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Hyacinthus orientalis 'Jan Bos' - Dutch Hyacinth (746 readers)

Contributed by amazon 02.10 2007 on 09:07:41 Topic: Plants / Bulbs Match on Article's text

Brilliant spikes of pinkish red bells with a white blush center. Heriloom 1910. Vivid and long-lasting, these Hyacinths are exceptional in size and fragrance! ...

Lychnis coronaria 'Angel's Blush' - Bloody Mary (1075 readers)

Contributed by amazon 18.11 2007 on 11:54:02 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Title

A beautiful silver leaved Lychnis with the cunning habit of changing flower color from pure white to deep pink as they age. A lovely combination and a very easy perennial to grow. Hardy in zones 5-9. Grows 18-24 inches tall. ...

Cercis siliquastrum - Judas Tree (2851 readers)

Contributed by amazon 11.10 2007 on 09:02:07 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Trees Match on Article's text

The most extravagant flowering small tree we know. Simply drips with rose-pink flowers from every conceivable point along the branches and trunk, then gives an encore by producing a mass of purple pods in the Autumn. Frost hardy tree. Prefers sun. ...

Darmera peltata - Umbrella Plant (633 readers)

Contributed by amazon 12.09 2007 on 10:47:17 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's text

Hardy Umbrella Plant - Darmera peltata Family: Saxifragaceae Origin: The species is native to western United States. Large, rounded clusters of red-centered, blush-white flowers rise on thick stalks before the clumped growth of massive (18 across), orbicular, lobed foliage emerges. ...

Tulipa 'Blushing Apeldoorn' - tulip (976 readers)

Contributed by havlis 02.04 2008 on 14:40:39 Topic: Plants / Bulbs Match on Title and Article's text

Darwin hybrids were created by crossing formerly wild species of tulip from Central Asia (t.fosteriana). The result being huge flowers with almost regular pyramid shape before they open, brilliant colours, and tall, sturdy stems – excellent for cutting. Moreover, they can stand a little neglect if you leave them in the ground for a few years. That on the proviso you do not cut off the leaves before they wither. ...

Orchid Fever (621 readers)

Contributed by amazon 25.04 2007 on 21:56:30 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

A Horticultural Tale of Love, Lust, and Lunacy | At first blush, the subtitle of intrepid traveler Eric Hansens floral account might seem, well, hyperbolic. After taking this whirlwind tour of the hidden world of rare orchid collectors, the reader will find the words well chosen. Hansen invites us into a strange demimonde of intrigue and desire, at the center of which is the orchid, that shadowy and somewhat sinister parasitic oddball of the plant kingdom. Orchid raising and trading is big busin ...