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Passiflora mollissima - Banana Passion Flower

Clematis 'General Sikorsky' - General Sikorsky Clematis Vine

Clematis 'General Sikorsky' - Clematis General Sikorsky

Wild Food Plants of Indiana and Adjacent States (424 readers)

Contributed by amazon 06.08 2007 on 10:17:14 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

This delightful field guide to wild foods describes more than eighty edible plants that grow in Indiana and adjacent states and gives directions for delicious ways-many originals, all tested in the field- of preparing them. The guide provides a plant perspective of Indiana and a seasonal guide to foraging, which tells what plants to look for at each season of the year. A detailed description and a drawing are given for each plant or plant family, along with its preferred habitats, its distributi ...

Wild Plants of Barbados (378 readers)

Contributed by amazon 18.11 2007 on 12:35:37 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

First published over ten years ago, this fully revised and updated edition now includes several plant species previously unrecorded for Barbados. This book aims to enable the reader to identify the flowering plants found in the wild in Barbadosplants many people would regard as just bush. Over five hundred entries are included, all with colour photographs and clear, precise, and easy-to-follow descriptions for accurate identification. ...

Chasing Wildflowers (425 readers)

Contributed by amazon 05.07 2007 on 14:56:24 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

What can possess a man to drive across state lines, mountain ranges, and international borders with little more than a ragged guide book, an old map, and a wild look in his eyes? Wild women? No, wild flowers ! Author Scott Calhoun invites you to join him on a rollicking adventure through Utah, Colorado, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California, and into Sonora, Mexico. Along the way, learn how red chile on a white T-shirt can look like a gunshot wound, and how a man driving a VW Jetta with 100,000 ...

Wild Flowers (428 readers)

Contributed by amazon 10.09 2007 on 18:58:44 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

Gardens by Design Series | Wildflowers bring to many of us remembrance of a lost world of childhood enchantmentof woodlands, riverbanks, and lush fields. In this lovely album, brimming with color pictures and fascinating botanical details, Britains National Trust brings us some of the nations most beloved wildflowers Bluebells, Burnet Roses, Wild Honeysuckle, Snowdrops, Sweet Violets, Marsh Marigolds, and Evening Primroses among them. An ideal book for gardeners, travelers, and nature lovers. ...

Natural Gardening in Small Spaces (737 readers)

Contributed by amazon 02.04 2007 on 09:58:53 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

With the growing recognition that a wisely and sensitively planted garden has a lot to offer to wildlife and the food web, more and more people are looking for ways to make their gardens environmentally friendly. However, gardeners have tended to assume that they need a lot of space to create habitats for wildlife and to evoke wild and natural places. ...

Trilliums (756 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. ...

Hesperis matronalis - Dame's Rocket (607 readers)

Contributed by amazon 10.07 2007 on 13:54:55 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's text

Dames rocket is a garden plant that was introduced from Europe in colonial times. It now grows wild across much of the United States. Dames rocket is sometimes confused with phlox, but note that its flowers have four petals, while phloxes all have five-petalled flowers. ...

Orchids of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East (614 readers)

Contributed by amazon 01.04 2007 on 18:44:34 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

This comprehensive field guide covers the identification, biology, and conservation of more than 520 species of orchid found in Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. The detailed text and over 1000 color photographs and line drawings allow specialists, as well as avid botanists and interested tourists, to identify the wild orchids of the region with precision ...

Indigofera pseudotinctoria 'Rose Carpet' - Dwarf False Indigo (1082 readers)

Contributed by amazon 27.07 2007 on 07:44:56 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Match on Article's text

A prostrate rug that blooms from late June until frost. This is much lower and dense than the species that we saw growing wild in Korea. Rich rose-pink spikes, 1-2 long cover this little shrub. Great for edging beds, walkways, or try in the rock garden. ...

Hydrangea macrophylla 'Lemon Wave' - Bigleaf Hydrangea (815 readers)

Contributed by amazon 25.10 2007 on 10:02:11 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Match on Article's text

Lemon Wave A wild psychedelic, variable blend of yellow, cream, white and green variegated foliage. Rivals the best of the variegated Hosta on the market. Mauve flowers . FIRST CHOICE AWARD 99. ...

Tradescantia x andersoniana 'Bilberry Ice' - Bilberry Ice Spiderwort (659 readers)

Contributed by amazon 01.07 2007 on 21:38:28 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's text

Family: Commelinaceae; Origin: Hybrid origin; A clumping mass of stiff upright stems with long drooping leaves and pretty 3-petaled flowers that twine themselves around the foliage. This cultivar has soft-purple flowers with blended white edgesb ...

