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Commelinas

A varied group of plants with fleshy creeping or trailing stems, and oval-pointed leaves often zebra-striped with white, cream, purple, pink, or plum. The leaves “sheath,” or wrap their base either part or all of the way around the stem. Technical flower or other characteristics divide these plants into a number of genera. But their […]

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Episcia – Flame Violet

The registered trade-mark “Flame Violet” probably originated in the flaming flower color of these episcia plant, and the fact that they belong to the same family as the African violet; and the name became so popular it’s almost public property. Yet there’s nothing really violet like about these plants. They’re more aptly described in their […]

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Leea Coccinea – Do You Know This House Plant?

I “discovered” Leea coccinea one year in a Florida nursery, and promptly fell in love with it. Leea is not well known even down there, and had never been heard of as a northern house plant, but it has proved to be a very choice one. The lightly fluted, odd-pinnate leaves and its stately, graceful […]

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Brunfelsia latifolia

Question: What is the correct name for the plant called yesterday-today-and-tomorrow? Brunfelsia latifolia also known as Yesterday Today and Tomorrow is a species of evergreen shrub and native to tropical America. The name Brunfelsia comes from a German monk, Otto Brunfels but it is often misspelled as Brunsfelsia. The bonodora on the other hand us […]

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Euonymus True Evergreen Vines

In this decorative, useful group of plants are some true evergreen vines, hardy in even the coldest parts of the country if planted in suitable locations. They creep or climb with rootlike holdfasts, and support themselves up brick or stone walls with ease. Some make luxuriant ground covers. Some varieties display colorful foliage in the […]

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Salad for Health

Since the human food basket is approaching the green grass diet of our grazing animals, the cultivation of salad plants is becoming more and more important. Not only should we strive for a large variety of salad plants, but we should grow them with a nutrient supply which will assure us of an adequate supply […]

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Abutilon megapotamicum variegatum

Family: Malvaceae Common Names: Flowering or Parlor Maple The Abutilon plant is a woody perennial, but hardy only where the ground does not freeze. This is a variegated, hanging-basket form of the old-fashioned flowering maple – definitely a dangler, and a long one at that. I trim off the stems of my plants when they […]

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Akebia

Family: Lardizabalaceae Semi-evergreen woody vines, evergreen in temperate sections, safely hardy in all but the coldest sections. The plants have a neat, delicate habit and are particularly useful for creating a light foliage pattern with slender, finger-shaped leaves. The flowers are purplish and inconspicuous, and are of separate sexes on the same plant; hand-pollination may […]

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Euphorbia milli

Euphorbia milli also known as Crown of thorns or Christ plant is a houseplant with a very unique look. It can tolerate drought, it can also be a potted plant for the patio or a versatile houseplant. Euphorbia milli has a oval-shaped green colored leaves. It produces flowers with different shapes and sizes, and colors […]

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This “Organic Gardening” Business

For years, enthusiasts have been asserting, vehemently, that organic substances should replace chemical fertilizers and poison dusts and sprays. That’s a whale of an undertaking; when you consider what a hold upon the world the use of these materials now has. Seems absolutely futile, yet the proponents of the “organic theory” seem hopeful of convincing […]

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