… Some vegetables are more satisfying than others when it comes to harvest. Parsnips are in that category. The sun was out, the air was crisp, and the nights were frosty: parsnip weather. Cold weather is actually a good thing for parsnips—in fact, they need it to convert the starch in their roots to sugar, transforming them from lowly, nose-turned-up roots …
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… might have two plants developing inflorescences at the same time. But it did not take too long to brainstorm some ideas on what we hope to learn from this rare possibility. The plants have been named Java and Sumatra, in recognition … two of the major islands in the nation of Indonesia. Amorphophallus titanum , the Latin name for the titan arum species, is native to the island of Sumatra. The corms of the Titan Twins were …
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… The dark purple 'calla lily' shaped bloom matures at about three feet and then begins to emit the strong odor of a large dead animal. We're not talking about dead mouse here - really …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… appear at the top of the plant in early summer, followed by narrow pods full of seeds attached to silky tufts, which send the seeds airborne when the pods split open. The most prominent part …
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… just above the 2 foot tall strap like green leaves. This hybrid is unusual in its ability to produce flowers any month of the year in a frost free environment. The parents, Clivia nobilis …
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… hardy hybrids, tropical day-blooming, and tropical night-blooming. Waterlilies need full sun to flower and must be anchored in mud as they are not free floating. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… hardy hybrids, tropical day-blooming, and tropical night-blooming. Waterlilies need full sun to flower and must be anchored in mud as they are not free floating. …
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… tropical shrub with a rambling growth habit and sharply thorny stems. Plants can grow to 3 feet by 3 feet on this Madagascar native that may be extinct in the wild. The inconspicuous …
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… the branches. The ruffled fan palm is a very slow-growing tree but can reach heights of up to fifteen feet , although ten feet is more typical. At full size the leaves form a pyramidal …
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… A member of the lily family, it forms large mats, and it will persist in spite of disturbances to the soil. Each plant sends up a 6-8 inch pale red-violet stalk topped by a nodding white …
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