… pink blooms that attract butterflies. These give way to plums that attract birds. Foliage is yellow in the fall. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This Veronica is an evergreen ground cover that slowly forms a dark green mat 6" X 12". It blooms with tiny …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… each. The flowers have five burgundy petals in a half-circle with a white lip edged in red. It is a terrestrial orchid, which means it should be planted in soil rather than bark chips. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… warm and humid air with no drafts. If you have had these plants for some time, perhaps it is time to repot them. Although they do prefer to be slightly "potbound," all repotting … cotta pots. Be sure to remove any side shoots that develop off the parent plant. Good light is essential — a south or east window in winter and a west window in summer. African …
Type: Plant Info
… I divide irises? A. The best time to plant and transplant rhizomatous (or self-seeding) iris is after flowering but before the end of August. Established plantings of iris should be divided … with a spade or digging fork and use a sharp knife to separate the rhizomes. Proper sanitation is important to reduce the spread of disease, so dip the knife in 10 percent bleach to water …
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… Joey Brink is the sixth university carillonneur at the University of Chicago, where he performs on the … in Mechelen in 2014, and has toured North America and Europe extensively as a performer. Brink is regularly a recitalist at congresses of the GCNA and the World Carillon Federation, most …
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… Nick Dorian is an urban ecologist and conservation biologist who aims to understand how animals and plants … natural historians, critical thinkers, and comfortable with statistics. In addition, Nick is a passionate science communicator, and he considers community outreach as an essential …
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… of pendulous, fragrant, white flowers that contrast with its dark, purplish foliage. This is a hybrid of the Asian species Actaea simplex and the American Actaea racemosa from a cross … when established (second year) and prefers moist, humus-rich soils in partial shade. If it is planted in full sun, it will need constant moisture. There are over 25 different species of …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… For American gardeners, the main attraction of Actinidia polygama hardy kiwi vine is the foliage, which becomes more and more silvery over the summer. That's what earned it its … provided a male variety nearby, a bigger crop in full sun. Attention cat owners: kiwi vine is like catnip to cats, and they may harm foliage or dig at the roots.In fact, in large …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The titan arum ( Amorphophallus titanum ) is not really a flower; technically it’s the largest unbranched inflorescence in the world. At 6 … takes seven to ten years to gather enough energy to produce a flower. The full bloom cycle is one to two days. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
