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Wildflower Terminology (With Apologies)
Calyx. What in the world is a calyx? And glabrous? Is that a Star Wars character? What about peduncle? Is that when you’re older than your mother‘s brother? Sadly, these are terms associated with wildflowers, and I would be remiss in my attempts at sharing these bits of botany if I didn’t spend a little time on them. I apologize in advance...or two paragraphs in, anyway. I’ll dwell on some of the basic lingo only, which, in itself, may be cause for an aspirin or two.
bract • wildflowers • north america • gregg pasterick • peduncle • inflorescence
Calyx. What in the world is a calyx? And glabrous? Is that a Star Wars character? What about peduncle? Is that when you’re older than your mother‘s brother? Sadly, these are terms associated with wildflowers, and I would be remiss in my attempts at sharing these bits of botany if I didn’t spend a little time on them. I apologize in advance...or two paragraphs in, anyway. I’ll dwell on some of the basic lingo only, which, in itself, may be cause for an aspirin or two.
bract • wildflowers • north america • gregg pasterick • peduncle • inflorescence
Blazing-star, Its Secrets Revealed (Ho-Hum)
In the joy of the moment, when you find countless spikes of Liatris rising up from among all that goldenrod, are you going to remember to check the bracts? Of course not. You’re going to notice all that yellow blooming out there, and consider what a lovely backdrop it makes for the feathery pink Blazing-star. But the secret to identifying species of Liatris is in the overlapping bracts...
bract • blazing-star • liatris spicata • marsh blazing-star • dense blazing-star • gayfeather
In the joy of the moment, when you find countless spikes of Liatris rising up from among all that goldenrod, are you going to remember to check the bracts? Of course not. You’re going to notice all that yellow blooming out there, and consider what a lovely backdrop it makes for the feathery pink Blazing-star. But the secret to identifying species of Liatris is in the overlapping bracts...
bract • blazing-star • liatris spicata • marsh blazing-star • dense blazing-star • gayfeather
Select A Healthy Poinsettia
Follow these simple poinsettia buying tips to purchase a fresh and healthy poinsettia for the longest lasting display this holiday season for yourself -- or as a gift.
bract • poinsettia • how to buy a healthy poinsettia • how to select a poinsettia • poinsettia tips • bract
Follow these simple poinsettia buying tips to purchase a fresh and healthy poinsettia for the longest lasting display this holiday season for yourself -- or as a gift.
bract • poinsettia • how to buy a healthy poinsettia • how to select a poinsettia • poinsettia tips • bract
Leaves - Shape Part 1
When autumn's high color is past, leaves rain down upon my garden, signaling weeks of raking and vacuuming to remove them from drive, paths and evergreen perennials. Shoveling leaves into a leaf vac by hand offers ample opportunity for close examination. It's also not exactly taxing mentally; the mind tends to wander. Mine started wandering down the path of wondering just why leaves take different shapes.
bract • shade • shade garden • shade gardening • gardening in shade • perennials
When autumn's high color is past, leaves rain down upon my garden, signaling weeks of raking and vacuuming to remove them from drive, paths and evergreen perennials. Shoveling leaves into a leaf vac by hand offers ample opportunity for close examination. It's also not exactly taxing mentally; the mind tends to wander. Mine started wandering down the path of wondering just why leaves take different shapes.
bract • shade • shade garden • shade gardening • gardening in shade • perennials