Nicotiana tabaccum 'Variegata' - Variegated Tobacco Plants / Other Tall 7 foot tobacco plant with large leaves and pink blooms and striking variegated foliage. Large 30-cm leaves, 5-cm flowers. Same botanical species as the cultivated tobacco and can be smoked. Leaves contain nicotine and can also be used to make an organic insecticide. Full sun. … Contributed by amazon 11.08. 2007 07:45:40 (23000 readers) | |
Gardening on Pavement, Tables, and Hard Surfaces Other / Books Gardening on Pavement, Tables, and Hard Surfaces is the first book to describe how to grow garden plants directly on hard surfaces such as pavement, rocks, tables, and other impermeable platforms. Plants have known all along that they can grow on these media, and George Schenk translates this small miracle … Contributed by amazon 01.04. 2007 19:13:27 (13296 readers) | |
Eragrostis trichodes - Love Grass Plants / Grass, Grasses Love Grass produces a heavy fibrous root system and spreads by seed and rooting at the nodes. It does especially well on sandy land, but can be used on heavier soil, also. It grows to a height of 2 to 4 feet tall. It can be found growing in the Great Plains from Illinois to Texas. It is a cold and drought … Contributed by amazon 14.11. 2007 12:23:30 (20232 readers) | |
Salix integra 'Flamingo' - Dappled Willow Plants / Deciduous Shrubs A Japanese plant with striking white-green-pink foliage. Slender branches are always moving in the breeze. Regular shearing is necessary to maintain leaf variegation. Very popular in Europe and gaining momentum in U.S. Also can be trained into an unusual bonsai specimum. … Contributed by amazon 27.07. 2007 08:22:06 (63005 readers) | |
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Rhodochiton atrosanguineum - Chinese Purple Bell Plants / Climber Plants Extremely beautiful rapid growing climber that starts flowering in June and continues until the frosts in the fall. Delightful parasol-shaped fuchsia pink calyx with black/purple to crimson 3 flowers within. Can be used in sunny pergolas, porches, trellises, hanging baskets, even walls. … Contributed by amazon 08.07. 2007 09:49:51 (25598 readers) | |
Nicotiana alata - Jasmine Tobacco Plants / Annuals A profusion of fragrant, trumpet-shaped, pale pink to white blossoms sit on a stem arising from a rosette of thick, velvety leaves. The flowers are intoxicatingly fragrant in the evening and are 2 cm. across. Can be a trap crop for potato beetles. To 4 ft. tall. Annual. (80-85 days) … Contributed by amazon 07.10. 2007 20:08:03 (22268 readers) | |
Abies procera - Noble Fir Plants / Conifers Nobe Fir (Abies procera), Grow your own Christmas Tree! Majestic evergreen native to the pacific northwest, widely grown as a Christmas Tree. Can reach 200 feet or more in height. Prefers moist soil and some protection from wind. … Contributed by amazon 17.07. 2008 08:30:53 (88533 readers) | |
Cynara scolymus - Globe Artichoke Plants / Other Globe Artichokes were cultivated by the Greeks and Romans who obtained them from North Africa. They have been grown in England since at least the 1500 s and were considered an aristocratic vegetable. King Henry VIII (1491-1547; he who had 6 wives but could produce only 3 children) was particularly fond … Contributed by amazon 05.09. 2007 08:49:32 (22508 readers) | |
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How to Make a Wildlife Garden Other / Books In this revised and updated version of the classic How to Make a Wildlife Garden, professional environmentalist Chris Baines shows how you can transform your garden into a rich wildlife haven. … Contributed by amazon 20.09. 2007 08:11:43 (16096 readers) | |
Picea pungens - Colorado Blue Spruce Plants / Conifers One of the advantages of the Colorado Blue Spruce is its large hardiness area. This coniferous tree, which is characterized by its gray-blue needle-like leaves, will thrive in every part of the contiguous United States. And it makes an excellent landscape accent, as it is a very full tree and can block … Contributed by amazon 28.05. 2007 10:27:45 (25466 readers) | |
Hepatica transsilvanica 'Blue Jewel' - Blue Jewel Hepatica Plants / Perennials Hepatica transsilvanica Blue Jewel Origin: The species is native to Romania. Masses of starry deep-blue flowers provide rich decoration in early spring over evergreen, mats of leathery, deep-green, tri-lobed foliage. This selection has larger flowers than the species and a very good color. Can be grown … Contributed by amazon 04.07. 2007 10:12:12 (37383 readers) | |
Dasylirion wheeleri - Desert Spoon Plants / Sukulents, Cactuses Dasylirion wheeleri - Sotol or Huge Desert Spoon Ribbon-like leaves to 3 ft. edged with hooked thorns. Creamy white flowers in May & June on a spike that can grow to 12 ft. & looks wonderful all season. Pulling off leaves at the base gives you the desert spoon. … Contributed by amazon 20.09. 2007 07:36:58 (23916 readers) | |
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Clerodendrum thomsoniae - Bleeding Heart Vine Plants / Climber Plants The Bleeding Heart Vine (Clerodendrum thomsoniae) is an attractive bushy, tropical looking twining vine. Glossy dark green leaves are from 5 to 7 inches long (18 cm). It is hardy in zones 10 and 11 and in cooler areas should be grown outdoors in the summer and brought indoors during the winter. Prefers … Contributed by amazon 03.07. 2007 09:48:02 (13435 readers) | |
The Tiny Garden Other / Books Stairs, passages, light wells, the tops of fire escapes--no site is too small for a garden, or the illusion of one. This book shows you how you can create a garden in even the tiniest and most unpromising of spaces. … Contributed by amazon 09.08. 2007 09:40:05 (9339 readers) | |
Betula nigra 'Little King' - Fox Valley River Birch Plants / Deciduous Trees Fox Valley River Birch A dwarf selection of river birch with cinnamon and cream exfoliating bark. A great little tree for smaller landscapes or can be used as a large shrub on commercial sites. Excellent resistance to bronze birch borer.. Fantastic bonsai! The plant you will recieve is growing in a … Contributed by amazon 17.05. 2007 21:49:23 (32867 readers) | |
Potentilla nepalensis 'Miss Willmott' - Nepal Cinquefoil, Potentilla Plants / Perennials A compact perennial plant covered with cerise flowers in June and July. Can be used in borders, beds, and as a ground cover. Plant in sun or partial sun, 18 inches apart. Grows to 10-12 inches tall. Very hardy and easy to grow. Hardy in zones 4-9. … Contributed by amazon 18.06. 2007 11:19:14 (37520 readers) | |
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