Botanical Names Of Plants

This member of the Agave family is a low maintenance succulent that only needs watering once or twice a month and performs well in full sun-topartial shade. The leaves form a tight rosette, the size of a bird's nest, and the plant only grows 6-8” tall.

The heavy nighttime fragrance has a hint of jasmine, brugmansia and a fruity, refreshing scent creating an elixir like a fine perfume. The 8” long blooms come in waves throughout the summer and fall.

The fruit has a leathery, deep-red outer rind with juicy red pomegranate seeds inside. The dormant plant can be stored in cold buildings without light as long as the temperatures are not below freezing and not above 40° F.

"YOO-ker-uh!" I thought. "I can't resist these hew-KER-uhs," I told her as she rang up my purchase of three heuchera plants. "Isn't that a card game?" I hurried home to find out whose pronunciation was correct.

In Plant Pronunciation, Part 1, we examined some of the vagaries in the pronunciation of "people plants," or those whose Latin names honor a particular scientist or botanist. Not for Sissies -- Sisyrinchium, Anemone and Other Tongue TwistersPlease join...

I had to look up a lot of Latin names of common plants likeI often suggest that people mark seed packets with Latin names as well as common ones. I began realizing that learning the Latin names myself would let me avoid a lot of confusion.I decided the...

In this third and last article about plant pronunciation, I'd like to examine more tough-to-say plant names, this time focusing on those that sound just a little scary. I hope this series of articles about plant names and their pronunciation has piqued...

DG's own Jill M. John Doe, Ms. Jane Doe, etc.However, because you know how to identify a first name from a surname and a woman's name from a man's, you can classify any of those permutations in your head logically.Botanical Latin is the exact same way;...

You can plant crown of thorns in the garden in warm climates. Read on for tips about growing crown of thorns outdoors.) as a unique houseplant, and unique it is. You can propagate crown of thorns from tip cuttings.

Water the plant with the fertilizer every two weeks in spring, summer and fall. Crown of thorns needs a potting soil that drains quickly. In the right setting, hybrids ofIf you're looking for a plant that thrives in the conditions inside most homes, try...

Stems are arrayed with spectacular green bell-shaped bracts that are straw- colored when dried. An attention-getter in the border. Grows best in full sun to partial shade in well-drained soil.

And rots it to death.These experiences not only create a lot of disappointment, but can give true palms a bad reputation (OK, so this really is not a big deal, but it still bugs me).Seems that just about any plant that grows on a thick, solitary stalk...

Old paring knives from a thrift store will work just fine and are easier to clean.freestar.queue.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-300x250-ATF-1"); });If you're in need of trimming crown of thorns, the good news is that this is a forgiving...

It is estimated that less than 4,000 of the trees remain in the wild in China.In June 2000, an abstract discussing efforts to grow C. And the leaves, light green and bright, a huge canopy on top of the tree.

Lay the cuttings on newspaper in a cool, dry place and allow the cut end to callus. It usually takes a couple of days and the end will appear puckered and grayish white.Propagating crown of thorns with cuttings is much easier than seed.

For the best germination, chill seeds for 1-2 weeks at 35-40°F (1.7-4.4°C) before sowing.Sow in early spring when soil is 50-60°F (10-16°C). Harden off and transplant outside after the danger of frost has passed.If anything you purchase from us proves...

In 1719, the garden takes a new development with the Royal Gardens superintendant Pierre Chirac who understood the interest of using the increasing shipping activity, with travelers coming from all over the world and bringing back exotic species.

The garden was created by the late Philippe Kaufmant, an agronomist engineer with a high aesthetic taste. Le Jardin d'Eden is a botanical landscaped garden set on 2.5 hectares (25000 square meters) which land is rented on the basis of an emphyteutic lease.

Perhaps it was meant to be useful for boyhood scrapes and scratches!Today, myrrh is sometimes an antiseptic ingredient in dental preparations. Most of us have heard the story of the Wise Men or Magi arriving from the East with gifts for baby Jesus in...

Select shoots that are no longer than three inches. As far as I'm concerned, doing so is their loss. In the wild, it self-sows, but usually not in a garden setting. If you wait too long the stems become hollow and the cuttings won't root.

Hostas transplant easily most any time during the growing season. Fragrant-flowered hostas number over 100. Here are four:Add some pizazz to your hosta garden by incorporating any one of these special hostas.

San Diego Botanical Gardens (aka Quail Botanical Gardens) is one of my favorite southern California gardens to visit. There are several botanical gardens I frequent for photography and to see new and exciting plants.The two closest to me are among the...

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