White pomegranates as not actually “white” – they have a muted red or orange hue, which makes them appear paler in comparison.
19.01.2024 - 23:45 / backyardgardener.com / Frederick Leeth
Autumn and winter flowering evergreen and leaf-losing Orchids natives of Asia, Africa and Australasia. The name Calanthe is derived from the Greek kalos, beautiful, and anthos, a flower. Calanthe belongs to the family Orchidaceae.
Of these, the two most important species are C. rosea and C. vestita. The latter has the larger flowers, with usually white segments, and the lip is divided into three lobes; at the base of the lip, there is a yellow or blood-red blotch, the color distinguishing two favorite varieties, luteo-oculata, and rubro-oculata. The original species C. rosea and C. vestita, are seldom grown; they have been superseded by hybrids.
The earliest of these hybrids, C. Veitchii, bears forty or more flowers in an inflorescence, the flowers varying in color from soft to deep rose. Numerous other hybrids have since been raised: they include C. bella Harrisii, white; C. William Murray, with deep red lip and rose colored sepals and petals, and C. bella, deep rose.
These Orchids require repotting each spring, when fresh growth begins, in a mixture of four parts fibrous loam and one part leaf mold, sand and chopped sphagnum moss. Some growers add dried cow manure. The pots must be well drained. To produce flowers, pseudobulbs formed the previous year are selected and planted individually. The older pseudobulbs (back bulbs) may be used for propagation. If potted and treated in the same way they will produce new pseudobulbs that will bloom the following year.
After repotting watering must be done carefully, for if the new compost becomes sodden, root action is prevented. When the pots are full of roots, however, water may be given freely and the plants benefit then from weekly applications of dilute liquid fertilizer. When
White pomegranates as not actually “white” – they have a muted red or orange hue, which makes them appear paler in comparison.
Possibly from the Latin barba, a beard, many species have a hairy or downy look (Scrophulariaceae). Mullein. A genus of 300 species of hardy herbaceous plants, mostly biennials or short-lived perennials, from temperate parts of Europe and Asia.
Named for Karl August von Bergen, 1704-60, German botanist (Saxifragaceae). These hardy perennial herbaceous plants with large evergreen leaves were at one time called megasea, and were at another time included with the saxifrages. The flowers which come in early spring are showy in white, pink or red-purple, borne in large heads on long stems. The large leathery, glossy leaves are also decorative, especially as in some kinds the foliage is suffused with reddish color in winter.
From the Greek pyr, fire, probably with reference to fever, since the plant was used medicinally to assuage fever (Compositae). These hardy plants are admirable for a sunny border and last well as cut flowers. Long known as pyrethrum they are botanically classified under Chrysanthemum.
The students have returned to school, your mailbox is crammed with a new crop of seed catalogs, the leaves are falling, and the days are getting shorter. Drive by your local garden center or roadside stand and the displays are filled with ornamental kales and cabbages. Autumn has arrived.
Try these fast-growing microgreens that are ready in just a few days: Radish (5-7 days), Cress (5-8 days), Arugula (7-10 days), Sunflower (8-10 days), Pea Shoots (7-10 days), Mizuna (8-10 days), Mustard (7-10 days), Beet (7-10 days), Kale (8-10 days), and Broccoli (10-12 days). Just plant them in shallow containers, mist regularly, and harvest when true leaves appear. More tips below!
From the Greek helios, the sun, and anthemon. a flower (Cistaceae). Sun Rose. A genus of evergreen and semi-evergreen shrubs, sub-shrubs, perennial plants and annuals, very free flowering. Numerous named varieties and hybrids are grown and four species are native plants.
After Helen of Troy ; according to legend the flowers sprang from her tears (Compositae). Sneezeweed. Hardy herbaceous perennials from North America, good for cutting and popularly grown for their late summer flowers. The disc of the flower head is very prominent, a characteristic of the entire genus.
Tender climbing perennial plants which are free flowering and suitable for growing in pots in the greenhouse, or for planting out of doors. They are closely related to the Snapdragon (Antirrhinum), to whose family, Scrophulariaceae, they belong.
We were fortunate to win at Half Moon Bay, California this year. The competition was intense with 80 entries, 10 of which were over 1,000 pounds. The weigh-off is always on Columbus Day. The winner stays until the following weekend to participate in the HMB Pumpkin Festival.
Pansies are annual garden flowers (blooms for only one year, then dies) that are usually the first you find for sale in stores in spring. Pansies have been around for many years and are popular, being easy to grow and so colorful during the cooler days of spring and fall.
Today I went out my back door and noticed that one of my rosebushes was, unexpectedly, sporting a fresh new flower bud. It was within a day or so of opening up–small, greenish and obviously defiant of the season. The bud was an oddity on a rosebush that is itself an oddity. When I bought the small white-flowered shrub last summer it had one blossom that was half white and half red, and looked as if it had been half-dipped in red paint. Though my February bud was not a “half and half” flower, I took its appearance as a harbinger of spring, plucked it, and delivered it to a friend who shares my belief in such things.