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Brooklyn Botanic Garden: Fruit Couture—Edible Plants That Look Great in the Garden
... protected locations as far north as USDA Zone 5. They die back to their large fleshy roots every autumn. The lovely, sweet-scented, white to lilac or mauve flowers are followed in ...
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Deciduous Flowering Magnolias
... of the root ball. Take care when planting to avoid breaking the fleshy roots. Magnolias are surface feeders with shallow roots so be sure to mulch the top of the soil after planting ...
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Bribie Island Orchid Society - Orchid Information and Photographs
... thick roots, whereas most deciduous terrestrial have a few, short roots which are often irregularly shaped. Storage Roots: The roots of many deciduous terrestrial orchids form fleshy ... fleshy root. Thus these species increase in numbers by vegetative means and the extra tuberoids are termed daughtertuberoids. A few terrestrials such as species of Spiranihes and Cryptostylis, have swollen fleshy roots ...
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Bribie Island Orchid Society - Orchid Information and Photographs
... overdosing and consequent root burn. POTTING MEDIUM The Cymbidium is a semi-terrestrial orchid with fleshy roots. The potting medium should therefore be free draining, but should some retain moisture to nourish ... should be untangled before shifting the plant to a larger pot. Large plants with extensive roots and requiring division are best handled by slicing off the bottom 25% of the intertwined ...
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Cattleya
... , and have large, fleshy roots covered with a spongy, water-retentive velamen. They are accustomed to being dry at the roots between watering, and therefore ... 3 years). It is best to repot 1) just before new roots sprout from the rhizome, 2) after flowering, or 3) in the ... the bottom of the pot, cut off any rotten roots, and spread the firm, live roots over the cone. Fill the pot with medium, ...
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Oncidium Alliance
... vary with the type of plant. Generally, plants with large fleshy roots and/or leaves need less frequent watering than thin- ... may help increase humidity but is usually not recommended for fleshy-leafed types. Most greenhouses have adequate humidity. FERTILIZER should ... roots form. A vitamin B1 compound may help establish newly potted plants. "Equitant" and "mule-ear" oncidiums, as well as other fleshy ...
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ROCK GARDEN
... Eastern American Irises, Eastern American Trilliums, Anemones in the West, Dodecatheon (yes, Dodecatheons produce long fleshy roots, but some species also produce rice-grain bulblets; see page 390.). Ferns, Cacti, Penstemons, Arbutus ...
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CPC Plant Profile - National Collection of Endangered Plants
... A. gonzalezii is not known. Few herbarium specimens of the species have been made. The fleshy roots of both species were eaten by the Seri, Pima and Tohono O'odam people living ...
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Peonies for the Home Landscape
... the hole. Avoid adding fertilizer to soil that will surround the roots. Many gardeners add a half cup of bone meal or superphosphate ... the division is in place, work the soil in around the fleshy roots. Be sure the "eyes" will not be more than 2 inches ... is caused by a fungus that overwinters on dead leaves, stems, and roots. The diseases usually appears in mid-summer, especially during cool, wet ...
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Perennials - Gypsophila paniculata
... 's breath alone in the garden after it becomes established, because damage to the large, fleshy roots may kill the planting. Origin Europe, Asia Prepared by: orginally by Alice B. Russell, retired ...
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