… My work primarily focuses on the collection, study and storage of pollen from endangered species. The storage of pollen allows us to make selected crosses to improve the genetics of plants in collections and help with in situ work down the line. …
Type: Staff bio
… small shrub from summer into early fall. The flowers are strongly attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds. Plant in full sun and moderately well drained soils or in large containers. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… plumes of light pink flowers age to cream on this warm season annual that thrives in full sun and hot temperatures. The flower spikes can be collected and dried throughout the growing season for dried arrangements. Songbirds love the seeds in fall. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… silver at the base of this warm season annual that thrives in full sun, moderate to dry soils, and moderate to low fertility. Protect young plants from bunnies and deer. Songbirds prize the small seeds dispersed in fall. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… late spring through late summer. Plant in sunny locations in average, well drained soils. Deer and rabbit resistant but attracts butterflies and moths. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Sunflower This pollenless, sterile sunflower hybrid comes into flower earlier in the season and prolongs flowering up to the first hard frost. Golden yellow sunflowers feature dark brown eyes and are produced from the tips of multiple side branches throughout the season. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This perennial needs full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions to reach a height of 2 feet. It has pale pink blooms that attract butterflies from May to August. It is a specimen in a border or a ground cover and is also attractive to birds. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This perennial needs full sun and dry to moderate moisture conditions to reach a height of 18 inches. From June to August it … showy, fragrant lavender-blue blooms that attract butterflies. It is resistant to deer and fits in a hedge or border. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Red, reflexed petals stand upright above the green and silver variegated foliage on this compact cultivar of cyclamen. Cyclamen prefer cool temperatures and moderate light levels to provide continuous flowering in the winter months. This plant is not …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… is used to growing in rock cracks on mountainsides in eastern Brazil where the bright light and daily rainfall combined with excellent drainage meet it's requirements. At maturity small white flowers are produced and the light green foliage blushes burgundy. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
