tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53575813288526742352024-03-13T07:41:52.701-07:00Flowers WorldCPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09973285351396642663noreply@blogger.comBlogger480125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5357581328852674235.post-43564896713675866162023-11-21T22:46:00.000-08:002023-11-21T22:46:43.085-08:00Matucana<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Several groups of globose cacti occur in the Peruvian Andes, and Matucana is one of the most spectacular, often bearing red, hummingbird-pollinated flowers. I have had the good fortune of observing them in their habitat but have discovered that, like many other cacti, the species are extremely variable and have been confusing taxonomically. Fortunately, Matucana has been the subject of a thorough study by Rob Bregman (1996) of the University of Amsterdam. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">His research has not solved all the problems, especially the question of whether some species have hybridized. Nonetheless, Bregman's work greatly clarifies the status of the genus. Nathaniel Britton and Joseph Rose described Matucana (type, M. haynei) in 1922 for a single species. The name of the genus is that of the Peruvian town near the type locality of M. haynei. Bregman (1996) recognized 19 species, 17 of which are accepted by the International Cactaceae Systematics Group (Hunt 1999a) and included here. Matucana is characterized as globose to short cylindrical, bearing bilaterally symmetrical flowers that are open during the day in summer. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The flowers may be of various colors, though most are red. The distinctive fruits are usually globose, about 1 cm (0.4 in) in diameter, and dehisce by three vertical slits. Matucana is closely related to Oreocereus, Oroya, and possibly Denmoza, each of the genera with different flowers, however. Myron Kimnach (1960) has suggested that Matucana belongs in Borzicactus, which the International Cactaceae Systematics Group places in Cleistocactus. The affinity of Matucana to other South American cacti remains somewhat unclear.</span></div>CPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09973285351396642663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5357581328852674235.post-12350470073614726632023-10-28T01:32:00.006-07:002023-10-28T01:32:52.714-07:00Buiningia brevicylindrica Buin<p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Buiningia brevicylindrica Buin. is about 30 cm in height and
15 cm wide; it may grow off-sets at the base and form clumps. It is one of the
cerei and is related to the genus Coleocephalocereus, forming a lateral
cephalium with hairy. and woolly areoles producing flowers. The spination is
yellow, up to 6 cm long, and outstandingly attractive, especially on cultivated
seedlings. There are three species in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais; they
live in the acid humus accumulated on terraces and pockets of granite rocks.
They grow together with bromeliads, mosses, and lichens, which indicates heavy
rainfall. Cultivation requires temperatures permanently above 15° C, and even
in winter the plants should be kept growing slowly by occasional moistening and
by keeping them in the light. Cultivated seedlings can be grafted on Hylocereus
spp. and Sele-nicereus spp.</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWl4i0t4-Kd9KoS-W5NyaUEpQx00wagL5-EYatvhJgpYJVqjdQlOJgngq7YJy1YSyEihqNujvucHYzMQo1q81sZHj167_dcxZop2c29j3-6rFWax9sAlVyVw3NzkCdf_uJfE3_xHwZtMLeyfWssGMeULU1yyWSj_863ossfLxurOBopLJIcPWEZjg6L9Mr/s1111/Screenshot_8.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Buiningia brevicylindrica Buin" border="0" data-original-height="983" data-original-width="1111" height="566" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWl4i0t4-Kd9KoS-W5NyaUEpQx00wagL5-EYatvhJgpYJVqjdQlOJgngq7YJy1YSyEihqNujvucHYzMQo1q81sZHj167_dcxZop2c29j3-6rFWax9sAlVyVw3NzkCdf_uJfE3_xHwZtMLeyfWssGMeULU1yyWSj_863ossfLxurOBopLJIcPWEZjg6L9Mr/w640-h566/Screenshot_8.png" title="Buiningia brevicylindrica Buin" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p>
CPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09973285351396642663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5357581328852674235.post-3186571551407825432023-10-16T06:51:00.005-07:002023-10-16T06:51:49.371-07:00Amorphophallus Titanum (Titan Arum)<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Amorphophallus Titanum (Titan Arum) is known for its spectacular inflorescence, this flower grows wild in Sumatra islands, reaching a height of 3 meters. With a single, gigantic leaf, this flower has a characteristic foul smell that resembles rotting flesh, earning it the nickname 'corpse flower'.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzZ14cPt9G2zaky4aqpTN_f_4cef11w2zwsWxuNjCG6IL6_UTr7Y-Gllz-CoZ_wKiiRZuqU96iYso-JmCw8XGllQL7XFkiKINEIiP1QX5eSn_Tlp3ihY_6NRITrgff-llN9QjitQHOOi3Z4dqcq1WB4d9BF7UzE1a7pMwSBRAVpkbpPE8Gn3WlcO4e_7xD/s1216/Screenshot_8.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="855" data-original-width="1216" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzZ14cPt9G2zaky4aqpTN_f_4cef11w2zwsWxuNjCG6IL6_UTr7Y-Gllz-CoZ_wKiiRZuqU96iYso-JmCw8XGllQL7XFkiKINEIiP1QX5eSn_Tlp3ihY_6NRITrgff-llN9QjitQHOOi3Z4dqcq1WB4d9BF7UzE1a7pMwSBRAVpkbpPE8Gn3WlcO4e_7xD/w640-h450/Screenshot_8.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /></span></div>CPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09973285351396642663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5357581328852674235.post-53525903569080222402023-09-27T21:41:00.005-07:002023-09-27T21:41:22.444-07:00Purple Petunia<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGp5ecuinmPFdjzzBAN5Lkf8xHT9cnPlvbYtv-bEQNjQsotGhYRLh9RzTijx3l23Zf_uKwV27KlILIe-_MVbQoPjMbmSwMySGKDkEV58DDxU8xnKAaeR61S_UzijaYUqITkLRvCjKXmsQeKEttj5Wp03a0ls7GAWqwjiKFloy55mQwfl_VAgWa405EapUO/s2099/Purple%20Petunia.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Purple Petunia" border="0" data-original-height="1208" data-original-width="2099" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGp5ecuinmPFdjzzBAN5Lkf8xHT9cnPlvbYtv-bEQNjQsotGhYRLh9RzTijx3l23Zf_uKwV27KlILIe-_MVbQoPjMbmSwMySGKDkEV58DDxU8xnKAaeR61S_UzijaYUqITkLRvCjKXmsQeKEttj5Wp03a0ls7GAWqwjiKFloy55mQwfl_VAgWa405EapUO/w640-h368/Purple%20Petunia.png" title="Purple Petunia" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p>CPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09973285351396642663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5357581328852674235.post-91369687217147252282022-03-15T04:33:00.006-07:002022-03-15T04:33:57.114-07:00The process is when pollen is transferred by animals<h2 style="height: 0px; text-align: left;"></h2><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">The process<span style="background-color: white; color: #354254; font-family: Roboto;"> is when pollen is transferred by animals. <br /></span></span></h2><p><span style="font-size: small;">The process of transferring pollen from one plant to another. Pollen grains are tiny structures that contain male gametes (sperm) and female gametes (egg cells). When two plants of different species come into contact, pollen grains are released from the stamens of the flower on the first plant. These pollen grains land on the pistils of the second plant where they germinate and grow into new flowers. This process is called pollination.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;">How does pollen transfer from plant to animal?</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;">Pollen grains contain tiny structures called pollens. When these grains land on the fur or feathers of an insect, they stick to them. The insects then take the pollen back to their bodies where it germinates into new plants. This process is known as pollination.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;">Pollen is carried through the air by wind and water. Animals such as bees, birds, bats, and butterflies are responsible for transferring pollen between plants.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;">What do we call the process of transferring pollen?</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;">We call this process pollination. It's a common name used to describe how pollen gets from one plant to another plant.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;">What happens if there is no pollination?</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;">If there is no pollination, seeds will not be produced and the plant dies.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;">A:</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;">The term "pollination" refers to the transfer of pollen from the male reproductive organs of a plant to the ovaries of another plant.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;">B:</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;">The word 'pollen' comes from the Greek word 'pollo', meaning feather.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;">C:</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;">Pollination is the process in which pollen is transferred from one plant to another via the agency of an insect.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;">A:</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;">I think you're looking for the word pollinate.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;">To fertilize; bring forth fruit or seed.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;">To cause the development of; promote growth.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;">D:</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;">In biology, pollination is the transfer of pollen from one plant to the stigma of another plant.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;">E:</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;">Pollen is the male part of a flowering plant's reproductive system.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;">F:</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;">Pollen is the male haploid cell contained within a flower.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;">G:</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;">Pollen is a small grain-like structure found inside the anthers of most flowering plants.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;">H:</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;">Pollen is the male gamete of a flowering plant.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;">I:</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;">Pollen is a type of microscopic body produced by some plants.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;">J:</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;">Pollen is made up of male gametes.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;">K:</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;">Pollen is a powdery substance found in the anthers of many flowering plants.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;">L:</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;">Pollen is the male gamete produced by flowering plants.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;">M:</span></p>
