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Description : Anthurium - Crystal Anthurium, Flamingo Flower, Flamingo Plant, Tail Flower (Anthur'ium)

Last Answer : DESCRIPTION: These plants are mainly from tropical America. They are grown for their brightly colored flower spathes or their ornamental leaves. Anthurium andraeanum is a native of Columbia that has orange-red spathes ... A. scherzerianum; A. scandens; A. toscane A. veitchii; A. Xlilacina,.

Description : Anemone - Pasque Flower, Windflower (Anem'one)

Last Answer : DESCRIPTION: This group consists of 120 species of perennials, which grow from tubers. These pretty perennials (commonly known as Windflowers) belong to the Buttercup family, Ranunculaceae. They grow wild in many ... Windflower); A. blanda; A. quinquefolia; A. alpina; A. Halleri; A. vernalis.

Description : Hypericum - Aaronsbeard, Gold Flower, Olympic St. John's Wort, St. John's Wort, Tutsan (Hyper'icum)

Last Answer : DESCRIPTION: This large group consists of about 370 perennials and evergreen and deciduous trees and shrubs that grow throughout the temperate regions of the world. These plants are great for the rock garden, ... are regarded a being poisonous to stock); H. elegans; H. humifusum; H. linarifolium.

Description : Mimulus - Monkey Flower, Musk (Mim'ulus)

Last Answer : DESCRIPTION: These hardy and tender herbs are natives of the Americas, Australia, Africa and Asia. They form clumps, 8 to 10 inches high and have heart-shaped to oblong-lanceolate leaves, 3 to 6 inches ... ); M. moschatus; M. Lewisii (the Rose-colored Musk); M. luteus variegatus; M. primuloides.

Description : Alonsoa - Mask Flower (Alonso'a)

Last Answer : DESCRIPTION: Alonsoas are tender, evergreen perennials that are usually grown as annuals. They can grow 9-24 inches high and have erect, branching growth. Their stems are wiry and they produce small, flat, 2- ... in 5-inch pots. VARIETIES: A. Warscewiczii; A. incisifolia; A. miniata; A. Mutisii.

Description : Helipterum - Everlasting Flower, Immortelle, Rhodanthe, Strawflower (Helip'terum)

Last Answer : DESCRIPTION: These shrubs, annuals and perennials are natives of Australia, Tasmania and South Africa. The annuals produce flowers that are used for drying. The blossoms are cut just as they are about ... They eventually should be thinned out. VARIETIES: H. Humboldtianum; H. Manglesii; H. roseum.

Description : Tithonia - Golden Flower Of The Incas, Mexican Sunflower (Titho'nia)

Last Answer : DESCRIPTION: This group of annuals, herbaceous perennials and tender shrubs come from Mexico, the West Indies and Central America. They are bushy and grow 3 to 6 feet high. Their ovate to triangular leaves ... soon as the soil is warm. VARIETIES: T. diversifolia; T. rotundifolia; T. tagetifolia.

Description : Emilia - Flora's Paintbrush, Tassel Flower (Emil'ia)

Last Answer : DESCRIPTION: These are pretty annuals originally from India. They grow 1½ to 2 feet high and bear orange-scarlet, red or yellow, brush-like flowers; they grow up to an inch across. The leaves grow from ... degree temperature, 6 to 8 weeks before it's safe to plant outside. VARIETIES: E. sagittata.

Description : Actinotus - Flannel Flower

Last Answer : DESCRIPTION: This genus of 17 species of small annual or perennial herbaceous plants POTTING: PROPAGATION: VARIETIES: A. helianthi

Description : Helichrysum - Everlasting Flower, Immortelle, Strawflower (Helichry'sum)

Last Answer : DESCRIPTION: This is a large group that includes annuals, herbaceous perennials and shrubs. The annuals are the most popular, for their flowers are cut and dried for winter decoration; they are found wild ... H. bracteatum; H. lanatum; H. arenarium; H. rosmarinifolium; H. bellidioides; H. frigidum.

Description : Nierembergia - Cup Flower (Nierember'gia)

Last Answer : DESCRIPTION: These are hardy and tender, perennial plants that may be dwarf or trailing and are good for the rock garden, or are taller and erect and make good plants for the flower bed or border. All ... creeping). Tender - N. frutescens; N. calycina (creeping); N. caerulea; N. Veitchii (creeping).

Description : Lobelia - Cardinal Flower, Indian Pink, Lobelia (Lobe'lia)

Last Answer : DESCRIPTION: These are hardy and tender, annuals and perennials that grow wild in various parts of the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. There are over 200 species, but comparatively few are grown in the garden ... are good for growing in baskets. L. tenuior (L. ramosa) is good for the greenhouse.

Description : Schizanthus - Butterfly Flower, Poor-Man's Orchid (Schizanth'us)

Last Answer : DESCRIPTION: These annuals are found wild in Chile. They form neat clumps, 15 to 30 inches tall. Their leaves grow mostly toward the base and are pinnately cut and divided, growing up to 6 inches long. ... : S. Grahamii; S. retusus; S. pinnatus. There are also many varieties of these natural kinds.

Description : Trachymene - Blue Lace Flower, Didiscus (Trachy'mene)

Last Answer : DESCRIPTION: This is an annual that can be grown in greenhouses for cut flowers or outdoors. This plant grows upright, 1 to 2 feet. Its fuzzy stems are clothed with finely divided leaves that grow 2 to 4 ... may be sown outdoors where they are to grow when the soil is warm. VARIETIES: T. caerulea.

Description : Collinsia - Blue-Eyed Mary, Collins' Flower (Collin'sia)

Last Answer : DESCRIPTION: These are hardy annuals that are mostly natives of California and western North America. They belong to the Snapdragon family, Scrophulariaceae. They grow about a foot high and bear whorls of ... C. bicolor and its variety candidissima; Salmon Beauty; C. grandiflora carminea; C. verna.

Description : Cardamine - Bitter Cress, Cuckoo Flower, Lady's Smock (Cardam'ine)

Last Answer : DESCRIPTION: Cardamines are hardy annuals or perennials with the common names of Bitter Cress, Cuckoo Plant and Lady's Smock. They are found wild in the mountain woodlands of west and central Europe. These ... sandy soil in a cold frame. VARIETIES: C. pentaphyllos; C. pratensis; C. asarifolia.

Description : How To Make A Flower Bed

Last Answer : The rainy season has been harsh on your garden. You see your plants and flowers sprawled everywhere as they were blown away by the sheer force of the monsoon. Depressed, you cannot ... follow the aforementioned instructions and you can create your own flower bed exhibit whenever you have time.

Description : How To Make A Flower Candle

Last Answer : Say it with flowers, say it with a pleasing afterglow; admire how a lit flower candle appears as it glistens through a cloak of darkness. Carefully made, the flower candle is characterized by its ... create, but as the saying goes, sometimes the simplest of things are the most beautiful of things.

Description : How to Arrange a Flower Bouquet

Last Answer : How to Arrange a Flower Bouquet Arranging your own flower bouquet is not a skill exclusive to Martha Stewart. Arranging flower bouquets can be an incredibly relaxing exercise. It can also save you loads ... tied with a ribbon before delivering. It will look more like it was made by a professional.