X Sitemap DAVALLIA — Hare’s–foot Fern (Davall’ia). Greenhouse Ferns, most of which have fleshy rhizomes that creep over the surface of the soil: the rhizomes are covered with silvery white or brown hairy scales. They have finely divided fronds which […]
Dendrobium Orchid Garden Plants Design Information
Dendrobium These Need a Warm Greenhouse for Their Successful Cultivation A large and popular group of greenhouse Orchids found wild throughout the East, in Ceylon, Burma, India, Australia, the Philippines, and in parts of China and Japan. Each kind has […]
Daphne Garden Plant Design Information
Daphne DAPHNE (Daph’ne). Evergreen and leaf-losing shrubs, many of them of dwarf growth, which bear attractive fragrant flowers. They belong to the Mezereum family, Thymelaeaceae. Many kinds are found wild in Europe and Asia, some of them in Alpine regions, […]
Caring for Birch Trees – Betula
BETULA or BIRCH Graceful Trees for Garden and Landscape Planting Hardy, leaf-losing trees and shrubs which give their name to the family Betulaceae. Various kinds are found wild in Europe, Asia and North America and are distinguished by their graceful […]
CALOCHORTUS Mariposa Lily, Globe Tulip
CALOCHORTUS — Mariposa Lily, Globe Tulip(Calochor’tus) Beautiful flowering bulbs from western America which belong to the Lily family, Liliaceae. The flowers, which are borne on erect stems, 12-15 in. high, are very showy. Calochortus is derived from the Greek, kalos, […]
CALLISTEPHUS or ANNUAL ASTER Growing and care
CALLISTEPHUS or ANNUAL ASTER Good Culture Is Needed to Produce Fine Flowers (Calli’stephus; Callist ‘phus). A favorite annual which is in full beauty in August and September. It is represented by numerous beautiful single and dou hie-flowered varieties of varied […]
Cacti – A guide for successful growing
CACTI: FOR GREENHOUSE, WINDOW GARDEN AND OUTDOORS The collective name commonly used to describe the various members of the family Cactaceae is Cacti. These plants are primarily native to the Americas, especially Lower California, Texas, and Mexico south to Chile, […]
Bulbophyllum Orchids Care, Plant and Growth
BULBOPHYLLUM (Bulbophyl’lum). A remarkable and varied group of Orchids which are found chiefly from Ceylon to Java, but also in Central and South America, particularly in Brazil: they grow wild on trees. None of the American kinds, and only a […]
BUDDLEIA or BUTTERFLY BUSH where to plant, prune and care for
Colorful Summer and Winter-flowering Shrubs That Are Easy to Grow The Buddleias (Buddlei’a) are beautiful flowering shrubs of vigorous growth, which are found wild in northern Asia, South America and South Africa and belong to the family Loganiaceae. Some […]
BRASSIA Spider Orchid, Growing and Care
BRASSIA—Spider Orchid (Brass’ia). Evergreen Orchids which grow wild in Brazil and other warm regions of South, Central and North America. Brassia commemorates William Brass, a botanical collector. It belongs to the Orchid family, Orchidaceae. Greenhouse Orchids Some kinds must be […]