… that give all leaves their color are essential for the plant’s ability to harness energy from the sun and make sugars in the process we know as photosynthesis. But every once in a while, a completely white seedling sprouts from a seed. This happened with some basil I grew a few years ago. The green and albino … VERY curious, and perhaps you are, too. How can this albino plant survive? (Photo permission from W. Atlee Burpee Company) I had several questions: The term “variegated” implies that the …
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… Botanic Garden. Currently we have accessioned more than 4,950 genetic samples, which come from a broad variety of sources including living collections (Tankersley), Seed Bank (Vitt, …
Type: Research
… for repotting a Paphiopedilum orchid, which has different watering and culture needs from a Phalaenopsis . After your initial purchase and repotting, you should repot your orchid …
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… Director of Ornamental Plant Research: Baptisia ‘Lunar Eclipse’, for its flowers that change from creamy white to deep violet as the plant ages, and Baptisia ‘Sunny Morning’, for its …
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… where the flower had been! In the picture, you can see the wilted flower petals still hanging from the tip of the reddish-colored pod. Botanically speaking, this is the fruit of the plant, …
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… strategies as needed. The shorelines and lakes are never static, making each year different from the last. This has made the “aquatic” areas fascinating to maintain and a great environment …
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… time as a child. As a teen while adventuring out west, he saw his first old-growth forest and from then on, has become enamored of the power of plants, and especially trees. David has worked …
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… of the family, leaving the question, how did such a specialized pollination syndrome evolve from wind pollination? Studying other members of the family may help reveal the answer. Work …
Type: Research
… climates visitors can enjoy. In the Arid Greenhouse, we saw a number of species of aloe from South Africa just coming into bloom as well as cacti and succulents. In the Tropical …
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… how the earliest land plants that first appeared more than 460 million years ago evolved from green algae to yield the diversity of plants we know today. The “land plant tree of life” … group mosses, liverworts, and hornworts, the lineage of plants (bryophytes) that descended from the earliest land plants.” Wickett can’t help but feel encouraged by the wave of enthusiasm … to see that people are really excited about it,” he said. Norman Wickett, Ph.D. Where We Go from Here Wickett will convene with the research team in January in San Diego to discuss next …
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