I love spring flowers: daffodils and hyacinths are the ultimate flower for me. They are the essence of spring. Kirsty Gallacher
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Tulip Tips
The jewels of the spring bulb garden, tulips are available in a huge range of flower shapes, sizes, and colors. |
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Quick and Easy Spring Greens
After a long winter of less-than-fresh vegetables, the thought of homegrown spinach, lettuce, mustard, and arugula makes my mouth water. |
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Firecracker Cactus (Cleistocactus baumannii)
Plant Habit: Cactus/Succulent Life cycle: Perennial Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic Wildlife Attractant: Hummingbirds Resistances: Drought tolerant Pollinators: Birds Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
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Buddha Belly Plant (Jatropha podagrica)
Plant Habit: Shrub, Cactus/Succulent Life cycle: Perennial Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade Water Preferences: Mesic, Dry Mesic Plant Height: 3-6 feet Plant Spread: 2-4 feet Leaves: Deciduous, Broadleaf Fruit: Showy, Pops open explosively when ripe Fruiting Time: Year Round Flowers: Showy Flower Color: Yellow, Orange, Red Bloom Size: Under 1" Flower Time: Other, Year Round Suitable Locations: Houseplant, Xeriscapic Wildlife Attractant: Hummingbirds, Butterflies |
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Cotton (Gossypium 'Albe Red Variegated')
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb, Shrub Life cycle: Perennial Sun Requirements: Full Sun Water Preferences: Mesic Plant Height: 24 to 30 inches Leaves: Variegated, Other Fruit: Showy, Other, Dehiscent Fruiting Time: Late summer or early fall Flowers: Showy Flower Color: Pink Bloom Size: 4"-5" Flower Time: Summer Uses: Suitable as Annual
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Lettuce (Lactuca sativa 'Buttercrunch')
Lettuce Type: Loose head or Butterhead Plant Habit: Herb/Forb Life cycle: Annual Sun Requirements: Full Sun Water Preferences: Mesic Plant Spread: small Leaves: Other Uses: Vegetable, Salad greens Propagation: Seeds: Needs specific temperature, Days to germinate, Depth to plant seed, Start indoors, Sow in situ, Can handle transplanting, Other info, Self fertile Pollinators: Self, Flies
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Trumpet Bush (Tecoma 'Sparklette')
Plant Habit: Shrub Sun Requirements: Full Sun, Full Sun to Partial Shade Water Preferences: Dry Mesic, Dry Plant Height: 2 to 3 feet Plant Spread: 2 to 3 feet Leaves: Evergreen, Semi-evergreen Fruiting Time: Year Round Flowers: Showy Flower Color: Yellow, Orange Bloom Size: 2"-3" Flower Time: Year Round |
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Photo by kousa
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Photo by hemeroca7
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Photo by Baja_Costero
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Photo by GigiPlumeria "My grafted desert rose nicknamed "Razzle Dazzle" because of its beautiful bloom!"
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Photo by Artsee1
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Photo by BlueOddish
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Photo by kousa
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Photo by dirtdorphins
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Photo by springcolor
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Photo by BlueOddish
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The numbers from this week:
486 members joined.
4,691 posts written in our forums.
1,095 photos posted to the plant database.
887 plants added to personal inventory lists.
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Flowers, just like friends give pleasure just by being there.
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