<p id="checkpoint"><span style="font-size: small;">Pollen is a powdery substance produced by flowering plants.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></p>CPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09973285351396642663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5357581328852674235.post-15560509056323696332021-09-23T08:08:00.005-07:002021-09-23T08:08:34.959-07:00Giant Nolina "Nolina parryi"<p style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Overall,
this species is larger than other nolinas. It has numerous strap-shaped leaves
2–4 cm wide, with fine teeth on the margins and no curling fibers. Its flower
stalk is 2.5– 9 cm diam. at the base, the bracts are persistent. One to several
trunks, 0.5–2.1 m tall. leaf Flat; margins with close, minute teeth, not
shredding; blade 50–140 cm long, 2–4 cm broad. flower In panicles 90–180 cm
tall, 20–130 cm wide; stalk at the base 26–90 mm diam.; bracts persistent;
tepals 2–5 mm long; Apr.–Jun. fruit Capsule 9–13 mm long, about as wide, notched
at the base and tip.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><b>HABITAT/RANGE
</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Native;
rocky areas in deserts and piñon–juniper woodland, 900–2,100 m; s. Calif.
Similar species Easily confused with Chaparral Beargrass. </span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Yucca:
Yuccas There are about 40 species of Yucca; they range from the U.S. to
Central America. North of the U.S.–Mexico border are 28 species, a few of which
are treelike. They occur from sea-level to moderate elevations, mostly in arid
situations. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Yuccas (a.k.a. Spanish bayonets, palmillas) are evergreen plants of
arid lands, easily recognized by their usually branched habit, the commonly
stiff, pointed leaves in tight spirals, forming rosettes, and their large
clusters of bell-shaped creamy-white flowers. Unlike the similar, but never
treelike, century plants (Agave), yuccas bloom year after year. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">For a
number of years after leaves die, they will clothe the trunk; eventually, they
drop, exposing a thin, rind-like grayish bark. leaf Simple, long, slender,
ending in a sharp spine, hairless, more or less concave on the upper surface,
margins sometimes with minute teeth, often shredding into coarse fibers. flower
Inflorescence a large ovoid panicle-like cluster of showy, bisexual, radially
symmetric waxy flowers; 6 tepals, separate or joined at the base, 6 stamens, and a
superior, 6-sided, 3-chambered ovary. fruit Stiffly woody-papery capsule, or
fleshy squash-like berry that very slowly dries and is indehiscent. In each of
the fruit’s 3 chambers are many flat black seeds, tightly stacked. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Typically
about half, the seeds are consumed by moth larvae. Each yucca species relies on
a single species of moth (genera Parategiticula and Tegiticula) for
cross-pollination and seed production. The moth carries pollen from one plant
to another, packing it into a receptacle on the stigma. It then lays eggs on
the developing ovary, and the larvae feed upon some but not all of the seeds. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The emergence of adult moths from pupae in the soil must be timed to correspond
to the flowering of the yuccas. Synchronization is frequently poor, and in some
dry years, yuccas flower poorly. As “insurance” to perpetuate the symbiosis, not
all pupae break dormancy in any one year, and yuccas flower to greater or
lesser extent year after year. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Yucca flowers are an edible delicacy, and their
consumption contributes to reduced seed production in some populations in rural
Mexico. The leaves have been used to make sandals, coarse rope, and baskets. An
extract from the subterranean stem of some species has detergent qualities and
may be used as soap or shampoo.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VCNEZ5h63QI/YUyYONNcEfI/AAAAAAAB-_E/Q1gsGuHXbd8CwO28JYFOF9DUt2GqoBKrwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1024/30427608577_fb4ecfa67a_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="1024" height="426" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VCNEZ5h63QI/YUyYONNcEfI/AAAAAAAB-_E/Q1gsGuHXbd8CwO28JYFOF9DUt2GqoBKrwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h426/30427608577_fb4ecfa67a_b.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p>CPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09973285351396642663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5357581328852674235.post-59451722356557580632021-09-17T21:17:00.001-07:002021-09-17T21:17:03.438-07:00Tree heliotrope<p> <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">tree heliotrope</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;">other common names: beach heliotrope, messers chmidia, tahinu</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;">scientific name: Tournefortia argentea</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;">family: Boraginaceae (borage family)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;">natural setting/location: Indian and the Pacific Ocean coastal areas</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;">current status in the wild in Hawai'i: common in coastal areas</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;">propagation</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;">Form: seeds; cuttings 6–12" long (hardened wood or green wood, but green wood is more prone to rot-ting); air layering.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;">Pre-planting treatment: use medium rooting hormone on cuttings</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;">planting depth: sow seeds ¼" deep in the medium; insert the base of cutting 2–4" into medium</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;">germination time:2–4 weeks</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;">cutting rooting time:3–6 weeks</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;">preferred Production Conditions</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;">general soil characteristics: sandy, well-drained</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;">soil pH: 6.0–7.5</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;">light: full sun</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;">water: drought tolerant</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;">temperature: 65–95°F</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;">Elevation: 10–50'</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;">salt tolerance: good</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;">wind resistance: good</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;">fertilizer needs medium</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;">recommended spacing: 15' apart</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;">adaptation to growing in containers: not recommended</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;">pruning: prune to keep within picking height and induce branching; do not prune into old wood</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;">special cultural hints: do not overwater</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;">suggested companion plantings: low-growing beach plants.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LLVeitqzBfY/YUVoBHTK-mI/AAAAAAAB-4g/Z_tJ8vNDvgorgimBxzVSHmlxJPT52YalwCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/800px-Starr_010520-0073_Tournefortia_argentea.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LLVeitqzBfY/YUVoBHTK-mI/AAAAAAAB-4g/Z_tJ8vNDvgorgimBxzVSHmlxJPT52YalwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/800px-Starr_010520-0073_Tournefortia_argentea.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p>CPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09973285351396642663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5357581328852674235.post-89630273298099737242019-10-15T09:22:00.000-07:002019-10-15T09:24:38.761-07:00How to Grow The African violet (Saintpaulia Hybrids)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">African violets
have a great range of color and form. It is very easy to grow and they will
flower continuously over a long period and new plants can be grown from leaves.
