… Q. I always look forward to giving and receiving plants of the holiday season. One plant I would like to keep year-round is the amaryllis. Please explain how to do this. A. Many plants can have an extended life well … the pot in bright, but indirect, light. Water only when the soil dries out. Rotate the pot and stake extra-tall varieties to prevent lopsided growth. After the plant flowers, remove faded …
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… Q. Last year, my tomato plants didn’t produce as much fruit as in past years. Why is this and is there anything that I can do about it? A. There can be several reasons to explain … of insects, which will result in low fruit production. • Shallow watering can stress and weaken tomato plants. Soil kept uniformly moist will promote the development of a large, …
Type: Plant Info
… specimen plant produces 2.5-inch mango or apricot blossoms with burgundy or wine-red calyxes and sunset-orange petals that recurve gracefully. Each flower―and the entire cluster―is suspended by a long, wiry stem. An upright evergreen shrub that can reach 6 to 8 feet in … in the mountains of Chiapas, Mexico's southernmost state. When Breedlove returned to the same site in 1986, the plants were gone, victims of farmland development in the area; the species is …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This perennial grows to a height of 2 feet with full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. It has showy reddish-purple blooms from June to August and belongs in a border. It is also attractive to birds. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This shrub grows to a height of 6 feet with full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. It has white blooms that fade to pink and attract butterflies from May to August. It is a specimen in a hedge. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… evergreen cactus grows to less than 6 inches in height. It requires full sun to partial shade and dry conditions. In late winter and early spring it produces salmon-colored blooms. It is a specimen in a border. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This beautiful shrub grows up to 5 feet high with full sun and moderate moisture conditions. From May through October it produces fragrant pink blooms that attract birds and butterflies. It is a specimen in a hedge or a as border. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This beautiful shrub grows up to 40 inches high with full sun and moderate moisture conditions. From May through October it produces fragrant salmon pink blooms that attract birds and butterflies. Disease resistant foliage is a huge advantage. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This mounded evergreen shrub needs full sun to partial shade and moderate soil conditions to reach a size of about 3 feet. Use in the landscape where an evergreen mounded shrub of limited height and spread is desired. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The new entrance, picnic pavilion, and shade garden were not the only innovations the Garden has been working on this past year. … beds throughout the landscape. These sensors signal a main computer that organizes the data and enables gardeners to understand and respond to the plants’ immediate needs in a way never … and amazed us,” said senior horticulturist, Davina Bowman. “It was like knowing your child is waking up from a nap! We can go and take care of the plants right away and know they will look …
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