Zephyranthes, commonly called rain lilies, are some of the most popular summer-flowering bulbs with varieties that will thrive in most any garden conditions.
Orchid breeders have an eye for selecting stud plants that impart desirable flower qualities onto the offspring. Common traits include vibrant color, round shape, and being floriferous. There is one type of Phalaenopsis, however, that is made using entirely different criteria. In 1983, a large grower in Taiwan combined two faintly spotted yellows in the hopes of creating a
Here's the Croydon Chemical Plant ospreys' nest. The only way for me to see it is in between two houses from the street, unfortunately. I'd have to tramp through private property to get closer at the riverside. In this shot, the parent—I presume it's the mother—is returning with a fish for the offspring.
By Steph Zabel Herbalist, Ethnobotanist and Educator September’s herb is a bit different than all of our past monthly plant profiles. This month we focus on the great green healer, comfrey. But, unlike all the other plants we’ve covered here, comfrey is meant for external use only, rather than for taking internally. (And I’ll explain why as we go along.) Perhaps you’ve seen this lush, leafy plant growing in a garden, or even alongside the edge of a forest, where it has escaped cultivation and is happily growing in the partial shade. If you walk along the Somerville bike path you are sure to see some half-wild comfrey growing along the edges. In the summertime you’ll notice it’s lovely violet-hued flowers which are born on a spiral-shaped stalk and hang downwards like small bells.
DSC_0461 Aeonium cultivar VooDoo growing amongst the rocks at Quail Gardens Encinitas ~ San Diego County, CA. Photo by Michael Buckner, The Plant Man Nursery San Diego, CA; May 30, 2009.
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This plant has the interesting talent of having live offspring instead of setting seed. It's prolific nature is what earned it the title
Aphids are feasting on the tender new plant growth. Many gardeners don’t realize that aphids are born ‘pregnant’ and can begin producing offspring from inception. If unchecked, their population will […]
Plants are often attributed with abilities similar to those known in the animal or human world. Trees are said to have feelings and can purportedly care for their offspring, like mothers. In an article in the review journal Trends in Plant Science, 32 international plant and forest researchers followed up on such assertions.
Humans have been breeding crops until they're bigger and more nutritious since the early days of agriculture, but genetic manipulation isn't the only way to give plants a boost. Integrative biologists now present how it is possible to engineer the plant soil microbiome to improve plant growth. These artificially selected microbiomes, which can also be selected in animals, can then be passed on from parents to offspring.
Monte Carlo (Micranthemum tweediei) is a fantastic aquatic carpeting plant. It grows quickly and provides a lovely aquascape that will add to the lushness of your home aquarium. You may grow it along the bottom substrate and then use cuttings or offspring to create a cascade over rocks.
October 08, 2021 | an heir or a descendant of a wealthy family Scion comes from Anglo-French cioun, meaning 'offspring' or 'new growth of a plant.' When it first sprouted in English, it referred to a
While purchasing oregano plants from a nursery is common, propagating your own oregano can be a rewarding experience, and save you some money. When we save "propagate oregano", it means that we want to basically create an extract offspring of a mother plant. This occurs through the method of propagation: cuttings. This post contains affiliate
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Hen and chicks (also known as Hen-and-chickens) is a common name for a group of small succulents belonging to the flowering plant family Crassulaceae, native to Europe and northern Africa. They grow close to the ground with leaves formed around each other in a rosette, and propagating by offsets. The 'hen' is the main plant, and the 'chicks' are the offspring, which start as tiny buds on the main plant and soon sprout their own roots, taking up residence close to the mother plant.
When we began gardening in earnest, when the youngest offspring went to school all day and we had more free time at home, it was the growing of herbs that snagged our attention. Easy to grow, beautiful in the landscape and useful, what more could be asked from any plant? Books about herbs and herb…
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