Desmodium gyrans - Telegraph Plant Plants / Other Darwin called the plant Hedysarum; modern botanists call it either Desmodium gyrans or, more correctly these days, Codariocalyx motorius; its common name is Dancing Grass or Telegraph plant or Semaphore plant -- after the leaf movements, which resemble semaphore signals. … Contributed by amazon 10.07. 2007 14:00:45 (91730 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Bletilla striata - Hyacinth Orchid Plants / Perennials The Lavender Japanese Hyacinth Orchid is the ideal orchid to grow in the home. Each flower is a wonder of nature. Produces 6 or more exotic miniature orchid like flowers resembling the lovely Cattleya Orchid. It grows about 10-12 inches tall and is very easy to grow on a sunny windowsill. … Contributed by amazon 12.02. 2008 10:34:41 (16061 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Orchid Growing Other / Books In the world of exotic plants, orchids hold a reputation as the divas of the floral species. They are mostly considered as fussy, difficult to grow plants and, on top of everything, very expensive. However, there are several types of orchids that you can easily grow in your own garden or windowsill. … Contributed by amazon 21.11. 2016 10:51:18 (13797 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Growing Carnivorous Plants Other / Books For centuries, carnivorous plants have carried an air of fascination and mystique unparalleled in the plant world. Growing Carnivorous Plants is a comprehensive guide to identifying and cultivating these remarkable plants. From the well-known Venus flytrap to obscure African sundews, from the giant pitcher … Contributed by amazon 01.04. 2007 18:55:24 (15250 readers) Match on Article's text | |
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Lavandula angustifolia 'Munstead' - English Lavender Plants / Perennials Munstead Lavender is early blooming and fragrant. The plants are compact. Grows 12-18 inches high. Plant 18 inches apart. Hardy in zones 5-9. … Contributed by amazon 18.06. 2007 11:43:50 (40092 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Lavandula angustifolia 'Lady' - English Lavender Plants / Perennials Lavender is a perennial evergreen shrub with narrow, silver, needlelike leaves on bushy plant up to 10 inches tall. The lavender-blue flowers appear in summer and stretch up about 6 inches higher. … Contributed by amazon 14.06. 2007 09:05:01 (19937 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Understanding Orchids Other / Books Orchids are the largest family of plants in the world. With 30,000 known species, you could acquire a different orchid every day for eighty years and still not grow them all. Back in the realm of reality, readers of this beautiful book can quickly and easily find the orchids that are right for them -- … Contributed by amazon 30.03. 2007 11:16:14 (11885 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Cypripedium acaule - Stemless Lady's Slipper Plants / Perennials Pink Lady Slipper Orchids grow best in an acid soil, high in organic matter. However, in some areas they can be found growing in sandy soils. It is advisable to purchase a soil pH tester or kit to make sure the pH is between 3.5 and 5.0 before planting the pips. … Contributed by amazon 10.09. 2007 18:51:17 (17386 readers) Match on Article's text | |
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Ilex x meserveae 'Blue Angel'® - blue holly, Meserve holly Plants / Evergreen Shrubs Blue Angel ® is a favourite female variety of blue hollies. It flowers abundantly in the spring and fruits are born in the autumn. They are bright red, shiny berries that remain on the plant until early to mid spring. It needs a male pollinator e.g. Blue Prince®. Leaves are very glossy, larger than … Contributed by havlis 02.04. 2008 14:21:51 (43834 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Helleborus 'Mrs. Betty Ranicar' - Hellebore Plants / Perennials Helleborus Mrs Betty Ranicar is named after a fine Tasmanian plantswoman, and is an orientalis hybrid that produces crowds of fantastic, heavily double, snowy white blooms that will be a delight amongst vivid spring bulbs in the shady border. Be one of the first to grow such a top quality double Helleborus … Contributed by amazon 10.07. 2007 14:25:52 (24055 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Ilex x meserveae 'Heckenstar'® - blue holly Plants / Evergreen Shrubs Castle Wall™ | Heckenstar® is quite a novelty from Germany, bred by Hans Hachmann and patented only in 1998. It is a cross ilex aquifolium „Pyramidalis“ and ilex x meserveae „Blue Prince“®. The result is a strictly upright growing, very hardy, evergreen shrub. Outside Europe it is distributed … Contributed by havlis 08.04. 2008 08:34:47 (64592 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Ilex x meserveae 'Blue Princess' - blue holly, Meserve holly Plants / Evergreen Shrubs Blue Princess is probably the most popular female variety of blue hollies. It flowers abundantly in the spring and fruits are born in the autumn. They are bright red, shiny berries that remain on the plant until early to mid spring. To produce fruits it needs a male pollinator e.g. Blue Prince® or Casanova. … Contributed by havlis 21.02. 2008 08:56:49 (62794 readers) Match on Article's text | |
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Window Box Gardening Other / Books Window Box Gardening - A Practical Introduction is intended for those living in cities without much - or any - gardening space. This well-written, passionate guide introduces the plants of winter, spring and summer perfect for your first forays into window gardening. In this way, aspiring horticulturalists … Contributed by amazon 12.06. 2016 10:09:25 (19870 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Mammillaria camptotricha - Bird's Nest Cactus Plants / Sukulents, Cactuses Scientific Name: Mammillaria decipiens ssp. camptotricha | Synonym: Dolichothele camptotricha, Mammillaria camptotricha, Krainzia decipiens ssp. camptotricha, Neomammillaria camptotricha, Pseudomammillaria camptotricha … Contributed by amazon 01.07. 2007 21:45:05 (24719 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Ilex x meserveae 'Casanova' - blue holly, Meserve holly Plants / Evergreen Shrubs We are always happy to hear about any success as far as increasing plants hardiness. And when it happens and a new plant variety is hardy and at the same time beautiful we are lost for words. Casanova is the one that left us speechless. It is a brand new variety that was only in 2006 introduced at the … Contributed by havlis 08.04. 2008 08:24:57 (27460 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Ilex x meserveae 'Mesgolg' GOLDEN GIRL ® - blue holly, Meserve holly Plants / Evergreen Shrubs GOLDEN GIRL ® is probably the first ever patented holly with yellow berries in the world, US plant patent 7652 from 1990, as a cross between ilex aquifolium ´Fructa Lutea´and ilex rugosa. Yellow fruits are an awesome feature because it never happened with any other blue holly before. And it has at … Contributed by havlis 20.02. 2008 09:22:17 (38827 readers) Match on Article's text | |
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