<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">African violet
known botanically as saintpaulia was first discovered in the hills of Tanzania
in East Africa. The leaves are hairy and fleshy, with long, brittle stalks.
They grow to form a rosette like mound. The flowers grow in loose clusters from
the rosette. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Size
and Growth<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The African violet
can be 10 to 15 cm high and up to 38 cm or more across. Miniature varieties are
about 15 cm in diameter. Although it can bloom at any time of the year, there
are generally fewer flowers between November and March. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Color
and Varieties<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">These days there
are many African violet hybrids. Flower color ranges from white, through all
pink, red, blue, mauve and purple shades. The flowers may be single five petals
semi double or fully double. Much in demand are plants with two colored petals.
Frilly-edged flowers, plants with strongly variegated or crinkle edged foliages
are also very popular. Also, it is available are miniature, semi-miniature and
trailing stemmed forms. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Is
African Violets Toxic to Cats?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Many pet lovers
have question in their mind, “is African violet Safe for Cats?” The good news is
that, African violet is not toxic. Normally cats like to chew the plant leafs. May
be cats stomach is not good for digest plant material for nutritional craving.
So, African violet is not poisonous for cats and dogs. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Display
ideas<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The African violet
enjoys the company of other plants so it is an ideal subject for setting in
containers with other house plants. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Making
New Plants<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The easiest way to
start new plant is to take leaf cutting. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Leaf
cutting: W</span></b><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">ell, you need to propagate African violets by
taking leaf cuttings. This way you know the kind of plant and the flower color
that you will have in the end and it will be identical to the parent plant. It
will take about 8 to 10 months from taking cutting to a fully blooming adult
plant. <b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Take the leaf from the parent plant
together with its stalk.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Plant it so that half the stem is
covered with a rooting mixture. Keeping the cutting at temperature of 18</span><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> °C</span><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">
to 21</span><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">°C</span><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">.
For about one month and roots will form. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Moreover, after 8 to 14 days at this
temperature new plantlets will appear. Once they have reached a diameter of
about 5cm then they can be split up and transferred to small pots of their own.
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Also, water with a liquid plant food
every fortnight once the plants are well-established. Maintain high humidity by
growing plants on pebbles trays. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Brown spots scorched leaves can
appear if strong sun has been shinning directly on the leaves, or if cold water
has been spilled on them. Make sure do not expose the plant to strong sunlight
between March and October. Hence you need to give water carefully.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Crown rot fungus is a major problem
with African violets. Discard the plant and clean the area where it was growing
thoroughly. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Mildew can appear particularly in
winter if the surrounding air is to too moist and stagnant. Also, allow
humidity trays to dry out <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Sunken brown spots on undersides of
leaves. This is due to thrips or cyclamen mites. Also, discard plants under
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will respond to regular and thoughtful attention, rewarding you with flowers
all year round. Pick off faded flowers and leaves right to base to maintain
only 3 to 4 layers of leaves on plants.<b> <o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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plant grows well in open but rich potting compost. Commercial peat based
potting mixtures are best. Also, repot every spring or summer when the roots
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African violet cannot tolerate cold water on its leaves or crown. It should be
watered with tepid water from bin the saucer. Any water that remains in the
saucer after half an hour after watering should be poured off. Keep humidity
high by placing it on a tray of damp pebbles.<b> <o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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the love the light, African violets cannot take very hot sunlight, especially
from March till October. The brightest possible light without hot direct sun is
ideal. During winter you cannot give them too much light. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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will get the best growth and the best flowers if you plant have a summer
temperature of (15</span><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">°C</span> <span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">to 22</span><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> °C</span><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">).
Minimum winter temperature should be 13</span><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">°C</span><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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With the right care of African violet the plant will grow for many years,
offering flowering most of the time round the year. Note the yellow pollen sacs
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Well, if you don’t want to
invest too much time in the above process. Then these African violets are
available any time of the year in the nearest nurseries. But make sure that the
leaves are healthy and plump. That there are plenty of flower buds showing. source: <a href="https://charismaticplanet.com/african-violet-saintpaulia-hybrids/" target="_blank">Charismatic Planet</a></span><br />
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CPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09973285351396642663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5357581328852674235.post-9894899777371075212019-08-19T21:44:00.001-07:002019-08-19T21:44:19.936-07:00Amaranthus tricolor, (edible amaranth)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Amaranthus tricolor, known as edible amaranth, is a species in the genus Amaranthus (family Amaranthaceae). The ornamental plant is known as bireum in Korea; tampala, tandaljo, or tandalja bhaji in India; callaloo in the Caribbean; and Joseph's coat after the Biblical figure Joseph, who is said to have worn a coat of many colors. Although it is native to South America, many varieties of amaranth can be found across the world in a myriad of different climates due to it being a C4 carbon fixation plant, which allows it to convert carbon dioxide into biomass at a more efficient rate than other plants. Cultivars have striking yellow, red, and green foliage.</div>
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CPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09973285351396642663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5357581328852674235.post-52855789244598024302019-05-01T10:36:00.000-07:002019-05-01T10:36:11.607-07:00Tabebuia and Handroanthus<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Genus and Family:</div>
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The genus, Tabebuia, is native to the Amazon rain forest and other tropical parts of Mexico, and Central and South America. It included nearly 100 species of trees commonly known as trumpet trees, named so because of the shape of the flowers. In 2007, about 30 species of the trees in Tabebuia were renamed Handroanthus when molecular studies found that they were more closely related to genera other than Tabebuia. Handroanthus can be distinguished from true Tabebuia by the minute hairs on the leaves or flowers and extremely dense wood containing copious amounts of the compound lapachol in its bark. Tabebuia is restricted to those species with white to red or rarely yellow flowers.</div>
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Tabebuia and Handroanthus belong to Bignoniaceae, a family of deciduous, evergreen, and semi-evergreen trees, bushes, and vines known for its showy flowers. Jacarandas, African tulip tree, catalpas, bower vines, cape honeysuckle, and cat’s claw vines are also part of the Bignoniaceae family.</div>
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In the United States, trumpet trees are most commonly found in southern California, in some of the milder areas of northern California, parts of the southwest, and Florida. The ones most common to southern California are the Pink (or Purple) Trumpet tree, Handroanthus impetiginosus, and the Golden Trumpet tree, Handroanthus chrysostricha. Pink Trumpet trees are found throughout San Diego with some exquisite specimens in Balboa Park. The Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden helped to introduce trumpet trees to cultivation in the 1970s and have the best collection of mature trumpet trees in California. Lining the streets and gardens within the Walt Disney Concert Hall in downtown Los Angeles are twenty-three Pink Trumpet trees.</div>
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While pink and golden trumpet trees share many characteristics, they display differences in growth. The golden trumpet tree may grow up to 36 inches per year to heights of 15 to 25 feet, spreading 10 to 25 feet wide. Dependable and uniform in growth, the golden trumpet tree varies little in shape or color.</div>
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Pink trumpet trees grow up to 24 inches per year to a mature size 20 to 30 feet tall and 10 to 20 feet wide. Their spreading branches often droop toward the ground, and there are color variations in flowering. When grown from seed, pink trumpet trees may take anywhere from three to 24 years to flower. Unusual for a tropical tree they may live up to 300 years.</div>
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Handroanthus has a hard fissured bark and palmately compound leaves usually with five leaflets. The leaves are smooth and shiny on both surfaces. The lance-shaped leaflets are 2 - 4" long by 1 - 2" wide with prominent veins.</div>
