Passion Flowers

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Passiflora 'Inspiration’ - Passion Flower (933 readers)

Contributed by amazon 27.09 2007 on 08:40:37 Topic: Plants / Climber Plants

Large flowers, deep purple color and fragrance are brought together in this passion flower. A hybrid of Roland Fischer of Germany. Hardy Zone 8 and higher for outdoors. Great indoors, too! Full sun, grows to 1-3 in container, minimum temperature indoors 50°, blooms in spring and summer. Fragrant! ...

Passion Flowers (647 readers)

Contributed by amazon 07.05 2007 on 11:38:52 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

Lost flower of the Andes is blooming in Britain. This headline in the Daily Telegraph celebrated the last remaining example of Passiflora lourdesae , a Venezuelan herbaceous climber that was raised from a cutting by John Vanderplank--the only successful attempt from a dozen cuttings sent to botanists around the world. The story of this dramatic recovery from extinction is just one of the delights of Passion Flowers . ...

Passiflora 'Incense' - Passion Flower (769 readers)

Contributed by amazon 24.09 2007 on 09:38:24 Topic: Plants / Climber Plants Match on Title and Article's text

Very fast growing vine to 10-20 ft, sometimes longer. This variety is a hybrid between two hardy passion flower species (Passiflora incarnata and P. cinnicata), and as a result, is very hardy itself, surviving temperatures below 0 F. Vines will die back upon temperatures below 32F but will regrow from roots when the weather warms up again. Grow in full sun or part shade, keep watered throughout the growing season. Flowers begin in Spring and the vine will flower on and off for most of the Spring ...

Passiflora mollissima - Banana Passion Flower (3534 readers)

Contributed by amazon 30.06 2007 on 10:23:12 Topic: Plants / Climber Plants Match on Title and Article's text

Banana Passion Fruit (Passiflora mollissima). A yellow, oval shaped passion fruit with bright yellow skin and orange pulp. Pulp is edible and very tasty. Often used in juice making. ...

Orchidelirium (522 readers)

Contributed by amazon 27.09 2007 on 09:09:22 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

The Dutch had Tulip Mania in the 17th century. Victorian England had its own equivalent with orchidelirium, an obsessive passion for orchids that has carried into the present day. Orchids remain among the most beautiful, hotly debated, and passionately collected of all flowers. ORCHIDELIRIUM presents Harold Feinsteins breathtaking pictures of orchids--dozens of different varieties and shades of them. In the tradition of the critically acclaimed gift book One Hundred Flowers (Bulfinch Press, 2000 ...

Coreopsis 'Limerock Passion'® - thread leaf coreopsis (1343 readers)

Contributed by havlis 07.06 2008 on 07:23:34 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Title and Article's text

Thread leaf coreopsis is a wonderful, maintenance-free perennial which shines its way through any garden with rich-coloured flowers all summer long. You can have a country garden or be a town-garden enthusiast, coreopsis will still have features suitable for your plot. ...

Tropical and Subtropical Trees (693 readers)

Contributed by amazon 07.05 2007 on 11:42:04 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

An Encyclopedia | This exhaustive, lavishly illustrated A-Z encyclopedia describes tropical and subtropical trees by their specific attributes and profiles, such as color, shape, texture, flowers, foliage, or fruit. It also includes a collection of useful quick-reference checklists that help gardeners, designers, and planners to choose appropriate species for specific uses and conditions. Useful summary boxes for every species cover details such as growth habits, light and shade requirements, to ...

Gardening with Hardy Geraniums (750 readers)

Contributed by amazon 07.04 2007 on 11:40:34 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

Hardy geraniums were the first plants to shrug off the rigours of her coastal climate and grow in Birgitte Husted Bendtsens garden every bit as well as they did in the fertile, sheltered plots further east in Denmark. Add to this their tolerance of dogs and children, resistance to pests and diseases, interesting foliage, and delightful flowers in a wide range of colours, and it is little surprise that Birgitte developed an insatiable passion for them. In this book, she shares her knowledge of cu ...

Doug Welsh's Texas Garden Almanac (Month-by-Month Guide) (478 readers)

Contributed by amazon 21.01 2008 on 08:36:33 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

Think of Doug Welshs Texas Garden Almanac as a giant monthly calendar for the entire state--a practical, information-packed, month-by-month guide for gardeners and yardeners. This book provides everything you need to know about flowers and garden design; trees, shrubs, and vines; lawns; vegetable, herb, and fruit gardening; and soil, mulch, water, pests, and plant care. It will help you to create beautiful, productive, healthy gardens and have fun doing it. ...