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Vinca minor

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By Pat Feinstein    Email

Vinca minor is an herbaceous, low-growing, ground-covering plant with trailing stems that spread relatively quickly along the ground and root along the stems. It belongs in the family Apocynaceae It is one of my favorite groundcovers. I have had them......

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Viola cornuta 'Sorbet Orange Duet' and 'Sorbet Orange Delight'

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By Pat Feinstein    Email

I purchased a flat of Viola 'Sorbet Orange Duet' and 'Sorbet Orange Delight' about 4 weeks ago. 3.26.11 I delayed putting them in the ground as the nighttime temperature was below the freezing point. I diligently carried the plant flat......

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Firespray Tulip, an early spring bloomer that likes it shady

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By Pat Feinstein    Email

One of the earliest blooming tulips is Firespray, with multi-flowering stems, producing 3 to 5 blooms. I have planted Firespray tulip bulbs in full sun for the past few years not realizing that they prefer shade or partial shade. Last......

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Mossy rockfoil, Saxifraga x arendsii

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By Pat Feinstein    Email

I picked up a mossy rockfoil plant two weeks ago along with the purple rock cress and planted both when the weather was still quite cold. Luckily this plant prefers cool weather. It is described as "a cool-season alpine perennial......

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Spring or Easter cactus, Rhipsalidopsis

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By Pat Feinstein    Email

I have always enjoyed Christmas cactus and have had them in the past; but Spring cactus, also called Easter cactus, is very new to me. I picked up the plant (in a 4 inch container) with orange buds three weeks......

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Hyacinths are now blooming

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By Pat Feinstein    Email

I waited for hyacinths to bloom each year. 4.13.11 Hyacinths usually take weeks from the time the leaves appear, followed by flower stems and each flower takes several more days before finally opening up. Hyacinth flowers never failed to conjure......

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Not just another dendrobium orchid

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By Pat Feinstein    Email

I don't know anyone who doesn't love flowers and I don't know anyone who doesn't love orchids. Last November I took several pictures of dendrobium in different colors during my visit to Thailand. 11.16.2010 I have enjoyed both the phalaenopsis......

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Rock Cress, Aubrieta hybrid

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By Pat Feinstein    Email

Yesterday I picked up a new Rock Cress, Aubrieta hybrid 'axcent deep purple,' with beautiful blooms. Rock Cress belongs in the Brassicaceae or Cruciferea family ( the mustard or cabbage family ). The flower has 4 petals, resembling a cross.......

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