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Both Tabebuia and Handroanthus have a pod or pod-like elongated fruit up to one foot in length. Propagation is by seed or by vegetative methods. Vegetatively propagated trees bloom at the same time, while seed propagated trees flower at different times.</div>
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In California, trumpet trees usually drop their leaves in the winter and bloom in March and April, then push out new leaves as their flowers wane. They can also bloom at other times during the year while in leaf.</div>
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Both species benefit from shaping and removal of the weaker and dead branches and brittle wood as the trees mature.</div>
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The flowers are easily accessible to both bird and bee pollinators. There are no known serious pests or diseases that affect these trees.</div>
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Appearance: Trumpet trees are valued as ornamentals and their slow growth and spectacular flowers make them ideal patio, street, and parking lot island trees.</div>
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The Pink (or Purple) Trumpet tree, H. impetiginosus is also known as Pau d’arco, pink lapacho, and ipe and is the national tree of Paraguay. The H. impetiginosus has showy, trumpet-shaped lavender-pink flowers with yellow throats, 2 - 3" long by 2" wide, and are produced in rounded clusters in early spring while the tree is deciduous. Flowers become larger and more profuse as the tree matures with heavier flowering occurring in warmer areas. Footlong hanging seed pods follow flowers and persist into winter.</div>
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There are three cultivars of H. impetiginosus: cv. “Pink Cloud, described as compact and floriferous, deep pink cv. “Raspberry,” and cv. “Paulina,” a medium pink tree that grows to 12-15 feet at maturity and blooms intermittently all year.</div>
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The San Diego Street Tree Selection Guide approved the Pink Trumpet tree for use under power lines and Public View Corridors.</div>
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The Golden Trumpet tree, H. chrysotricha, has maroon-striped, golden flowers, and is less cold hardy. It is also smaller and more uniform in shape and flower color. It is the national tree of Brazil. Dependable and uniform in growth, the golden trumpet tree varies little in shape or color.</div>
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Tabebuia and Handroanthus prefer full sun but will adapt to partial shade. They tolerate heat and they can be cold hardy to freezing temperatures for brief periods. Freezing temperatures will weaken the trees. Seaside- and drought-tolerant once established, it prefers consistent moisture. Both trees do well in urban environments and don't need fertilizer or irrigation under normal soil and weather conditions</div>
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Handroanthus wood, commonly known as ipe (ee-pay), is one of the hardest and densest on earth and is used in the tropics for bows, boats, railroad ties, and tool handles. It is exported to the United States for flooring and decking. The wood is also insect and fungus-resistant. Because of these qualities, it has become a major cause of deforestation in the Amazon.</div>
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The bark and wood of H. impetiginosus have been long used by the South American indigenous peoples (where it is known as pau d’arco) as well as in traditional Western medicine. Lapacho, a tea made from the bark of the tree, is used for a variety of ailments and conditions. Possibly unsafe at high doses, pau d'arco is also used to treat a wide range of infections. Lapachol, the main active compound in the bark and wood of the tree, is toxic, and its strong antibiotic and disinfectant properties may be better suited for topical applications.</div>
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CPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09973285351396642663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5357581328852674235.post-79777794299490794842018-05-20T02:23:00.000-07:002018-05-20T02:23:18.519-07:00Lilac or Syringa<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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graceful; they get tall and leggy, and their leaves re a magnet for mildew in
late summer. But their fragrant flowers redeem them, and they will always be a
favorite with gardeners. The common lilac (Syringa vulgaris) is the one most
often grown. It has spawned hybrids by the hundreds in shades of lavender,
purple, rose and white. It is very hardy and seen it grow as tall as 20 feet. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The adventurous can experiment
with other lilac species and their hybrids, for different flower shapes and
growing habits and to stretch out lilac time to as much as six week. The early
Korean lilac (S. oblate dilatata) is fairly tall and has large, fragrant lilac
pink flowers. Cut leaf lilac (S. laciniata) is a short shrub with pale lilac flowers
and finely cut leaves. Little leaf lilac (S. microphylla) is also short but
very wide; the variety “Superba” has deep pink flowers. Persian lilac (S. x persica)
is also very wide and spreading the pale lilac flowers is small but very
profuse Meyer lilac (S. meyeri) is short with deep purple flowers. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">For late bloom, try late lilac (S.
villosa), which has long lilac or pinkish flowers, and Japanese tree lilac (S. reticulate,
also called S. amurenesis japonica) which can grow as tall as 30 feet and bears
long white flowers in mid June. Most of these are hardy and early Korean lilac
is also hardy. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Lilac likes a light, fertile well
drained soil with a neutral pH. If you’re acid you might dig in some lime, bone
meal and wood ashes. Lilacs are easy to transplant but should not be dug while
the new leaves are emerging. The powdery mildew they get is unattractive but generally
harmless; scale infestations should be controlled with dormant oil. The loss of
branches can sometimes indicate borers in the lower stems look for little holes
with sawdust beneath them and cut the stems and burn them. </span></div>
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established. Remove the oldest stems and let a few new suckers grow up to take
their place, but don’t leave too many suckers that can rob the plants energy
and reduce the number of flowers. Carefully pinching off spent flowers just to
the first leaves can result in more blooms the following year. Old plant can be
cut as far back as 4 inches from the ground and still come back as bushy,
rejuvenated plants, but this is best done over a period of three years. Cutting
back a third of the old stems each time Severe a pruning can be done in early
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CPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09973285351396642663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5357581328852674235.post-83962171346986183602018-05-13T12:03:00.001-07:002018-05-13T12:03:38.806-07:00Bromeliad: The Most Exotic Houseplant<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">These fascinating plants are
among the most exotic houseplants a gardener can grow and also among the easiest.
Not a genus in themselves, but a large group of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>genera they include Aechmea, Billbergia, Cryptanthus, Dyckia, Guzmania,
Neoregelia, Nidularium, Tillandsia and a number of others. Bromeliads come from
the jungles of South America. Some are terrestrial, but many are air plants (epiphytes)
living high up in the trees without any soil and taking nourishment only from whatever
organic matter washes their way. They are not parasitic and do not draw
nourishment from the trees themselves. Tree growing bromeliads catch rainwater in
cuplike urns of leaves. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Bromeliads are grown mainly for
their spectacular flowers, but the leaves are often particularly handsome too.
A typical bromeliad has a rosette of leaves, sometimes soft and green,
sometimes stiff and spiky with variegated markings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A flower stalk usually emerges from the
center of the rosette. The showiness of these flowers really lies in the brilliantly
colored bracts that surround them, though the tinier flowers are also
beautiful. A plant blooms only once, but the flower is often extraordinarily
long lasting, and bromeliad plants readily produce offshoots. You may remove
these from the mother plant and report them or cut out the spent mother plant
and let the cluster of new ones bloom together. </span></div>
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bromeliad to start with try Aechmea fasciata. You might find itmarketed under
various names such as “urn plant” or “silver vase”, but you will recognize it
by its vase of stiff, tooth-edged green leaves, marked horizontally with silver
bands. The flower spike has toothed bracts of a bright pink color; little
blue-purple flowers nestle among pink spikes. </span></div>
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spectacle lasts about six months. The plant grows 1 to 2 feet tall. Another
gorgeous long blooming bromeliad is Guzmania<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>lingulata, which is about the same size, with long green, strap like
leaves sometimes striped with purple and a red-orange cluster of bracts
enclosing white flowers from late winter or summer. Bromeliads with stiff,
variegated leaves like good, bright light and often will take some direct sun
but don’t expose them to strong midday sun in summer those with softer, green
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lights. They are happiest in warm rooms 65-75 degrees at night even lower from
Aechmea fasciata. Give them humid air and a very light, porous organic soil or
soilless mix remembers that May bromeliads are air plants and their roots don’t
normally grow in soil. Some gardeners grow the ephiphytic types on pieces of
tree branch wrapped in moistened sphagnum moss, but a shallow clay pot will do
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dry out between watering (overwatering can lead to fungus diseases), but always
keep the cup inside the leaves filled with water. Feed lightly a balanced
liquid fertilizer at half the suggested strength added to the soil and cup once
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Ferns “Many Genera” give a better
softening effect to an indoor environment that makes good houseplants. Many
people are familiar with that old favorite, the Boston fern “Nephrolepsis
exaltata ‘Bostoniensis’ ” a very easy indoor plant with rich green, arching
fronds; in the variety ‘Fluffy Ruffles’ they are rather upright and have
frilled edges. Even more foolproof is its relative, the Dallas fern (N. e.
