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July 2009 Archives
10:24 AM Thu, Jul 30, 2009 | Permalink |
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On my last trip to a local nursery a few weeks ago I picked up 2 unfamiliar plants, called scaevola, with pink flowers in clusters at the end of unusually long stems (or branches) that seem to spread out in......
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10:52 AM Tue, Jul 28, 2009 | Permalink |
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Thunbergia is the genus of the flowering plant in the family Acanthaceae, a native of tropical regions of Africa. It was named after a Swedish physician, Carl Thunberg (1743-1828) who had been a pupil of Linnaeus, according to the book,......
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11:03 AM Mon, Jul 27, 2009 | Permalink |
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The orange color of the new coneflowers got my attention when I stopped by a nursery earlier this month. I was ambivalent about adding another echinacea to my old ones (Echinacea purpurea) which have spread quite a bit over the......
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2:23 PM Sun, Jul 26, 2009 | Permalink |
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Diascia -- common name, Twinspur -- is new to me. According to Proven Winners, The Flying Colors line came to them from the Netherlands with stunning new colors (Appleblossom, Apricot, Coral, Orange, Red and Trailing Antique Rose). Two weeks ago......
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11:41 AM Sat, Jul 25, 2009 | Permalink |
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We often refer to angelonia as angelface, which is one of the cultivars. According to hortanswers (University of Illinois extension), there are 3 cultivars and the flowers can be white, purple, lavender, pink or bi-color. Angelonia belongs in the Scrophulariaceae......
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12:06 PM Fri, Jul 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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I came across this relatively new flowering annual plant, a native of South Africa, in the spring of 2008. It reminds me of angelonia, a native of South America. Both belong in the Scrophulariaceae family. 5.24.08 Nemesia was voted by......
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12:46 PM Thu, Jul 23, 2009 | Permalink |
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Three small Ladybird poppy plants were set in the ground around mid-May. They grew slowly and produced tiny buds above the light green, attractive foliage by early July. 7.10.09 Each bud covered with hair, grows on a single stem which......
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1:26 PM Fri, Jul 17, 2009 | Permalink |
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The yellow, sombrero-like flowers caught my eye when I stopped by a garden center a week ago to see if I might find something to add to my sunny front garden. The relatively small, unusual-looking, bright yellow flowers with tall......
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6:07 PM Thu, Jul 16, 2009 | Permalink |
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My new 'white ballerina' moonflower was given to me as a small plant about 3 weeks ago. I transplanted it to my sidewalk garden by the curbside and front walk the very same day. Two buds appeared a few days......
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3:58 PM Wed, Jul 15, 2009 | Permalink |
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Cleome is a tender annual that could get big and tall -- up to six feet. It's not the kind of flowering plant that one would easily find in most nurseries or at the flower department of supermarkets. 2008 I......
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11:06 AM Mon, Jul 13, 2009 | Permalink |
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The most common pincushion flower is the light lavender-blue one, which I had enjoyed and nurtured for many years. It did not come back for me this year. I have just also learned that Scabiosas "are not particularly long-lived......
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4:32 PM Sat, Jul 11, 2009 | Permalink |
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Baby's breath is probably one of the flowers most used for bouquets and other floral arrangements. They are known as a "filler flower" and "floral-industry mainstay". We mostly see them in the flower shops and almost always in white. I......
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10:05 AM Thu, Jul 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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Verbena Canadensis is a slow-growing and hardy-perennial flowering plant with a long blooming period. It is heat and drought resistant, suitable for borders and edging. 7.9.09 My two verbenas were planted around the end of May, at the inner......
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12:43 PM Wed, Jul 08, 2009 | Permalink |
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One day around early or mid-spring I saw an unusual rosette of pretty, broad, light green leaves growing in my rock garden, very close to the peony tree. The leaves were silvery, thick and wooly. The plant seemed to grow......
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10:09 PM Mon, Jul 06, 2009 | Permalink |
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This is a relative new plant and there isn't much written about it. Rudy triteleia is in the lily family The picture in the bulb catalog I saw back in the spring of 2007 was so irresistible. I instantly......
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9:15 AM Fri, Jul 03, 2009 | Permalink |
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Right now there aren't many red, white or blue flowers in my garden. These are the ones I have. White:- astilbes, daisies in both the front and back garden, oak-leaf hydrangeas in the back garden, cleome and white beach......
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9:19 AM Wed, Jul 01, 2009 | Permalink |
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The vibrant magenta color of rose campion which has spread to practically every corner of my back garden is just beautiful beyond words. Rose campion is among one of the flowering plants that are totally carefree and can be very......
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