in case you have an interest in adding captivating deciduous azaleas to your backyard but aren't bound whether they can tolerate our Acadiana climate, you might also need to search for a collection named after confederate generals. The series comprises 11 cultivars of deciduous azaleas that were bred through Dodd & Dodd Nursery in Semmes, Alabama. The cultivars of the accomplice collection all have the Florida flame azalea (R. austrinum) as one of their parents, with the outcomes that they are heat tolerant and are pronounced to operate in southern gardens with power.
one of the most most widely wide-spread cultivars are 'Admiral Semmes', 'Stonewall Jackson' and 'Frederick O. Douglass'. 'Admiral Semmes', essentially the most warmth tolerant, is quickly turning out to be to four feet tall and has very fragrant, colossal yellow blooms. 'Frederick O. Douglass' has aromatic, white and tender crimson petals with a yellow throat and 'Stonewall Jackson' has fragrant, medium- orange blooms.
Dodd & Dodd are wholesalers. Lowes, Walmart and home Depot are probably the most retail sources for the sequence.
assisting angel's trumpets to live to tell the tale winter
question: How a ways returned should I reduce my angel's trumpet flora? and will I wait except after a freeze? they've been pleasing this 12 months and i truly need to supply them the most fulfilling "set-up" to make it in the course of the winter.
answer: that you can cut angel's trumpets (Brugmansia) returned to the ground (5-eight inches) after the primary freeze. although, if you wish to make cuttings you may want to cut the plants again before the freeze, mulching the roots neatly with pine straw, leaves or whatever you have got handy. Make as many 6-eight inch cuttings as you need from the tip ends of discarded stems. this fashion you can make and pot up the cuttings before they're damaged by using freezing temperatures. discover a blanketed spot to overwinter them.
Cuttings from nighttime-blooming cereus
Q: i used to be lucky to have 12 blooms one evening remaining week on my night-blooming cereus. My plant comes from an historic plant that my mother gave me. I even have many co-laborers who would really like a start of the plant, and i am questioning in regards to the most reliable approach to propagate it.
How some distance again should still I cut the main plant? It is ready 6 toes throughout and intensely heavy. I want to reduce the dimension and share plants with my pals, but I don't are looking to wreck the common plant. also, what are the nutrient requirements? I have fairly a lot unnoticed the plant, however others are asking the way to take care of it.
A: I don't consider that you will hurt your treasured plant since you won't be dividing the roots. Propagation of nighttime-blooming cereus is awfully basic. simply bring to a halt a chunk about 6-eight inches long that includes the tip. Let the reduce end callous over for approximately three days (just leave it out to dry earlier than planting). Stick the reduce end into some potting soil or any type of dust, and water it every so often when it looks in fact dry.
The plant constantly does surest in filtered solar, akin to in a basket placing from a low tree department. To plant a basket, fill it with potting soil and add 3-5 cuttings. It won't be fairly, however in time, because it fills out, it can be respectable.
Most americans trust you that overlook is the secret for caring for these plants, however I discover that mine bloom stronger if I throw some Osmocote on it following package directions.
Stunting paperwhite narcissus with a nip of booze
Q: Some years returned you wrote about watering paperwhites with alcohol to keep them from getting leggy. are you able to reprint that suggestions?
A: returned in 2008 a chum alerted me to an editorial about paperwhites (Narcissus tazetta) that looked on the web site Gardening About.com. The article changed into in reference to horticulturists within the Flowerbulb analysis program at Cornell college who were experimenting with using alcohol to hold paperwhites stems from falling over.
Paperwhites are widely wide-spread indoor plants for wintry weather. in contrast to different narcissus, paperwhites don't require a chilling period, so forcing them is as easy as putting the bulbs on pebbles in a bowl of water and waiting. In any place from 2-four weeks, the fragrant plant life continually bloom.
however, a problem with paperwhites, as with many bulbs planted in pots, is that they grow rather tall and all of their weight is on the precise. in this examine, researchers came up with an extraordinary answer: alcohol.
When paperwhite bulbs are grown in a dilute answer of alcohol, the flowers reach a height of 1/three to ½ their consistently anticipated growth, however the flowers continue to be typical size and last just as long.
here's the method. Set the bulbs on gravel, as common, filling the bowl with simple water to just under the base of the bulbs. area near a window or different supply of natural gentle. as soon as the roots start becoming and the eco-friendly shoot on good reaches 1-2 inches, pour off the present water and change with an answer of four p.c – 6 p.c alcohol. proceed so as to add the alcohol answer to preserve a continuing stage.
To make the alcohol watering solution, that you would be able to use any challenging liquor (vodka, tequila, whiskey…) or rubbing alcohol. Don't use wine or beer (too a great deal sugar). determine the bottle for the percentage of alcohol, divide the percent by 5 after which subtract 1. as an instance: If the alcohol percentage is forty p.c divide that by means of 5, which equals eight; from 8 subtract 1, which equals 7, accordingly water with a solution of seven materials of water to 1 part alcohol.
include shovel to aid plant "food woodland"
After correctly planting a food wooded area at Girard Park closing yr, TreesAcadiana has scheduled a 2nd planting January 30, starting at eight:30 a.m., at Acadiana Park. The food woodland will encompass six small groves of quite a lot of styles of fruit trees that allows you to produce meals available to any person who wants to opt for it. the general public is invited to participate in the planting. Bringing your shovel, gloves and bottled water should be constructive.
master Gardeners to find out about medicinal vegetation
Mary Ann Armbruster should be the featured speaker for the February assembly of the Lafayette Parish grasp Gardener affiliation. Her topic should be medicinal flowers. Armbruster is co-chairman of the Healer's garden and volunteer coordinator for the Lafayette Parish grasp Gardener affiliation. The meeting can be held February 3 at 6 p.m. on the Lafayette Parish Public Library downtown, 301 West Congress St. the general public is invited to attend.
Wine & Roses adventure scheduled
Free wine from Marcellos, easy snacks and a guest speaker conducting a rose seminar will all be on faucet in any respect Seasons Nursery Thursday, 2974 Johnston St., February 18, 5-7 p.m. bare root roses will be given away to a number of fortunate attendees at the free adventure. The seminar will start at 5:45 p.m.
festival des Fleurs to have a good time 25 years as most efficient garden reveal and sale
Gardeners and yardeners alike can mark their calendars to attend the 25th anniversary of competition des Fleurs backyard exhibit and Sale, Saturday and Sunday, April 2-three, Blackham Coliseum, 2330 Johnston street. There they'll discover the normal huge alternative of wonderful vegetation on the market, in addition to backyard books, pottery, tools, art, presents and ornamental backyard items. Watch this column for upcoming details.
To send questions or feedback to Acadiana Gardening please e-mail ajustice@bellsouth.internet. "decorative Gardening in Acadiana," and "Blooming trees and Shrubs of the Coastal South," can be found at native plant nurseries and from Amazon.com.
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