Chelsea Garden Show – Mentioned Plants – Day 2 – May 21, 2013
10 Chelsea Gold Medals Awarded this year — more than any other previous year. The gardens did look quite striking this year, so I can’t say it is a big Continue Reading
Chelsea Garden Show – Mentioned Plants – Day 1 – May 20, 2013
My goodness, the number of plants mentioned in today’s Chelsea Garden Show coverage is likely to keep me busy for the entirety of next year. There is something in this Continue Reading
Interesting Plant: Nigella damascena (love-in-a-mist, ragged lady)
Interesting Plant: Nigella damascena (love-in-a-mist, ragged lady) Via gardenmuse.wordpress.com Interesting Plant: Nigella damascena (love-in-a-mist, ragged lady) Nigella damascena (love-in-a-mist, ragged lady[1]) is an annual garden flowering plant, belonging to the buttercup family Continue Reading
Interesting Plant: Epiphyllum (Orchid Cactus)
Interesting Plant: Epiphyllum (Orchid Cactus) Interesting Plant: Epiphyllum (Orchid Cactus) Epiphyllum (pron.: /ˌɛpɨˈfɪləm/;[2] “upon the leaf” in Greek) is a genus of 19 species of epiphytic plants in the cactus family (Cactaceae), Continue Reading
Interesting Plant: Sempervivum ‘Westerlin’
Interesting Plant: Sempervivum ‘Westerlin’ Via Cesar Gabriel Basualdo Rossi on Pinterest Interesting Plant: Sempervivum ‘Westerlin’ Sempervivum (pron.: /sɛmpəˈvaɪvəm/),[1] is a genus of about 40 species of flowering plants in the Crassulaceae family, known Continue Reading
Interesting Plant: Sedum sarmentosum
Interesting Plant: Sedum sarmentosum Via Brenda Draeger on Pinterest Interesting Plant: Sedum sarmentosum Sedum is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Crassulaceae, members of which are commonly known Continue Reading
Interesting Plant: Gladiolus ‘Kings Lynn’
Gladiolus Kings Lynn Via Renee Rodman on Pinterest Interesting Plant: Gladiolus ‘Kings Lynn’ Gladiolus (from Latin, the diminutive of gladius, a sword) is a genus of perennial bulbous flowering plants in Continue Reading
Interesting Plant: Hosta sieboldiana ‘Dorothy Benedict’
Hosta sieboldiana ‘Dorothy Benedict’ ViaDonna MacKenzie on Pinterest Interesting Plant: Hosta sieboldiana ‘Dorothy Benedict’ Registered by Dorothy’s husband, Dr. Ralph (Herb) Benedict in 1983, this large (26 inches high) hosta Continue Reading
Interesting Plant: Begonia “Escargot”
Interesting Plant: Begonia “Escargot” Via M. Rosario Barraza on Pinterest Interesting Plant: Begonia “Escargot” ‘Escargot’ takes its name from the snail-like curl pattern at the base of the leaf. The foliage is Continue Reading
Interesting Plant: Asparagus Pea (Psophocarpus tetragonolobus)
Interesting Plant: Asparagus Pea (Psophocarpus tetragonolobus) Click for larger images Interesting Plant: Asparagus Pea (Psophocarpus tetragonolobus) “The Winged bean (Psophocarpus tetragonolobus), also known as the Goa bean and Asparagus pea, Four-angled bean Continue Reading