Dallassi) which grows less than a foot tall. Well, there are many species of
tropical and subtropical ferns, however, lot of ferns that are native to more
temperate climates. These ferns would be well fitting to cooler parts of the
house but won’t survive in rooms that are too well heated.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Bird’s nest fern (Asplenium nidul)
type of spleenwort, has wide, shiny, wavy edge fronds that look more like
leaves and they can grow two to three feet tall. Holly fern (Cyrtomium falcatum)
also has leaf like fronds a bit like large holly leaves and is extremely
adaptable as an indoor plant. If you want something a bit unusual that’s very
easy to grow try rabbit’s foot fern (Davallia fejeensis) a beautiful feathery
fern from the South Pacific. Its long rhizomes look like brown, furry paws and
can be seen crawling out of the pot and hanging from its rim. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">When supplying an office with
plants once set of these on a woman’s desk, and the fern made her so nervous
that she couldn’t sit next to it but most people find D. fejeensis charming.
Another exotic that is not terribly hard to grow is the staghorn fern (Platycerium
bifurcatum), who’s gray green fronds look like antlers like those of a moose
than those of a stag. It is an epiphyte, generally grown on a piece of wood or
bark, with its roots wrapped in moistened sphagnum moss. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Few ferns can tolerate much, if
any, sun and most grown indoors don’t like deep shade either. Give them bright
indirect or filtered sun and an average room temperature. The one thing they are
really fussy about is humidity. Generally, the more feathery its fronds, the
more moisture in the air a fern needs. Ferns with leaf like fronds are more droughts
tolerant. Misting or using a humidity tray may make the difference for you. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Moreover, ferns are shallow
rooted and should be grown in shallow pots in a light, organic soil mix. Keep
the soil evenly moist but not soggy the phrase “like a squeezed out sponge” is
often used to describe the right degree of wetness. The surface can be
permitted to dry out between watering in winter. However, water the base of a
staghorn fern when it feels dry. Indoor ferns do not need a period of dormancy,
though they may go dormant if the temperature is below 50 degree. </span></div>
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weeks with a liquid fertilizer, but don’t mix it full strength because you can
damage the root system. Also they can be fed lightly about once a month all
year. You can move them outdoors in summer but not into direct sun. Ferns
spread by runners, which can be severed and replanted for propagation. To
propagate rabbit’s foot fern pin the tip of a “FOOT” to the surface of moist
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The Amorphophallus Titanum, more
commonly famous as the corpse flower, blooming process can take up to 10 years,
and the bloom only lasts 24-36 hours. The corpse flower is one of the rarest
and largest flowers in the world, not to mention one of the only flowers that emit
the smell of rotting flesh. The flower, named "Rosie", is bloom produce
small reddish fruit that will take six months to ripen. Amorphophallus titanum,
also recognized as the titan arum, is a flowering plant with the largest
unbranched inflorescence in the world. The titan arum's inflorescence is not as
large as that of the talipot palm, Corypha umbraculifera, but the inflorescence
of the talipot palm is branched rather than unbranched. The scent is a
deception device that tricks pollinators into thinking the plant is rotting
organic matter.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">When it blooms, it emits a
repulsive odor of rotting flesh, but it's amusing to some insects.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The smell attracts beetles and flies that the
plant needs for pollination. Once the fruit ripens, Tucson Botanical Gardens
will take the seeds out and sow them to try to grow some smaller Amorphophallus
Titanums or share seeds with other botanical gardens. The corpse flower named
“Rosie” is located at the Cox Butterfly and Orchid Pavilion exhibit. Amorphophallus
titanium, translates as "giant misshapen penis" holds the record for
the world's largest unbranched inflorescence (flowering structure). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">This mesmerizing species is a
tropical rainforest plant can grow in a container. The retail-size plants that
we sell are 1-2 yr old seedlings that will grow to about 24 inches tall in
their first year. So you should start with a 6" or 8" container. As
the tuber gets larger, you should pot it up (be careful not to bruise or nick
the tuber during transplanting or else it could rot). Although the flower is
naturally found only in Indonesia, since 1889 they have been successfully
cultivated in botanical gardens around the world including Kew Gardens in
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Anyone can grow a philodendron. But they can be used in interesting ways cascading from indoors balconies, for instance. And there are many species and cultivars you have probably never heard of but might like to grow once you start to explore them. The most familiar philodendron, a vining plant with smooth, heart-shaped leaves, is sometimes called “heart leaf” and is known by three Latin names; Philodendron scandens, P. oxycardium and P. cordatum. You also might try the vinnin P. bipennifolium, or fiddle-leaved philodendron, which has large, violin shaped leaves when full grown. Usually, however, philodendrons germinate on trees.</div>
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Moreover, average warmth and humidity are fine, though they prefer quite humid air, and the variegated ones like it pretty warm. Keep the soil evenly moist but not too wet, and feed about once a month with a liquid houseplant fertilizer. Feed less in winter, a bit more in spring and summer. They like an average potting soil with organic matter and should be repotted only when very root bound. Pinch straggly, vining specimens if you want them bushier. They are propagated very easily from stem cuttings tip cutting for vining types. </div>
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Lilac has become one of the most popular of our garden shrubs. The emergence of its sweat smelling blossom in May is a sure sign the summer is just around the corner. Many of the lilacs being grown these days are specially breed varieties that offer a range of flower colors from white, through pink or blue, to deep violet. The original lilacs had pale pinkish violet flowers the color now called lilac. </div>
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Lilac belongs to that small group of plants that are so familiar in Britain that people mistakenly assume they are native. In fact, most lilac species are native to Asia, with just a few species being found in Eastern Europe. All lilac species are members of the same genus, Syringa, which is itself a member of the olive family. Like other members of this large family, such as privet, ash and forsythia, lilac grows extremely well in the British Isles. One great advantage is that it is tolerant of both acid and alkaline soils. Indeed, on a small scale lilac has become naturalized in this country. The earliest species of lilac to be introduced in Britain and still the one most commonly grown here is the common lilac “Syringa vulgaris”. This species is native to Eastern Europe and Asia Minor. The word lilac comes from the Persian word for bluish lilac or nilak. It was first appeared in Western Europe I the 16th century and was introduced to Britain in 1621 by the naturalist John Tradescant, who later became King Charles I’s gardener. </div>
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In appearance, the common lilac is typical in many ways of most Syringa species. It is a shrub or occasionally a small tree, growing no higher than 8m. Usually, it it has several stems growing from the base although there may be just a single slim trunk. The bark is smooth and grey. The leaves are mid green, smooth surfaced and have a characteristic heart shape. They are folded along the central vein so that when seen in cross section, they are shaped like a V. The leaves can grow to a length of 15cm. </div>
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Soon after the common lilac reached Britain the first of many lilacs native solely to Asia was discovered. This was the Persian lilac “Syringa laciniata”, named after the country in which western botanists first discovered it growing. In fact, it has been cultivated in both Persia and India for centuries. The Persian lilac in much smaller than the common lilac, rarely reaching more than 2cm in height. It is unusual among lilac in having leaves that are lobed rather like those of an oak. It produces violet purple flowers in May. </div>
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The Persian and common lilacs were crossed several times in attempts to produce a superior lilac. The most notable success came in 1795, when once Monsieur Varin, the Director of Botanic Garden at Rouen in France, produce a hybrid that was named Rouen lilac “Syringa x chinensis”. This is a handsome shrub, still popular among gardeners. It grows to a height of 4.5cm and bears large compound panicles of lilac colored flowers in May. At this time of the year, the whole bush may be covered with flowers.</div>
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<a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jx5SwgLhvxw/Wr8XRBeo_8I/AAAAAAABqYY/sLWfyB80l4gskli_Fr1QbjVYuhNd8C7SwCLcBGAs/s1600/54.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1600" height="200" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jx5SwgLhvxw/Wr8XRBeo_8I/AAAAAAABqYY/sLWfyB80l4gskli_Fr1QbjVYuhNd8C7SwCLcBGAs/s320/54.jpg" width="320" /></a>Moreover, during the 19th century, many more lilac species were discovered and brought back to Britain as botanists began to explore the Far East. The famous plant hunter, Robert Fortune, discovered Syringa oblate growing in a Shanghai garden in 1856. Unluckily it does not flower well in this country because its blossom appears early in the year. Often, a spell of warm weather in early spring induces the flower buds to grow, only for them to be killed soon after by a sudden cold snap. </div>
