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What is the difference between camassia leichtlinii and camassia quamash?

What is the difference between camassia leichtlinii and camassia quamash? Facts: Camassia Camassia quamash typically grows 1-2 feet, Camassia leichtlinii, 3-4 feet. Culture: Tolerant of many soil types including heavy clay. They like their feet wet in winter and early spring, but need to dry out after flowering, much like most other native bulbs. Camassia […]

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What are cane plants?

What are cane plants? Description: The cane plant, scientifically known as Dracaena massangeana, exhibits a robust, woody trunk adorned with dark green leaves, highlighted by a lime-green center stripe at the top. Disclaimer: Plants will vary in appearance from what is pictured above. Regardless of their size, all dracaena plants have common spear- or grass-shaped

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What is Echinops ritro used for?

What is Echinops ritro used for? Echinops ritro L. Asteraceae) is traditionally used in the treatment of bacterial/fungal infections and respiratory and heart ailments. Blue Echinops plants ‘Taplow Blue’: This blue globe thistle (Echinops bannaticus) forms lots of flower stems and blooms in an intense blue. It grows up to 1.Our bunches of dried Echinops,

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What is the meaning of no dig?

What is the meaning of no dig? What is no-dig? Unlike soil cultivation methods such as digging, forking and rotavation, the no-dig method avoids breaking up, lifting or turning the soil. Vegetable beds and flower borders are simply prepared by covering the ground with organic matter, such as garden compost. Using the no-dig method on

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What is forest pansy?

What is forest pansy? Forest Pansy’ is a purple-leaved cultivar of the popular Missouri native redbud tree. Fall color is variable, but often includes attractive shades of reddish-purple and orange. Andrew continues, “Beyond their flowers, I love their often-gnarled shape and small stature which allows them to fit in most landscapes. He also admires the

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