… A Phalaenopsis, or moth orchid, is called the “gateway orchid” for beginning collectors: it requires very little care, and yields great rewards with blooms that … program, is an expert in all things orchids, both native and tropical. She took some time this past fall to show me (and you) how to repot our orchids to maintain a healthy growing …
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… milkweed (A. verticillata) , which often can be found at the very edge of highways where there is little competition or dry pastures and degraded prairies, and swamp milkweed (A. incarnata) , … are not large enough to escape the pollinarium’s grasp on its leg — an unfortunate situation for the insect! There are so many flowers in close proximity on a milkweed plant that it seems … pollinariums must twist ninety degrees to be successfully inserted into a stigmatic slit, and this doesn’t happen right away. That means there is a good chance the insect carrying the …
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… This is a heirloom cultivar. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This blackberry is thornless. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This blackberry is thornless. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This evergreen conifer needs full sun and moderate moisture conditions to reach a height of 3 feet. It is a specimen and is resistant to deer. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no …
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… This is an irregular, vase-shaped, low-growing evergreen shrub with attractive soft gray-green foliage. It prefers full sun, good drainage, and moderate moisture and is hardy to USDA Zone 4. It is a slow-growing juniper, only reaching 3 feet in height and 4 feet in width. This shrub would be appropriate as a garden specimen plant or cultivated as a bonsai. Archived …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This pyramidal evergreen conifer needs full sun and moderate moisture conditions to reach a height of 3 feet. It is a specimen and is resistant to deer. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This pyramidal evergreen conifer needs full sun and moderate moisture conditions to reach a height of about 10 feet. It is a specimen and is resistant to deer. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This pyramidal evergreen tree needs full sun and moist soil conditions to reach a height of about 50 feet. It is a specimen and is resistant to deer. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