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Despite its frequent failure to flower well, S. oblate soon proved itself to be a useful source from which to breed hybrids and varieties. Many of the beautifully colored lilacs grown today are crosses between the common lilac and S. oblate. Much of this work was done by the French horticulturists Victor Lemoine and his son Emile in Nancy during the 1870s’. Several of the far eastern species of lilac resemble small trees rather than shrubs. For example Syringa pekinensis grows to a height of 6m and always has single trunk. In June its spreading branches are covered with a profusion of cream colored flowers borne on small panicles 7 to 12 long. This species was discovered in northern China at the end of the last century.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">This is a very beautiful plant
when in bloom, and this is when you are apt to receive it as a gift-a cluster
of large bell shaped flowers rising out of a circle of large, dark green fuzzy
leaves. After Gloxinia blooming goes into a dormant state during which the
leaves and stems die and there is nothing left but a little, flattish tuber. The
stunning Gloxinia is a genus of three species of tropical rhizomatous herbs in
the flowering plant family Gesneriaceae, primarily found in the Andes of South
America but Gloxinia perennis is also found in Central America and the West
Indies, where it has most likely escaped from cultivation.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">At this point most people throw
the thing away, not realizing that they can keep growing it and re-flowering it
for decades. Gloxinias come in many vibrant colors mainly in red, purple, pink
and white some are spotted or edged with contrasting colors. You can purchase a
gloxinia at any point in its life. It it’s in bloom you can see what the flowers
look like of course but often it is easier and less expensive to purchase a
tuber in midwinter, planting it about ½ inch deep in a soilless mix. <span style="font-family: Calibri;">Water it sparingly while it is
starting to root, then keep soil evenly moist but not soggy while the leaves
appear. Try not to get the leaves wet. Gloxinias will do well in a room, whose
temperature is normal or cool, but the air should be fairly humid, and the
plant should have bright light but not direct sun. Like other members of the
gesneriad group, which includes African violets and streptocarpus, gloxinias do
well under fluorescent lights give them 14 to 16 hours per day. Feed with a
balanced or high phosphorus fertilizer once a month while plants are growing. </span></span></div>
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feeding and gradually stop watering. When the leaves turn yellow and the plant
goes dormant you can either leave the tuber in the pot or repot it in a
slightly larger one, then store it in a dark, cool place about 50degrees,
keeping the soil almost dry until a few months later when new growth starts. Or
you can dig up the tuber and store it in peat moss for at least forty five
days. <span style="font-family: Calibri;">Then place it in barely moistened
peat or a soilless mix when you want it to start growing, just as you do when
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leaf cutting. Gloxinia is a perennial flowering plant, but many hybrids are
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CPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09973285351396642663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5357581328852674235.post-51541461980739678452018-03-16T23:22:00.000-07:002018-03-16T23:22:06.231-07:00Golden Chains of Laburnum<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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of yellow flowers gives laburnum its common name is “golden chains” or “golden
rain”. But the laburnum also has its dark side, for it is one of the most
poisonous trees growing in the British Isles. Like so many of the more colorful
trees that grow in Britain, the lovely laburnum is not native to this country.
It comes from the mountainous areas of central and southern Europe and was
familiar to the ancient Romans. A great naturalist, Pliny the Elder, described
it as a “tree from the Alps” with hard white wood and long yellow flowers which
bees will not touch. He was right that honey bees are not attracted to this tree,
because its flowers do not produce nectar. But the wood is not white; the
sapwood is butter yellow and the heartwood is a dark chocolate-brown.
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">From its native countries,
laburnum was slowly introduced to the rest of Europe and reached in Britain in
the 2<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">nd</span></sup> half of 16<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">th</span></sup> century. The first laburnum to be
introduced to this country was the common laburnum (laburnum anagyroides). This
was followed about 30 years later by another species laburnum alpinum, which
was found to grow much better than the common laburnum in the harsher
conditions of Scotland. This laburnum is now known as the Scotch laburnum. A
third laburnum, now more widely planted than either of the other two, is Voss’s
laburnum (Laburnum x watereri). This is a hybrid between the common and the
Scotch laburnum and is in many ways superior to them, particularly in its flowers.
It also has a narrower crown, which makes it popular in small garden. All
laburnum species flourish in the British Isles; indeed, they have become
adapted to the British climate better than any other introduced tree. Not
surprisingly, both the common and the Scotch laburnums became naturalized soon
after they were introduced helped also by the fact that both species set seed
abundantly. The best place to see a naturalized laburnum is in wild hilly
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Apart from some differences,
laburnums resemble each other closely. They are small trees, growing no more
than 9cm high which is why they have long been popular as street trees and for
planting in small town gardens. The bark is smooth and olive green sometimes
turning brown with age. The trunk is slender, seldom exceeding 30cm in
diameter. The leaves are unusual in that each consists of three short stalked
leaflets laburnum is the only tree commonly grown in the British Isles to have
this leaf arrangement. The leaflets are up to 8cm long; their upper surfaces
are pale green and smooth, the lower surfaces light grey and hairy, however
hairless on the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Scotch laburnum. </span></div>
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pea family and this is shown in the shape of its flowers. These consist of five
bright yellow petals arranged in typical pea fashion one large standard petal
two wings and two more connected to form a keel. The flowers are borne on long
pendulous racemes that vary in length from 15cm to 30cm. On the Scotch laburnum
the racemes are bit longer than on the common. But they are also narrower and
the flowers are more widely spaces. The Scotch laburnum blooms later around the
end of June, which is about three weeks after the common laburnum. The flowers
of Voss’s laburnum combine the best features of the other two; its racemes are
as long as those of the Scotch laburnum, but the flowers are larger and more
densely borne, like those of the common laburnum. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">All plants in the pea family have
their fruits borne in pods. In the case of the laburnum, these pods are
slender, hairy and light green when immature. They turn brown and lose their
hairs as they ripen in July and August. When the pods are ripe they twist and
split along their margins, forcing out the small hard seeds these are black on
the common laburnum and brown on the Scotch laburnum. One or two seeds at the
stalk end of the pod are often left behind if the twisting action was not
strong enough to force them out. If the tree is growing in the wild this has
the advantages of spreading out the interval at which the seeds are
distributed, and so increasing the chances of a seed finding conditions favorable
for germination. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Although the laburnum is widely
planted for its beauty it is nevertheless, an extremely poisonous tree in all
its parts roots, leaves, flowers and seeds. The seeds are particularly
poisonous and every year there are cases of young children falling ill after
eating them. There are also a few cases of cattle being poisoned after browsing
on the pods, though rabbits and hares seem to be unaffected. The poisonous
nature of laburnums is another reason for the popularity of the hybrid Voss’s
laburnum. As well as having prettier flowers than either of the other two, it
produces far fewer seed pods and so attracts children less. The seeds
themselves and other parts of the tree are just as poisonous as on other
laburnums, however. As described above, that all parts of laburnum, especially the
seeds are highly poisonous. Symptoms appear an hour after ingestion. The victim
suffers from a burning sensation in the mouth, nausea, severe thirst, abdominal
pains, sweating and headache; in severe cases death follows. However, it is
very rare chance that children eat a lethal quantity of seeds approximately 15
to 20. Nevertheless, immediate treatment by a doctor is advisable eve if only
one or two have been eaten. </span></div>
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greatly prized by cabinet makers for its hardness and its contrasting colors.