Wild Orchids Across North America (763 readers)

Contributed by amazon 11.04 2007 on 10:16:37 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title

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. ...

Geranium maculatum 'Elizabeth Ann' - wild geranium (705 readers)

Contributed by amazon 11.07 2007 on 11:56:27 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Title and Article's text

Hardy Geranium maculatum Elizabeth Ann Family: Geraniaceae Origin: The species is native to the United States. A compact mound of dark, coffee colored foliage is covered in light-pink flowers for several weeks in summer. Very unusual foliage color for this species. Geraniums are trouble free plants. They prefer sun to partial shade and well-drained soil. This species needs shade and moisture during hot-summers. The perennial border, alongside streams or in the wildgarden. ...

Xanthorrhoea australis - Austral Grass-tree (548 readers)

Contributed by amazon 03.09 2007 on 10:07:50 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's text

Australian native known for its thick black trunk to 5 which is topped by a 3 high fountain of grass-like leaves which in turn produce an erect 5 flower spike. Requires constant warmth and full sun. Arid - sub tropic. The Aborigines called these plants Black Boys because after a wild fire, the bottom leaves burn away revealing a singed black trunk with long green reed-like leaves extending from the top of the trunk giving the appearance of black figures. Frost tolerant. ...

Lilies (614 readers)

Contributed by amazon 26.04 2007 on 14:54:19 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

A Guide for Growers and Collectors | Admired for elegant blossoms and graceful foliage, the lily commands a featured place in any garden. This book discusses the biology of the lily plant, its propagation, and its cultivation. ...

Gospel of Wild Flowers (342 readers)

Contributed by amazon 07.10 2007 on 20:26:25 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title

Offers spiritual nourishment and comfort at a time of uncertainty throughout the world Links conservation issues and the natural world to the Christian message These thought-provoking inspirational reflections on the natural world offer descriptions of plants, their practical uses and links them to aspects of Christian thought and devotion. Full of thoughtful stories and insights, this is a gentle and peaceful book, written in a direct, open way that will appeal to people with Christian beliefs ...

Gardening with a Wild Heart (463 readers)

Contributed by amazon 31.08 2007 on 10:19:55 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

Restoring Californias Native Landscapes at Home | Judith Lowrys voice and experiences make a rich matrix for essays that include discussions of wildflower gardening, the ecology of native grasses, wildland seed-collecting, principles of natural design, and plant/animal interactions. This lyrical and articulate mix of the practical and the poetic combines personal story, wildland ecology, restoration gardening practices, and native plant horticulture. ...

Sisyrinchium angustifolium - Stout Blue-eyed Grass (535 readers)

Contributed by amazon 05.07 2007 on 11:41:28 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's text

Native prairie wildlfower, pretty common to find these plants growing wild out on the prairie. Is not really a grass, rather is a member of the Iris family. Quite an adaptable plant - have seen this growing in shady moist conditions on the edge of woods, and in very dry, hot, sunny locations in the Grasslands National Park. Grows 4 - 12 in height. Will grow in full sun or part-shade. Space 12 apart. Hardy in zones 2-9. Blooms in May and June! Excellent for the front of the border or perhaps plan ...

Delphiniums (1116 readers)

Contributed by amazon 01.04 2007 on 11:01:04 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Gardeners throughout the world love these majestic tall flowers, but few are aware of the many colors and forms that are now available with the burst of new cultivars, several of which have been awarded the RHS Award of Garden Merit. Not just blue, but red, pink, violet, yellow, and white forms exist to entice gardeners. Expert authors bring all their expertise and enthusiasm to this book, which is a much-awaited publication on a plant that offers much to the gardener. Introducing both wild and ...

Aeschynanthus radicans - Lipstick Plant (2114 readers)

Contributed by amazon 02.11 2007 on 13:20:54 Topic: Plants / Climber Plants Match on Article's text

Related to African violets and gloxinias, lipstick plants are members of the gesneriad family. Its easy to see the reason for their common name since the lobed red flowers emerging from a maroon sheath do resemble lipsticks in tubes. Natives of the West Indies, the plants grow as epiphytes in the wild, but theyre most comfortable in hanging baskets in the home. Blooms should come and go all year if the plant has suitable bright light and adequate water. The soil shouldnt dry out completely, but ...