus Magnolia are known for the stunning beauty of their usually large flowers, which emerge prior to the foliage in spring, and are often fragrant. While shades of pink are the most common bloom …
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… dotted with red at its center, are fragrant and double. Its stems are strong, making it the perfect candidate for a vase. Peony bloom time is classified as early, mid-, and late; ‘Festiva Maxima’ is a midseason bloomer. It grows to 36 inches tall, taking on a shrubby appearance throughout the summer, then dies to the ground in the fall. Plant in sun to part shade with eyes no more than 2 inches below the soil. It is …
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… for its vibrant reddish-purple blossoms and relatively small shrubby stature. It is one of the Little Girls series developed by the U.S. National Arboretum in 1962. Betty blooms in mid-spring about 2 to 4 weeks after the star and saucer magnolias. Members of the genus Magnolia are known for the …
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