The difference in color between the sapwood and the heartwood has given rise to
what is known in the furniture trade as oyster work. These are small discs or
roundels of wood formed by cutting across a laburnum branch to expose
concentric rings of growth. The inner rings are chocolate brown heartwood and
the 3 or 4 outer rings are butter yellow sapwood. Laburnum branches an also be cut
at an angle to give oval slices. Both sorts of cut are used for decorative
inlay work and veneers. Furniture carrying oyster work was particularly popular
during the reign of William and Mary; today it fetches a high price at
auctions. Laburnum wood is also ideal for turning work fruit bowls, egg cups
and so on since it is hard, close grained and takes a high polish. Pulleys and
blocks made from laburnum last almost forever, and the chanters on Scottish
bagpipes are frequently made from this wood because it can be bored accurately.</span></div>
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<a href="http://charismaticplanet.com/golden-chains-of-laburnum/" target="_blank">Source: Charismatic Planet</a></div>
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CPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09973285351396642663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5357581328852674235.post-10330174170698492542018-03-09T19:47:00.003-08:002018-03-09T19:47:41.203-08:00Clivia Miniata A Prettier Indoor Plant<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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grows from a thick rooted bulb. It is a species of flowering plant in the genus
Clivia of the family Amaryllidaceae, native, growing in woodland habitats. It
looks something like the more familiar amaryllis, to which it is related, but I
think it is prettier and its clusters of orange, red or gold flowers more
subtle than the huge amaryllis flowers. Flowers can appear any time from
December to April, however mostly appears in March. The flowers are rising on
18-inch stalks from the tidy, dark green, strap like leaves and opening over a
period of several weeks. Most plants get about 2 feet tall but there are more
compact varieties.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Moreover, Clivia’s are very easy
to grow plants once you understand them. They will take morning or late
afternoon sun, but too much midday sun will scorch the leaves. Hence bright
indirect light all is best. Give them average room temperature and humidity by
day, but cool temperatures at night if possible. During the dormant period
before bloom, a temperature of 50 to 55 day and night will help to induce
bloom. Clivia’s like an organic soil like that used for African violets and
need to be pot-bound in order to flower. Clivias don’t appreciate root
disturbances; however, repotting can be done every three to five years in spring
once the flowers have faded.</span></div>
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crawling out of the top of the pot. A heavy pot is often necessary to keep them
from tipping over. In the spring and summer season you need to keep the plants
evenly moist, fertilizing every two weeks. A summer outdoors in filtered sun
will do your Clivias well. Also, bring them in before frost, and stop feeding
them. Starting around thanks giving, give them little no water, and if possible
keep them in a cool room that gets no light in the evening. When a flower stalk
emerges, bring the plant into a warm, light place and start feeding and watering
it again. Moreover, plants may be propagated by removing and replanting side
bulbs in spring when new growth starts. </span></div>
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CPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09973285351396642663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5357581328852674235.post-10878864254788053722018-03-01T19:58:00.002-08:002018-03-01T19:58:51.978-08:00Blanket Flower<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Gaillardia common name blanket
flower is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family, Asteraceae,
native to North and South America. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Blank
Flower “Gaillardias x grandiflora” is look like large daisies, with bold,
bright markings like those of an American Indian blanket, in patterns of red,
yellows and gold’s. Mostly grow about 2 ½ feet tall, but there are also dwarf
varieties. They bloom in summer over a long period and are a good choice if
your climate is hot and dry. Varieties include the mixed colored “Monarch
Strain” and solids such as dark red “Burgundy” and Yellow Queen. Multicolored
Goblin grows a foot tall. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">It is resemblance of the
inflorescence to the brightly patterned blankets made by Native Americans, or
to the ability of wild taxa to blanket the ground with colonies. If you want to
grow a permanent long season of bloom, blanket flower is a great choice. The
daisy-like flowers are formed from early summer to early fall in a different shades
of orange, red and yellow, adding up sizzle to the garden and enticing
nectar-seeking butterflies.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The stem is usually branching and
erect to a maximum height around 80 centimeters. The leaves are alternately
arranged. Some taxa have only basal leaves. They vary in shape. Blank Flower
needs to grow in moist humid areas the plants may develop fungus diseases in
summer or succumb to rot from winter moisture. Moreover, you need to avoid
mulching them and given them light, well drained soil, preferably on the sandy
side. Gaillardias can be grown fairly quickly from seed, and will flower the
first year. In spring, you watch from new shoots that may appear quite a
distance from the original clump. If the center of the clump dies, discard it
and replant the side shoots. </span></div>
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ornamental use. Thus care of blanket flowers includes planting in a full sun
location to keep this fast growing specimen happy. As a native plant to the
central United States and Mexico, blanket flower is a heat loving flower are
drought tolerant and do not like wet feet from soggy soil. Growing blanket
flowers can naturalize in a meadow or field adding hues of color. Easy care of
blanket flowers makes them an ideal specimen for many landscape uses.</span></div>
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CPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09973285351396642663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5357581328852674235.post-74574323621527925922018-02-17T08:56:00.001-08:002018-02-17T08:56:34.990-08:00Viburnum, A Trouble Free Fragrant Flowering Plant<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Viburnums are a joy to grow
because they are so trouble free and they offer so much. Most bear while
flowers in mid or late spring, some of them are very fragrant; these are
followed by berries many of which are showy and either red, black or yellow. In
addition may have colored foliage I fall, some of it quite striking. Moreover
size are varies, so select the right one for the site. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Among the best fragrant viburnums
are Burkwood viburnum “Viburnum burkwoodii” whose flowers are cluserts 3 inch
pinkish white balls. Fragrant snowball (v. carlcephalum) is same and normally
grows to 9 feet. Korean spice viburnum “V. carlesii” is the most fragrant of
all, is only 5 feet tall, and its variety Compacta even smaller. All are hardy
to zone 5. Southeerners favor sweet viburnum “V. odoratissimum” which normally
grows to 10 feet and is hardy to zone 8.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Well, other attractive viburmums
include double file viburnum (V. plicatum tomentosum) a tall and broadly
spreading shrub with wide flowers clusters atop the branches (in the variety “Mariesi”
They are very speciall showy. Linden viburnum “V. dilatatum” has very showy red
berries as well as rust red fall foliage and grows to 9 feet. Bothe are hardy
to zone 5. Moreover American cranberry bush “V. Irilobum” has flat flower
clusters and red berries that are edible. It is hardy to zone 3. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Though not particular viburnums
appreciate a good, light, moist loam. They are shallow rooted and appreciate a
mulch to keep roots moist and protected in winter. All will tolerate some
