… Deep green leaves on stout canes are a bit shorter in length than the cultivar Janet Craig and point more upright. Tolerates low light and humidity levels found in interiorscapes. Syringe with dilute soapy water to control spider mites and/or aphids. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Canada [ CC BY-SA 2.0 ], via Wikimedia Commons This hybrid of two species native to Europe and Asia can thank German nurseryman Karl Foerster (1874–1970), for discovering the species in the 1930s along a railway in Germany. It is reported that he pulled the emergency brake on the train he was riding in order to collect the … Foerster’s Lasting Imprint on the World of Horticulture,” Cubits.org (blog), April 26, 2010, http://cubits.org/articlesongardening/articles/view/325/ . Van Sweden, James. …
Type: Blog
… or low-branched specimen that fits into many home gardens. “One of this tree’s main attributes is its beautiful exfoliating cinnamon to reddish-brown bark that develops on young trees, …
Type: Plant Info
… Douglas-fir, a native evergreen tree, has short needles and a strong pyramidal growth habit with pendulous lower branches that give it a very graceful appearance. 'Compacta Glauca' is much smaller than the species and the needles are blue-green. The cones are interesting – they hang downward and each cone …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Miss Lemon abelia is a small shrub with dainty, glossy opposite leaves that are sharply pointed. The leaves have broad margins of buttercup yellow and the twigs are reddish. Numerous pink, bell-shaped flowers appear in spring and continue sporadically during the summer. As the petals fall, the tiny coral-pink calyxes …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The large pure white flowers are large for a dendrobium orchid and feature a larger than normal lip. Clusters of flowers appear at the nodes near the tips of the growing points. A native of Borneo, it requires a warm moist environment with good air movement. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Information Grafting Tomatoes Grafted tomato plants are available at garden centers and through mail order nursery catalogs, but sell out quickly, as the idea has captured the interest of home gardeners, farmers, and professional greenhouse growers. An ancient art and science long used on fruit trees, grafting is the placement of the tissues of one plant (called a scion) onto another plant (called a …
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… on this monopodal (single growing point) orchid that thrives in full sun, high temperatures and humidity and exceptionally well drained soils. The orchid family consists of a large number of genera, each with its own unique characteristics. A common characteristic, however, is the basic form of the flower, which consists of three petals surrounded by three sepals -- …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This is a perennial fern with ovate, lance-shaped, sterile fronds 2 to 5 feet tall with pinnate segments surrounding much narrower erect fertile fronds. The top of each fertile frond is a mass of cinnamon-brown sporangia (equivalent to seeds in more developed plants) from which … a striking focal point, or in backgrounds of perennial beds as long as they are kept damp. It is hardy in USDA Zone 4. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… the foliage - but what foliage! Sharply arrow-shaped leaves point skywards while the light and dark green banded leaf petioles provide beauty throughout the year. Grow in a shaded location, high humidity, warm temperatures and plenty of moisture. Not frost hardy. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
