Names Of Plants And Flowers

White flowers appear in winter on tall sprays that rise above the foliage. Begonia ‘Tiger Paw' (Begonia rhizomatous hybrid) Begonia ‘Tiger Paw' is the perfect size compact rhizomatous begonia with striking chartreuse spiraled leaves accented on the...

Its upright, compact growth habit lends itself to a container plant for a patio or deck or it makes a stunning focal point in a garden bed. We were impressed by its prolific blooming nature throughout our New England summer and its intense, delightful...

The chill requirements can easily be reached by leaving the potted plant outside until late fall. The fruit quality is very good and it can reach the size of store bought pomegranates.

With a free blooming nature and a vigorous growth habit, it brings exotic floral form from spring through fall to the potted garden. Created by Roland Fischer of Hemer, Germany. Also a great candidate for summer plantings as it blooms easily as a young...

The leaves form a tight rosette, the size of a bird's nest, and the plant only grows 6-8” tall. Grow in well-drained soil and bring soil to a state of dryness between waterings. This member of the Agave family is a low maintenance succulent that only...

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

Blooms have a lovely, sour-apple scent. Do not cover seed as light is required for germination.Sow 6-8 weeks before last frost in individual 3" pots or cell packs, as plants have taproots and do not transplant well.

Or some other totally NON-palm plant.I would like to urge all of you readers to learn the scientific names to your plants you like as discussing plants by their latin names actually decreases the confusion (opposite of what I used to think)- most plants...

In correspondence to friends, she enthused,Published in England soon after her death, Lady Montagu's acclaimed letters helped to spread the concept of a language of flowers among the English public.

Perhaps it was meant to be useful for boyhood scrapes and scratches!Today, myrrh is sometimes an antiseptic ingredient in dental preparations. Myrrh was associated with death in the all the ancient cultures of the East.

Dries beautifully to a straw color. Likes sun or partial shade. (28”) Molucella laevis Bells of Ireland features tall spikes that are covered with apple-green, bell-shaped calyxes with a small, white flower in the center.

So gather the kids round the table, and teach them aboutNote: Suggested filler plants include baby's breath, pansies, violets andI made my tussie-mussie from silk flowers since I needed curtain ties in my bedroom, and Sue Williams mentioned using tussie-mussies...

The word carnation is derived from the Greek words that mean "flower of the gods." While the Latin derived genus, Dianthus, means "divine flower."Carnations can be dyed any color, which makes them adaptable to many circumstances, but their attributed...

Saying that, most of our plants tend to do well in the winter and on the very rare occasion a rose bush will bloom.Well, years had come and gone and there were some blooms which appeared but nothing spectacular.

Whether you give or receive a gift of roses this Valentine's Day, you may want to carefully consider the message being sent. "Every rose has its thorns," "seeing the world through rose-colored glasses" and "everything is coming up roses" are sayings familiar...

Though technically an annual, Bells of Ireland is typically a vigorous re-seeder that can usually be relied upon for years of successive bloom. Bells Of Ireland Seeds - Bells Of Ireland Seed “Bells of Ireland” is an unusual flower that is an excellent...

"I can't resist these hew-KER-uhs," I told her as she rang up my purchase of three heuchera plants. 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”.

Not for Sissies -- Sisyrinchium, Anemone and Other Tongue TwistersPlease join me next month for the last article in my pronunciation round-up:“Plant Pronunciation, Part 3: Garden Beasts and Dread Diseases""100 Flowers and How They Got Their Names";...

Within a species, named cultivars have distinctive characteristics that "come true" from one generation to the next, either from seed or by vegetative propagation.You don't have to try to learn the Latin names of every plant in your garden all at once.

He revisited Japan as a representative of the Netherlands Trading Company, but his stay lasted only two years. Everything was confiscated and he was ordered expelled from Japan for the rest of his life.to his former residence in Batavia, bringing with...

In fact, roots near the top of the soil may actually help to encourage blooming.The best way to encourage blooming in bird of paradise plants is to simply provide adequate growing conditions.

In warm climates, you'll have another opportunity to divide the plants in fall.freestar.queue.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-300x250-ATF-1"); });Basket-of-gold plants only need fertilizer every other year or so.

Learning the story behind a plant's name can be just as interesting as watching it grow in your garden!Plant Pronunciation, Part 2: Botanical Tongue Twisters and Other Pronunciation Struggles"100 Flowers and How They Got Their Names"; Diana Wells; 1997;...

Family, Subdivisions and Class: Not a lesson in SocioeconomicsSo if I lost you with all that botanical jargon, come back to me.All you really need is the genus, species and sometimes cultivar name to search about a plant.The last three classifiers of...

These can be treated with insecticidal soap. This thick, evergreen foliage resembles small banana leaves, attached to a long stalk. The bird of paradise flower has petals of brilliant orange set off by its intense blue arrow-shaped tongue.

To, you can switch to a 3:1:5 formulation slow-release fertilizer every other month.Strelitzia Nicolai, the tree-size variety of bird of paradise, will also enjoy a top dressing of manure.

Do not worry if the plant becomes root bound, as these plants perform and grow best when their roots are crowded in the pot.Overall, bird of paradise plants make wonderful and lovely additions to your home.