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Word of the Week: Glabrous
While the word comes from the Latin glaber (bald), and is so used in literature to describe, for example, the skin on an old man’s head, when used in the scientific sense, glabrous means skin that was never meant to have hair, like the palms of our hands, and in botany, plant parts that are without surface projections. Continue reading
Posted in Illustrated Glossary, Word of the Week, WoW
Tagged Aesculus glabra, Baptisia australis, Chasmanthium latifolium, Chelone glabra, glabrous, Ilex glabra, Silphium perfoliatum, Solidago caesia, Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
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Word of the Week: Drupe
drupe [ droop ] noun: a fleshy, simple fruit with a central stone containing the seed
Shiny evergreen leaves and red fruit make holly a desirable decoration for the winter season. Although its red fruit is often called a berry, it is actually a drupe.
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Posted in Illustrated Glossary, Word of the Week, WoW
Tagged amygdalin, Chionanthus virginicus, Cornus florida, cyanide, drupe, endocarp, exocarp, Glossary, Halesia tetraptera, Ilex glabra, Ilex verticillata, Lindera benzoin, mesocarp, pericarp, Styrax americanus, Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic, viburnum nudum, Word of the Week
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Plant This, Not That: Replacing Nandina
Great suggestions for native plants that will replace invasive Nandina domestica (Heavenly bamboo). Continue reading
Posted in MG in the Garden
Tagged Cornus sericea, Euonymus americanus, Heavenly bamboo, Ilex glabra, Inkberry, invasive plants, Itea virginiana, Itea virginiana (Virginia sweetspire) ‘Little Henry’, Itea virginiana (Virginia sweetspire) ‘Merlot, Itea virginiana (Virginia sweetspire) ‘Scentlandia’, Nandina domestica, red twig dogwood, Strawberry bush, Virginia Sweetspire
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Native Alternatives to Overused Foundation Plants, Part II
In Part I of this article, posted last week, we presented alternatives to some traditional foundation shrubs that are considered invasive in Arlington County and the City of Alexandria. In Part II, we consider alternatives to other overused non-native shrubs. Continue reading
Posted in Invasive Plants, Native Plants, Sustainable Landscaping
Tagged Aronia melanocarpa, black chokeberry, Clethra alnifolia, Foundation plants, Hydrangea arborescens, Hydrangea quercifolia, Ilex glabra, Ilex verticillata, Inkberry, Oakleaf Hydrangea, pinxterbloom azalea, Rhododendron maximum, Rhododendron periclymenoides, rosebay rhododendron, smooth hydrangea, Summersweet, sweet pepperbush, wild hydrangea, Winterberry
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