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Wily Violets and Underground Orchids: Revelations of a Botanist

Alpine Plants of North America (787 readers)

Contributed by amazon 12.04 2007 on 10:13:55 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

An Encyclopedia of Mountain Flowers from the Rockies to Alaska | North America is replete with beautiful aplines, and this guide is equally useful to the traveler or the gardener for its identification, propagation, and cultivation information. ...

Subtropical and Dry Climate Plants (949 readers)

Contributed by amazon 01.04 2007 on 19:03:54 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

The Definitive Practical Guide | Climate change, the need to conserve water, the desire for more exotic and dramatic plants-all of these are prompting gardeners to seek out interesting new plants that thrive in subtropical or dry climates and microclimates. This book offers expert guidance and sensible advice on a wide range of plants-native to California, Florida, Australasia, South America, South Africa, Turkey, and the Mediterranean region-that can be successfully cultivated in many regions o ...

Vanilla planifolia - Vanilla Orchid (1216 readers)

Contributed by amazon 03.01 2008 on 09:46:20 Topic: Plants / Tropical and Subtropical Plants Match on Article's text

Native almost to the tropics the range includes Mexico, Central America, West Indies, and Northern South America. The genus vanilla produces the worlds most popular spice, a climbing member of the orchid family, the vanilla orchid is both terrestial and epiphytic, it grows in soil and other plants sending out aerial roots that capture water and nutrients. ...

Pimenta dioica - allspice, pimento, Jamaica pepper Allspice (773 readers)

Contributed by amazon 26.06 2007 on 12:50:19 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Match on Article's text

(Pimenta dioica) also known as Jamaica Pepper or Pimento is a medium sized tree producing small purple berries that contain one or two large seeds that are the allspice of commerce. Leaves and bark also contain the allspice scent. ...

Swietenia macrophylla - Big Leaf Mahogany (2281 readers)

Contributed by amazon 18.11 2007 on 12:32:30 Topic: Plants / Tropical and Subtropical Plants Match on Article's text

Mahogany- Swietenia macrophylla- The national tree of Belize, mahogany has long been harvested for its valuable lumber. Known for its beautiful color, grain and durability it is often used for high end furniture. Mahogany can be found throughout southern Florida, the Caribbean, Central and South America, and western Africa. Being both beautiful and valuable mahogany is the most important export timber of tropical America. Many tropical communities are concerned about the over harvesting of mahog ...

Lives of Conifers (585 readers)

Contributed by amazon 14.05 2007 on 08:48:17 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

A comparative account of the coniferous trees indigenous to Northeastern North America | What are the lives of trees, of conifers, like?. . . How do seedlings establish and develop into saplings? How do some seedlings stay alive for decades, marking time in the deep shade of the forest? How do the distinctive forms of saplings of the different species arise?. . . When, how, and where do cones come from? What is the sex life of a conifer? Where does pollen come from? What does pollen do? - From t ...

Passiflora mollissima - Banana Passion Flower (3538 readers)

Contributed by amazon 30.06 2007 on 10:23:12 Topic: Plants / Climber Plants Match on 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. ...

Trilliums (853 readers)

Contributed by amazon 08.04 2007 on 10:16:27 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Both field guide and gardeners handbook, this book covers all 45 species of trilliums worldwide. The authors trekked all over North America to photograph the 38 American species in the wild. ...

Nicotiana glauca - Tree Tobacco (649 readers)

Contributed by amazon 05.07 2007 on 12:01:04 Topic: Plants / Other Match on Article's text

Large tobacco species growing up to the size of a small tree. Bluish foliage with rubber texture. Small tubular yellow flowers, about 4 cm long. Huge plant, 3 to 4 m high. Needless to say, this plant needs a very big container. Toxic foliage containing an alkaloid similar to nicotine. Hardy to -5 Celsius. From South america. ...

Wild Orchids Across North America (889 readers)

Contributed by amazon 11.04 2007 on 10:16:37 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

A Botanical Travelogue | Appealing to conservationists, travelers, orchid lovers, and naturalists alike, the author takes his readers on an incredible journey to pursue the 145 temperate American orchid species in their native habitats. This chatty account of his field trips in Canada and the U.S. is intended both to document many of our native species and to inspire others to respectfully explore the wealth of orchids. Includes 170 superb color photographs. ...

Eccremocarpus scaber - Glory Vine (939 readers)

Contributed by amazon 28.08 2007 on 11:44:58 Topic: Plants / Climber Plants Match on Article's text

This exotic climber hails from South America. Rare and little-known specimen is sure to spice up your garden! Tubular flowers hang in clusters of orange, yellow and red shades for a spectacular display. Effective for covering problem areas, why not replace the view of thatt old shed with a tropical sensation? For earlier results, start in pots indoors 4 to 5 weeks before last frost. Transplant after all danger of frost to a sunny location. Grows up to 10 feet tall in a season. Prefer sun. ...

