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  • … well drained potting media. Plants that are well rooted in their container should not need to be staked when in flower to keep the stems upright. The orchid family consists of a large number of genera, each with its … by genus and is consistent with their natural habitat. While requiring adequate sunlight for a stunning bloom display, most orchids will not tolerate sustained direct sun. Many varieties …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … growing tip of the plant. Grow in very warm, humid and sunny conditions and provide support to keep the single cane upright when in flower. In nature, the lateral aerial roots produced along the stem inter-twine with surrounding vegetation to provide support. The orchid family consists of a large number of genera, each with its own … by genus and is consistent with their natural habitat. While requiring adequate sunlight for a stunning bloom display, most orchids will not tolerate sustained direct sun. Many varieties …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … flowers with burgundy freckles and lip are produced at the tips of tall stems from mid-winter to early spring on this Vanda orchid cultivar. Each plant produces a single upright cane that is … aerial roots from along the stem. Grow in very warm, humid and sunny conditions and stake to support the weight of the flowers. The orchid family consists of a large number of genera, … by genus and is consistent with their natural habitat. While requiring adequate sunlight for a stunning bloom display, most orchids will not tolerate sustained direct sun. Many varieties …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … Ashe magnolia is a small tree with wide-spreading branches native to only a few counties in Florida and Texas. Considered by some to be a more diminutive variety of bigleaf magnolia ( Magnolia macrophylla ), this species has … cylindrical follicles studded with dark red seeds. Members of the genus Magnolia are known for the stunning beauty of their usually large flowers, which emerge prior to the foliage in …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … Vanilla Cream false indigo is notable for its compact habit and soft yellow buds that open to creamy blooms on 10" spikes. It is part … of Baptisia . Members of the genus Baptisia are commonly known as wild or false indigo due to their use by early Americans as a blue dye. Although "indigo" is in the common name, the …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … clusters with darker markings on the lip in winter. The flowers are fragrant at night and tend to fade to a lighter color after several days. The orchid family consists of a large number of genera, … by genus and is consistent with their natural habitat. While requiring adequate sunlight for a stunning bloom display, most orchids will not tolerate sustained direct sun. Many varieties …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … Groups of golden-orange flowers with pinkish tips to the petals are produced from February through May at each leaf node along the cane … and contrasting colors and in a variety of shapes and sizes. Although some orchids are native to temperate zones, most orchids tend to prefer a semitropical or tropical environment (USDA … by genus and is consistent with their natural habitat. While requiring adequate sunlight for a stunning bloom display, most orchids will not tolerate sustained direct sun. Many varieties …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … two different sections of the genus Dendrobium . Lightly fragrant. Each spike can rebloom up to 3 times and the plant can produce new bloom spikes up to twice a year. The orchid family consists of a large number of genera, each with its own unique … by genus and is consistent with their natural habitat. While requiring adequate sunlight for a stunning bloom display, most orchids will not tolerate sustained direct sun. Many varieties …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … Description: Look in any wooded area for this common migrant and breeder. …
    Type: Birding
  • … crabapple trees (and those of many of my neighbors) have suffered from a disfiguring disease for several years. The trees bloom well in spring, but soon afterward, the leaves develop spots, … the fungus. Some gardeners replace their disease-prone crabapples with resistant varieties to avoid annually spraying their crabapples with fungicide. Non-resistant crabapples must be sprayed as soon as their leaves begin to unfurl. Repeat applications are necessary every 10 to 12 days until midsummer. …
    Type: Plant Info