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Word of the Week: Stolon
Stoloniferous plants have runners (stems creeping horizontally usually above ground) that take root at the stem nodes, forming colonies (genets) of clones of the parent plants. Continue reading
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Tagged Carex pensylvanica, Fragaria virginiana, genet, Glechoma hederacea, guerilla growth, internode, Lamiastrum galeobdolon, node, phalanx growth, Phlox divaricata, Phlox stolonifera, Phlox subulata, Potentilla indica, ramet, stolon, Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic, Vinca major, vinca minor, Word of the Week
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Word of the Week: Ephemeral
Some of the most popular and widely available ephemerals on the retail market are spring-blooming bulbs and corms like crocuses, daffodils, hyacinths, narcissi, snowdrops, and tulips…In the United States, the term “spring ephemerals” usually refers to native North American wildflowers whose natural habitat is a deciduous forest. Continue reading
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Tagged Claytonia virginica, crocuses, daffodils, Dicentra eximia, ephemeral, Erythronium americanum, Glossary, hyacinths, Lamprocapnos spectabilis, Mertensia virginica, Narcissus, Phlox divaricata, Podophyllum peltatum, Snowdrops, Stylophorum diphyllum, Thalictrum thalictroides, Trillium grandiflorum, tulips, Word of the Week
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Spring Ephemerals in the Shade, Part 2
By Mary Free, Extension Master Gardener Originally posted April 2012 Continued from Ephemerals in the Shade Garden – Part 1, featuring bulbs, corms and trilliums. Although Bon Air Park’s Shade Garden is home to spring flowers in a variety of … Continue reading
Summer in the Shade Garden – Shade Garden Phlox
By Dina Lehmann-Kim, Certified Master Gardener All Photos © 2017 Dina Lehmann-Kim In late July through early August, the Shade Garden at Bon Air Park features a floral display that is short-lived but spectacular nonetheless. The plant, Lycoris squamigera, also … Continue reading
