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Contributed by amazon 04.06. 2007 08:49:35 Topic: Plants / Grass, Grasses Match on Title and Article's textMexican Feather Grass (Nassella tenuissima) Extremely delicate and soft in appearance. Beautiful in naturalized settings. Grows to a mature size of 18-24 tall x 18-24 wide. Hardy in zones 6-9. ...
Contributed by amazon 04.12. 2007 11:24:01 Topic: Plants / Grass, Grasses Match on Title and Article's textMuhlenbergia mexicana (Mexican Pink Satin Grass); Hardy in zones 7-10. A very hardy grass. In cooler zones use as an annual. Soil: Normal to Wet; Sun: Heavy Shade to Full Sun; Height: 12-24 ...
Contributed by amazon 04.12. 2007 11:31:07 Topic: Plants / Evergreen Shrubs Match on Title and Article's textMexican Red Bird of Paradise flower is an evergreen shrub or small tree in frost free climates. In the tropics it gets 15-20. In cultivation peacock flower is usually 8-12 tall, growing that large even after freezing to the ground the previous winter. Mexican Red Bird of Paradise flower lives up to its name with incredibly showy blossoms of orange and red. The flowers are bowl shaped, 2-3 across, with five crinkled, unequal red and orange petals, and ten prominent bright red stamens that extend ...
Contributed by amazon 09.11. 2007 09:50:52 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's textMexican Design Books | Explore the architectural elements and water havens that will inspire your own courtyard paradise. ...
Contributed by amazon 04.07. 2007 10:24:39 Topic: Plants / Sukulents, Cactuses Match on TitleEcheverias are succulent type plants (similar to cactus) that are extremely easy to grow. Like cactus they prefer sun and a thorough watering when dry. The flowers are spectacular. They are native to Mexico and make easy to grow house plants. ...
Contributed by amazon 28.11. 2007 10:14:14 Topic: Plants / Tropical and Subtropical Plants Match on Article's textThe Mexican Cycas is a true living fossil, the name often applied to cycads because they have changed very little in the last 200 million years. Dioon edule is truly a handsome and distinctive specimen. And it is one of the most cold hardy cycads. Mature and established plants have been reported to tolerate temperatures down to 9 F for several days. ...
Contributed by amazon 28.11. 2007 10:18:35 Topic: Plants / Annuals Match on TitleAromatic, anise-flavored leaves are used in seasoning sauces, soups, teas, and vinegar. Bears narrow, glossy green, serrated leaves and small yellow flowers in clusters. The dried leaves and flowers are brewed into a tea traditionally used for colic and malaria. Used as a poultice for rattlesnake bites and ceremonially by native peoples in Central-Southern Mexico. ...
Contributed by amazon 28.11. 2007 10:08:30 Topic: Plants / Tropical and Subtropical Plants Match on Article's textDistinctive, unique and attractive, the blue Mexican or Hesper palm has a crown of rigid leaves which radiate from the trunk top. Blue palms are considered by many to have the bluest leaves of any palm in the world. Blue palm may grow 50 tall and 16 in width. The blue palm trunk is slightly swollen at the base and grows up to 1.5 in diameter. Blue palm may have up to 30 palmate, or fan shaped, circular leaves. If old leaves are not removed, they form a continuous brown skirt, reaching from the t ...
Contributed by amazon 16.09. 2008 08:56:57 Topic: Plants / Herbs and Spices Match on Article's textItalian Oregano - Origanum vulgare So Pretty You Hate to Cut It! (but oh, the flavor!) A fine edible ornamental! Italian Oregano is a treat for the senses. The fragrance will start your mouth watering, while the red-flushed green leaves and purple-brown stems, even when not topped with clusters of lavender-pink blooms, are attractive enough to take their place in bed or border with other flowering plants . ...
Contributed by amazon 17.07. 2008 11:23:30 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's textFrom vegetable and succulent gardens to sculpture and rose gardens to mountain and waterfront gardens , New Garden Design covers a range of interpretations incorporating walls, fountains, pavilions, canals, pools, terraces and groves in unexpected ways. The resulting new garden is a pleasure garden vested with spiritual, symbolic and ecological intent. A modernist interpretation of Roman stone furniture and freestanding walls punctuate the space behind a 1970s ranch house. A home designed by Ber ...
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