Dahlia Culture
The dahlia is an ideal flower for the home garden. It grows vigorously and produces an abundance of beautiful flowers. The blooms are excellent for arrangements, and for exhibition purposes. Dahlias are now available in many sizes and shapes. Try ... [... more]
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Fragrent Flowers From Bulbs
The fragrance of the spring or summer garden is a true pleasure. It has sometimes been lost in the modern shuffle, as other flower characteristics, such as habit, color, flowering time, adaptability to local conditions, and ability to resist ... [... more]
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Summer Flowering Bulbs
As you are planning and planting for the summer season, remember it is a great time to enjoy loud, colorful flower splashes in your garden. What better plants to use than summer bulbs? They will return year after year with brilliant color ... [... more]
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Calla lily
Flower is a solitary, showy, funnel shaped unfurling spathe. Spathe is 6" - 9" and tapers to a point. Spadix rises from the center of the spathe. Popular house plant and hobby greenhouse plant which needs rest period in summer if grown indoors. [... more]
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Easter lily, Lily
Three to four trumpet shaped flowers (4" to 6" across) on top of a 18" - 30" leafy stem. Look for flower buds that are almost opened and showing good color. Opened flowers should have no dried edges. Foliage color should be dark green [... more]
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(Polianthes tuberosa)
Numerous funnel shaped, waxy, white, 2-1/2" flowers form a terminal spike on top of a leafy, wiry stem. The flowers are very fragrant. Grown in Southern France as source of perfume. In Floragraphy this flower symbolizes "injury", " [... more]
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Caladium, Fancy-leaved caladium
Large heart or arrow shaped translucent leaves in combinations of red, pink, white and green. Leaves vary in size. Frequent (warm weather). Water thoroughly, keep soil evenly moist to touch (not saturated). Don't let sit in water. Grown for their ... [... more]
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(Hippeastrum hybrid)
Long slender straplike medium green leaves originating from base of bulbous plant. Remove faded blossoms. Place in high light and contine to water and fertilize. Many people cut back water and fertilizer during summer and resume normal care in ... [... more]
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