She says, he says She says: "Mom, you'd better cut that plant back. It's blocking the entrance to the house!" He says: "What gorgeous color! Don't touch it! I'd be happy to inconvenience myself for that plant!" I have this dilemma just about every year. To chop or not to chop. Many years ago, I [...]
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The Purple-and-Gold Bed
July 26, 2006 – Posted in: Plant info, What's up/bloomingOver fifteen years ago, my very first plant order had an error in it. I had ordered coral bells (Heuchera) and I was sent Heliopsis 'Summer Sun' instead. The mail order nursery very quickly remedied their mistake, sending me the coral bells and advising me to keep the false sunflower. Great, I thought, free plants. [...]
Bibor Felho: Now I Know!
June 15, 2005 – Posted in: Mallow family, Plant infoMr. Hinsley, the publisher of the Malvaceae Info site that I mentioned in my previous post, emailed me concerning the meaning of Bibor Felho, and addressed himself to other statements in my blog entry that I didn't bring up in the email. He is better at search engine use than I am. He searched on [...]
Everything You Wanted to Know About Malvaceae–and Then Some!
May 28, 2005 – Posted in: Mallow family, Plant info, Recommended Links
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