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Someone grows capricious orchids, someone loves petunias and noble lotuses, and someone prefers unpretentious knapweeds and daisies. But the most popular garden flowers, I would call those flowers that do not require special care, but it is very beautiful bloom all season. A few of these charming and unpretentious creatures […]
Rules of planting flowers in the flower beds When choosing a place for the flower beds and the selection of flower crops, follow a few simple rules. Place Pick a place for the flower garden sunny, not blown by the winds: think not only about the aesthetic appearance of the […]
Gazania X Hybrida is a very showy perennial plant of complex hybrid origin, often grown as an annual. Its height is only 20-40 cm (7.9-15.7 in). The leaves are basal, rosette-shaped, dark green or grayish-green, very variable in shape, woolly below. Inflorescences-baskets with a diameter of 7-10 cm (2.7-3.9 in), […]
Once you meet Echinacea, you will never be able to forget its exquisite bright flowers. That’s what happened to me. I saw it by chance, in the garden of a grandmother, and at the same moment decided that this flower should settle in my flower bed. And having learned from […]
I like dahlias, they bloom profusely and for a long time, their care is simple. But I never liked to remove extra axillary shoots, it’s a pity to torment the plant. Although many people say that it is not stressful for him, I do not believe it. So I chose […]
Canna varieties, such as, for example, “Lucifer” (60 cm/2 feet high), “Suevia” (90 cm/2.9 feet), “Hungary”, “Pfitzer”, “Chinesecoral” (70-90 cm/2.3-2.9 feet) can be used for planting in containers on balconies, in the design of outdoor terraces, where they will contribute to the creation of an unusual southern flavor. Canna is […]
In autumn (after flowering), the entire aboveground part is cut off from the queen cells at a height of 5 cm (2 in); autumn rosette shoots are removed at soil level, which contributes to the growth of new spring strong shoots. With the help of one of the mother plants, […]
I remember that somewhere in 1993-1994 I was introduced to Vinca rosea by my teacher. My mother was sick, and we grabbed all the opportunities associated with plants that have antitumor activity. Among them was this, not yet widespread, from the familiar to the poisonous Apocynaceae family, from the distant […]
High in the mountains among rocks, in narrow crevices and cracks of stones tiny bushes of plants make their way to the light. Some of them like small lumps of bright green moss, others resemble Sedum or Sempervivum. But from the dense mass of leaves begin to rise shoots, at […]
A small genus of agapanthus from the family alliaceae / liliaceae has 10 species. It is a rhizomatous onion relatives noo in contrast, the agapanthus have no sharp specific smell. In culture, the most common agapanthus africanus. Homeland agapanthus african is South Africa (North, West East coast), where it grows […]