Now is the perfect time of year to take Frangipani cuttings
Bill has e-mailed me about growing Frangipani in north-west Victoria – and his question may be of interest to other readers.
Frangipani trees are tropical plants, and your area of Victoria is not an ideal climate for them, because minimum ...
I've been admiring the plantings a local restaurant (McMenamen's Kennedy School for you Portlanders) and I've snatched a few samples of leaves and seed pods for you to help me identify this plant as I had forgotten my camera. The habit was very much like a Witch Hazel, of which I have several growing in my yard, but this plant was more compact with much smaller leaves and a tighter, bushier...More... (http://botanicalillustration.blogspot.com/2010/08/quad-in-cafe-botanique-thursday.html)Does any one have a formula for an Organic Weed Killer???More... (http://botanicalillustration.blogspot.com/2010/08/ann-swan-at-dbg-botanical-illustration.html)They grow near streams/ very wet areas, common in BC.
Identification is appreciated!Hi:
I believe the Mealy Bug has infested many of my Hoyas. Little pockets of white cottony piles are discovered between the nooks and crannies of the leaves and stems.I faithfully inspect every leaf, underparts of the pots and wear and discard my plastic gloves!! I'm using Water to ETOH (10:1 parts) on Q-tips , finally drenching the plant at the sink following another drench one week later. My...Does anyone know what might make the leaves of my Massangeana turn brown - almost looks like long water spots? thanks.I bought a calla lilly and it's in a pot outside. I've read about the seed pod, which it now has, however I want to know if I can bring it in the house for winter? Will it continue to grow and bloom or do I need to do something else with it. I don't want to lose it.Does anyone know what the name of this plant is? It is attached to my neighbors house to cover his brick wall. He holds it their with small screws. It is not like an ivy that attaches to the brick. It seems to have branches and is an evergreen. Thanks.shot from a pine tree,soft and water is whoozing out from itI was wondering if this mushroom is chicken Mushroom.
from what I understand they say there aren't any Poisonious look a likes.
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(Im not sure what color the spore print is yet.Does anyone have Flora of North America, Vol 4 in hand?
The online key for Atriplex has a bug - item 3 refers to itself:
http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=103110&key_no=4
*3* (*3*) Leaf blades orbiculate or suborbiculate, flabellate to broadly obtuse at base; fruit flask-shaped in outline; Milk River Valley, Upper Missouri, south to Colorado [an Atriplex...Some type of fir tree grew in garden after mulching with cedar. Lost all needles last winter and grew back new ones like a pinion tree. Needles are very stiff with
many very sharp thorns inbeded in them, needles are a silver blue like a Blue Spruce. What is it? Should it be permenetly planted as a tree or as a bush?Hello,
I have discovered a white powdery fungus on the leafs of my maple tree. I've attached a picture. Can someone please help me identify this fungus and how I should treat it. It has infected about 50% of the tree.
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...Other patches are showing much mildewing of the leaves.
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We were looking at mildewed leaves on a maple at a friend's house tonight, and people wondered why in such dry conditions there would be so much mildew. The maple with the mildew seems to be in an open sunny location with good air circulation.
Is it just that if the spores...
Stress is something that you encounter every day. Gardening is one of the tools to deal with it if you want to be happy and healthy. Just about every illness is either directly caused, or made worse, by stress. That includes heart disease, diabetes and high blood pressure, along with: Back pain and headaches Stomach [...]
Kniphofia never disappoints me. The flaming colors of its splendid torch-like blooms blazes out across the garden all through the heat of summer. In addition to its fun name, kniphofia is also known as ‘red hot poker’ or torch lilies. With grass-like evergreen foliage, this plant’s flower stems grow anywhere from 24 inches to over 6 [...]
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