… slightly fragrant orchid. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… a velvet/fuzzy texture. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… for a second flush. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… In Greek mythology, Iris is the Goddess of the Rainbow. She’s a messenger from the gods to mortals—a golden-winged goddess … colorful flowering plants—irises—sprout where her feet touch the ground. The genus Iris is a fitting name for a group of fabulous plants whose flowers represent a rainbow of hues. There … ) Few perennials offer the wide range of colors found in bearded irises. The common name is a nod to the thick “beards”—a fuzzy-looking midsection that appears on the falls of each …
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… O’Hare International Airport. Sometimes called the living rock cactus, Ariocarpus fissuratus is prized by collectors who either don’t know or don’t care that the plant is critically endangered. To meet that demand, unscrupulous plant dealers pay local people to … try to slip them past U.S. Customs to feed an international black market. This illegal trade is so lucrative that nearly a third of the world’s cactus species are now endangered . Contraband …
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… spaces where people and plants mix comfortably. An integral feature of successful garden rooms is lighting. Garden lighting is both a technical subject, concerned with volts, watts, conduits, and infrastructure, and an … in a garden from one area to another. Lighting can say "welcome" if the front entrance is lit or "not welcome" if the entrance is dark, even if the garden beds are lit. It can pull us …
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… the horticultural and the culinary. Of the few orchids that are used as edibles worldwide, one is world-famous and probably already in your kitchen cabinet: Vanilla planifolia . One of the 110 species in the orchid genus Vanilla, V. planifolia is a vining orchid that's indigenous to Mexico. Its flower, a lovely greenish-white orchid … with yellow, produces a fruit/seedpod (technically a capsule) that, when cured and dried, is familiarly called a vanilla bean. Once upon a time in a land far away... Vanilla was …
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… in the depths of winter? With just a few adjustments to the basics. Today's temperature is… Did you know that cold outdoor weather can even affect indoor orchids? You may need to move … or add a light-filtering curtain if orchids that prefer shade are getting too much sun. There is an upside to the short days and lower light of winter: it triggers the flowering process for … Nonetheless, your orchid may not need too much extra water. In any season, overwatering is the number one indoor orchid threat! Since every orchid has its own water preference, it pays …
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… A Multifaceted Resource A herbarium (say the “h”) is a place where preserved plants are collected and classified. The Chicago Botanic Garden’s Nancy Poole Rich Herbarium is home to 12,000 specimens of plants—from our own Cook County backyard and the Upper Midwest—all … database and images available online via vPlants: The Chicago Regional Virtual Herbarium . The site contains data for 80,000 plant specimens, and can provide real-time reference for scientists …
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… Q. What is the recommended procedure for overwintering annual geranium plants? A. There are several … hormone with Pelargonium cuttings. Place in a sunny window. Water only when soilless mix is dry. As plant begins to grow, pinch back growing tips to encourage bushy habit. Fertilize with … With reduced watering in winter, eliminate or greatly reduce fertilizer unless the plant is producing flowers. In that case, fertilize once a month with a dilute balanced mix. Take the …
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