Clematis (631 readers)

Contributed by amazon 18.05 2007 on 21:54:13 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Inspiration, Selection & Practical Guidance | Clematis are among the most showy of flowering perennials. They are surprisingly easy to cultivate in a wide range of temperate climates-there is a clematis perfect for almost every region in North America, and they come in spring and autumn blooming varieties. Their increasing popularity is well deserved, and reflects the beauty of their flowers, the fragrance of some of their cultivars, and the grand shape and flow of these bushes that can defi ...

Cyclanthera pedata - Achocha (2770 readers)

Contributed by amazon 21.10 2007 on 11:36:16 Topic: Plants / Climber Plants Match on Article's text

Achocha (Ladys Slipper) | Vigorous climber producing small edible pods like okra. The small fruits have a tender, crunchy white flesh with a beany, cucumber flavor. Nice in salads or for stir fries. They can also be made into novelty pickles. Pick fruits young, when still green. ...

Lagerstroemia indica 'Little Chief' - crape myrtle (1047 readers)

Contributed by amazon 02.11 2007 on 13:27:15 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Match on Article's text

Lagerstroemia indica Little Chief; Common Names: crape myrtle, crepe myrtle; Family: Lythraceae (loosestrife Family); The deciduous crape myrtle is among the longest blooming trees in existence with flowering periods lasting from 60-120 days. If you do not have room inside or the location for a normal Crepe Myrtle outside, then this cultivar originating out of America, is an excellent alternative. Little Chief is a dwarf form of lagerstroemia indica growing only to a height of 3 feet with shades ...

Petunia grandiflora 'Blue Spark Cascadia' - Blue Spark Cascadia Petunia (1192 readers)

Contributed by amazon 16.05 2007 on 09:57:58 Topic: Plants / Annuals Match on Article's text

Showy lavender-blue and white bicolor blossoms are an eye-catching accent wherever theyre displayed. A petunia unlike any youve ever seen before! Extremely long blooming - early spring to first frost - with avalanches of smaller flowers and lush, heart-shaped leaves which cascade as long as 8-10. ...

You Can Grow African Violets (761 readers)

Contributed by amazon 21.10 2007 on 11:56:51 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Have you ever killed an African violet? Kent and Joyce Stork killed their first violet too! They soon mastered the skills for growing the plant and eventually wrote for the African Violet Magazine, the official publication of the African Violet Society of America, Inc. for over ten years. Their column For Beginners explained the basic elements of growing violets in an entertaining and straightforward way that anyone could understand. ...

Clematis 'Ernest Markham' - Clematis Earnest Markham (1366 readers)

Contributed by amazon 01.06 2007 on 08:00:24 Topic: Plants / Climber Plants Match on Article's text

A very popular cultivar of Clematis in America and abroad. Ernest Markham has cheery magenta flowers from midsummer to mid autumn. Best grown and shown in full sun except in warmest climates. There is an old saying with Clematis; Tops in the sun and feet in the shade. In other words the vine blooms best in the sun and benefits from a cluster of small plants, planted around the base of the plant. Many people simply plant a ground cover like ivy, myrtle, or pachysandra around the plant to shade th ...

Lantana camara - Lantana (672 readers)

Contributed by amazon 07.09 2007 on 08:40:20 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's text

In our trials, this is the only hardy lantana, with well-established clumps surviving short durations of -3 degrees F. The plants emerge from the ground in early May and within a couple of weeks are topped with showy orange and pink flower heads that are produced nonstop until frost. Virtual sterility also prevents unwanted seedlings and promotes more flowering. Established clumps will get quite large (to 10 spread) when happy! For full hardiness, establish well prior to winter. Do not cut old s ...

The Italian Garden (526 readers)

Contributed by amazon 16.09 2007 on 05:11:50 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Art, Design and Culture (Cambridge Studies in Italian History and Culture) | Italian Renaissance gardens were the admiration of Europe and North America. They revived the classical art of garden making, as well as drawing on medieval literary traditions; but they also developed their own forms and styles, even when they began to borrow back ideas of landscape gardening from England in the late eighteenth century. But until the late nineteenth century Italy was a collection of different states, e ...

The Cattleyas and Their Relatives (749 readers)

Contributed by amazon 11.04 2007 on 10:25:38 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

The Debatable Epidendrums | In this supplement to his celebrated series of books on the Cattleya alliance of orchids, Carl Withner joins with Patricia Harding to explore the debatable epidendrums. Carl Linnaeus established the genus Epidendrum in 1753 to include the mostly epiphytic orchid plants being sent to him from tropical America. Over time the genus grew to include more than 1000 species of evergreen epiphytic, lithophytic, or terrestrial orchids. ...