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Poor man's orchid, Reed-stem epidendrum

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By Pat Feinstein    Email

"Vivid long-lasting flowers, vigorous growth and forgiving nature" are among the many qualities of this epidendrum orchid. The epidendrum orchids are also called poor man's orchids, because they are affordable, easily propagated, tolerant to all kinds of growing condition, relatively......

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Iceland poppy, a new bloom in yellow

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By Pat Feinstein    Email

The sun has not come out on this Sunday; but two new Iceland poppy flowers have opened up. 5.22.11 One of the new blooms is in yellow, a little darker than the yellow of the stamens. 5.22.11 I am glad......

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Iceland poppy, Papaver nudicaule

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By Pat Feinstein    Email

All my Oriental poppies (Papaver orientale) are very close to having popped open. 5.21.11 I hope the lady bird poppy (P. commutatum ) will come back this year and have yet to come across other poppies (P. laciniatum, P. alpinum......

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Browallia Americana, Amethyst flower

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By Pat Feinstein    Email

Browallia americana, aka Amethyst flower and Jamaican forget-me-not, is totally new to me. inline;"> 4.27.09 - forget-me-not I seem to be attracted to and curious about the plants that I've never had before. I picked up two Browallia americana plants......

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'Goldalia™ Scarlet' Dahlia

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By Pat Feinstein    Email

A flowering (azalea shrub, peony ), a (lilac bush) and groundcovers such as creeping phlox are now highlights of color in my garden. There are also two new colorful flowering annual dahlias in my front garden. They are called 'Goldalia™......

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Azaleas bursting into bloom at well-known S. Kingstown garden / Photo

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By Donita Naylor Journal staff writer Providence Journal photo / Donita Naylor Wandering the paths on their lunch break from DEM's Division of Fish and Wildlife were Veronica Masson of Newport and Jo-Ann Fandetti, of Jamestown, both in their early......

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'Queen of Night' Tulips are not black

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By Pat Feinstein    Email

Last fall was not the first time I have planted a group of tulip bulbs that looked black in the picture. These were called Queen of Night and described as, "rare, maroon-black flower on 28' -30" stems. 5.10.07 "Black tulips......

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Angelique double tulips

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By Pat Feinstein    Email

Angelique tulips have been one of the varieties of tulips I've planted in my garden for several years. 5.3.02 Angelique tulips do not resemble classic tulips, but rather roses or peonies, since they are "double," having more than the normal......

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Union Jack Tulip

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By Pat Feinstein    Email

I like to stretch out the flowering period of tulips in my garden and have tried to plant the bulbs for early-spring blooming , mid-spring blooming, and late-spring blooming. 5.2.11 The late-blooming group includes Union Jack Tulip, which I had......

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Ranunculus, Persian Buttercup

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By Pat Feinstein    Email

I have always been fond of and admired all the brilliant colors, the shape, the texture of ranunculus flowers and the lovely foliage. 4.30.11 It has been so many years since I have had them in my garden or even......

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