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Chenille Plant, Acalypha hispida
This is my first time growing not one, but two Chenille plants. Both are quite small, in 4-inch containers. I picked these up a couple of weeks ago for about $5 each and left them in my front garden under...
May 9, 2012 11:22 am
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Jacob's Ladder, Polemonium reptans
Polemonium reptans "Stairway to heaven," is a relatively new cultivar of Jacob's Ladder with variegated, attractive foliage of silvery green and white. I found the plant around mid-May last year and planted it in the partially shady area in my...
May 4, 2012 6:39 pm
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Venus Flytrap, revisited
My venus flytrap has not only survived, but grown and multiplied. I am also delighted to report that I am no longer bothered by tiny insects that often flew around near my PC monitor. So far the plant has required...
May 1, 2012 8:16 pm
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Belicia tulips
Each fall I order many Holland tulip bulbs of different varieties, often with exotic names such as Rai, Blumex, Belicia, Day Dream and World Expression. I spend very little time reading the description of each variety and mostly select what...
April 21, 2012 7:11 pm
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Forget-me-not, Myosotis sylvatica
"It is one of the most interesting minute flowers. It is the more beautiful for being small and unpretending; even flowers must be modest." Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) Forget-me-not is a perennial flowering plant, with tiny flowers, three-tenths of an...
April 13, 2012 8:20 pm
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Peace Lily, Spathiphyllum
This year I will enjoy Peace Lily (Spathiphyllum) at Easter, instead of the usual Easter Lily as I usually have in the past. Peace Lily is in the Araceae family ( as are Anthurium and Calla Lily) and is not...
April 6, 2012 5:12 pm
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Plum blossoms
I have been enjoying the white blossoms, flowering in early spring from a relatively tall tree along my back fence for over 20 years. In the beginning the tree produced tiny green, small fruit that did not ripen and ended...
March 27, 2012 6:54 pm
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New cactus for St. Patrick's Day
I found this Powder Puff Pincushion cactus (Mamillaria bocasana roseiflora) with three green flowers and several pink buds ... ...in a bright green 4-inch bucket with a clear plastic handle, at a Home Depot. ($5.99) just yesterday. I thought, "This...
March 17, 2012 2:59 pm
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Madagascar jasmine, Stephanotis floribunda
I found a mature jasmine plant with fragrant, waxy, white large flowers and dark green, broad, healthy leaves growing along the vine at the R.I. Spring Flower and Garden Show this year, for $29.99 and decided to purchase it. I...
March 11, 2012 5:54 pm
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This year's visit to the Flower Show
A visit to the R.I. Spring Flower and Garden Show at the Convention Center in late February has become a quick annual pilgrimage journey for me. I particularly enjoyed looking at the horticulture arrangements sponsored by garden clubs, as I...
February 25, 2012 5:19 pm
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