shade, though full sun produces the best flowers and fruits. Viburnums can be
propagated by layering. They rarely need pruning, though old plants can be
thinned at the base. Spring blooming species bloom on old wood, so prune the
tops only after flowering if needed. <a href="http://www.charismaticplanet.com/viburnum-a-trouble-free-fragrant-flowering-plant/" target="_blank">Source: CP</a></span></div>
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Epimedium “Epemedium grandiflorum”
is also called “bishop’s hat” is one of favorite ground covers. It is one of
those plants which look like maidenhair fern, that looks dainty and delicate
but is really as tough as they come adaptable, easy to grow, and hardy<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to zone 3. The small spurred flowers are
supposed to resemble a bishop’s miter, but they look to me like miniature
columbines. </div>
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They come in various colors
depending on the variety white, pink, red, lavender and yellow, appear in late
spring. Rose Queen is a good red and Nivum has large, showy white flowers. The
heart shaped leaves are pinkish when they first emerge in spring. They overlap
in beautiful soft looking mounds and last even into early winter, after turning
a reddish bronze color. </div>
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Moreover, Epimedium grows slowly
when first planted. But it looks like the tortoise that beat the hare it slowly
and steadily established large, vigorous clumps. It will grow well even around
the bases of trees, where it is graceful addition. Epimedium prefers part shade
but will grow in sun if you give it the moist, humusy soil in which it does
best. Soil should be well drained and slightly acid. Since it is shallow
rooted, try not to cultivate around it, but instead apply a light mulch to
control weeds. Divide in spring, preferably while plants are dormant cutting
the tough roots with a knife. <a href="http://www.charismaticplanet.com/the-northern-cardinal-bird-is-a-songbird-sing-variety-of-different-melodies/" target="_blank">Source: Charismatic Planet</a></div>
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CPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09973285351396642663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5357581328852674235.post-20980645475977413382018-02-04T06:26:00.000-08:002018-02-04T06:26:02.596-08:00Queen Anne’slace Flower<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6JnHQMjsS8g/WncTiBTD8XI/AAAAAAABp8Q/RBUzcpvL-FwJvd-AzeasyzKG-008Bw10QCLcBGAs/s1600/323232.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="791" data-original-width="1200" height="210" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6JnHQMjsS8g/WncTiBTD8XI/AAAAAAABp8Q/RBUzcpvL-FwJvd-AzeasyzKG-008Bw10QCLcBGAs/s320/323232.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Queen Annne’slace “Daucus Carota”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>flower is so common that you might assume t
to be an American native, but it’s really from Afghanistan and was introduced
to the Europe in colonial times. Meadows roadsides and overgrown fields are
full of it lacy, flat umbels made up of many tiny white flowers and a solitary
purple one right in the center. They bloom a long time, from June to August in
most areas, which means you have them throughout the summer to lighten and
soften bouquets of brighter, less delicate flowers. You may like the way the
flowers look when they are fading and start to close up like little cups. They
are the same species as our common garden carrot, and in fact if you pull one
up you will see a carrot shaped, carrot smelling taproot, though its stringy
and white instead of fat and orange. The plants are hardy. </span></div>
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<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-i-vqZ4JBeBc/WncTgdYiueI/AAAAAAABp8M/bo1jAcEqV0gqjjYKxl8kOmqu8b0k9ARjwCLcBGAs/s1600/m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="622" height="154" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-i-vqZ4JBeBc/WncTgdYiueI/AAAAAAABp8M/bo1jAcEqV0gqjjYKxl8kOmqu8b0k9ARjwCLcBGAs/s320/m.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Moreover Queen Anne’slace will
grow in cultivated gardens, although if the soil is very fertile and stems may
become leggy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It will tolerate dry,
infertile soil quite well but needs at least a half day of full sun. In spite
of the fact that it chooses to live in meadows, it cannot compete with vigorous
rooted perennials and grasses. It is best simply to naturalize a clump of it somewhere
and keep the soil weeded and cultivated so that the plant will self sow
abundantly. </span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Like many members of umbelliferae, Queens Anne’slace
does this well anywhere, but in cultivated ground it will do so best. On the
other hand, if you don’t want it to self sow, deadhead the plants or just pick
them. There’s always a place for another bouquet of Queen Anne’slace. Like
other tap rooted plants they can’t be divided but seeds can be collected when
dry and sown outdoors in late spring. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Solidago, commonly called
goldenrods, is a genus of about 100 to 120 species of flowering plants in the
aster family, Asteraceae. Most people are familiar with goldenrod, with its
bright yellow plumes in late summer and early fall. For years it has been
blamed for the hay fever that so many people get at that time of year, perhaps
because the fuzzy goldenrod flowers look so pollen laden. In fact it is the sly,
less conspicuous flowers of ragweed that cause most of the trouble. The many
goldenrod species can be difficult to distinguish, due to their similar bright,
golden-yellow flower heads that bloom in late summer.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">People also don’t realize that
there are several different species of goldenrod. Hybrid forms are even sold.
In Europe goldenrod is more treasured as a garden plant that it is here. The best
goldenrods to grow are probably the ones native to your area, though goldenrods
are very adaptable. Most are typically found in rather infertile meadows. In
fact farmers where the soil of an abandoned field needs work if they see
goldenrod growing there. Solidago species are perennials growing from woody
caudices or rhizomes.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0tM9vMQGerU/Wk0ISXMqTbI/AAAAAAABpoM/YHGT4-Uyp1IA5jwXOVrjGVoF1BefSanZwCLcBGAs/s1600/Goldenrod-Trivia-Folklore-2-i495358834.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="852" data-original-width="1600" height="106" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0tM9vMQGerU/Wk0ISXMqTbI/AAAAAAABpoM/YHGT4-Uyp1IA5jwXOVrjGVoF1BefSanZwCLcBGAs/s200/Goldenrod-Trivia-Folklore-2-i495358834.jpeg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Canada goldenrod “Solidago
canadensis” is a common species that likes meadows slightly moist in spring and
dry in summer, and grows up to four feet. Wrinkled or rough stemmed goldenrod “S.rugosa”
is similar though sometimes taller. Both are hardy to zone 3. Showy or noble
goldenrod “S. speciosa” can grow quite tall and has particularly fine gold
flowers, hardy to zone 5 or 6. Seaside goldenrod “S. sempervirens” hardy to
Zone 5, blooms a long time, even into late fall, and the leaves are evergreen.
It is the best species to grow in seaside locations. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3siALyzMSRs/Wk0ID8UZVeI/AAAAAAABpoI/8q7DZZv4hxgJWxytzD5iTcbFJLsuKFvVQCLcBGAs/s1600/download.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="827" height="115" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3siALyzMSRs/Wk0ID8UZVeI/AAAAAAABpoI/8q7DZZv4hxgJWxytzD5iTcbFJLsuKFvVQCLcBGAs/s200/download.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Some species produce abundant
nectar when moisture is plentiful, or when the weather is warm and sunny. Moreover,
goldenrods prefer full sun. They can be very invasive, spreading by creeping
rootstocks and self sowing, especially in moist, fertile soil. They may need to
be controlled in a garden setting but are good flowers for a meadow garden. To propagate,
divide in late winter or early spring. Goldenrods are, in some places,
considered a sign of good luck or good fortune.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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