Cactus Names

Euphorbias come in all shapes and sizes and one of the most commonly grown but unusual Euphorbias are the stick Euphorbias. This is a difficult group of plants to make a lot of generalities about, as they vary quite a bit in their ease of growth, cold...

Then do the total darkness thing about 4-6 weeks before the time blooming is desired, every night until buds form and the plants can be returned to their location near the window or table.

Selected for its low chill dormancy requirements, ‘Big Red' will flower as far south as central Florida and is hardy to zone 8 in the north. The chill requirements can easily be reached by leaving the potted plant outside until late fall.

Created by Roland Fischer of Hemer, Germany. Passion Flower 'Monika Fischer' (Passiflora hybrid) The intensity of color in this new hybrid sets it apart from other purple cultivars.

However, my friend Carrie Lamont tells me that “heuch” in German is pronounced “hoyk", so perhaps this plant is more correctly called “HOYK-er-ah”. "Isn't that a card game?" I hurried home to find out whose pronunciation was correct.

In Part 2, we'll tackle a few tongue twisters and address some other common plant name slip-ups. Not for Sissies -- Sisyrinchium, Anemone and Other Tongue TwistersPlease join me next month for the last article in my pronunciation round-up:“Plant Pronunciation,...

But some catalogs called it Corkscrew Vine, and others called it Snail Vine. The bloom looked lovely, and the scent sounded luscious. Whether we call it a rose or, wouldn't it smell as sweet?

The phylloclades also arch downward.The Thanksgiving cactus leaves have soft points on the margins.The leaves are also very erect and tend to spread out more than the others.The stem segments are thick and the edges are slightly serrated but rounded.The...

Grow in well-drained soil and bring soil to a state of dryness between waterings. Bird's Nest Sansevieria ‘Gold Hahnii' (Sansevieria hybrid) 'Gold Hahnii' is a rare hybrid with buttery yellow leaves accented by green vertical stripes.

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. Learning the story behind a plant's name can be just as interesting as watching it...

(And if you are one of the remaining 30% who are curious about plant names,contains thousands of botanical terms, their meanings and pronunciation.)This is easy once you know how to read botanical Latin.The only problem is that plant names are written...

And how could we use our mutual love of gardens to help bridge the miles that would be between us for the next few years?When we arrived in Phoenix on Wednesday to make the two-hour drive to her picturesque college town at 5,200' above sea level, it was...

This larger flowered variety of Christmas Cactus has rich lavender flowers. The deeper flower color contrasts so well with other lighter colored Christmas Cactus varieties.

Drooping habit of this plant makes it a good selection for spring hanging baskets.

Includes 1 each of Easter, Lavender, Rare Yellow, Tangerine and White Christmas Cactuses.

We are offering our overstock of houseplants for an amazingly low price! We don't know which of our wonderful varieties we will have surplus supply of in our greenhouses this year, but we know you'll enjoy the surprise when it arrives! It may be flowering...

Snow white blossoms and shiny holly green leaves -- the perfect holiday centerpiece. Blossoms appear early in December and continue through January.

Blooms December through February. Yellow has lemony-yellow, jewel like blossoms. Lavender is a large flower variety with rich lavender blooms. This Christmas Cactus Collection includes 2 Lavender and 2 Rare Yellow cactus varieties.

Includes 1 each of Golden Christmas Cactus, Red Easter Cactus, Twilight Tangerine Christmas Cactus and White Christmas Cactus.

The Twilight Tangerine Cactus is a delicate combination of peach and orange pastels. The complexity of each flower color is really gorgeous.

Collection includes 1 each of Lavender, White and Twilight Tangerine Christmas Cactus.

It has shiny, typical Christmas Cactus stem-joints and arching, pendulous branches. This rare Christmas Cactus is a real break-through. Very hard to find. The shiny, many-petalled, tubular flowering tips are a delicate, lemony-yellow.

Wall of the USDA and Jonathon Hartwell of the National Cancer InstituteThe active ingredient in the plant was found to be Camptothecin (a pentacyclic quinoline alkaloid). I especially gain insight from the comments in the Plant Files that other DG subscribers...

Packaging Detail: containers Delivery Detail: 15 days Specifications Inspection is done by SGS and ministry of health and external trade before shipment, so that client will receive certificate of origin and analysis confirming the quality and quantity...

Most of the best photos in this section were not taken by me, so check the credits as you peruse.In this article I will not try to cover all the cacti genera, as that would be a monumental undertaking for a short article.So I will limit this overview...

Alluauadia flowers look nothing like cactus flowersIn my previous article the lesson was that just because something looks nothing like a cactus, it doesn't mean it's not a cactus.And here I guess the lesson is that just because something looks like it...

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