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Jan at Always Growing reblooms amaryllis year after year

"I bought this one years ago, maybe six years or so. I didn’t have many amaryllis then, and this was supposed to be a pink variety. Of course, it was mismarked, as seems to be my luck, but it was huge when it bloomed. It is a dou...

3 neat plants from Nancy at Hayefield

" I’m not a huge fan of daylilies ( Hemerocallis ) in general, but really, who could resist any plant with the name ‘Milk Chocolate’? And what an intriguing color it is: a very milky hot cocoa with a bit of darker maroon and a yellow throat, creating...

Gardening Gone Wild features wild tobacco (Nicotiana spp.)

It was their plant of the month for February, but I missed it. This is a great genus of flowering plants and worth a look. "I’m not talking about those cute little garden-center hybrids. Breeders seeking richer colors and compact plants with more profuse...

Plant identification

I found a persimmon that I can't tell the variety on. The fruit you see is about an inch and a half my area is zone 8-9 Texas - submitted by firekeeper

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Periwinkle Blooming

We've been having lots of bad weather for the past couple of weeks here in Central Florida... It has really taken a toll on my garden activities. Weeds have sprouted all over the yard and in the garden. I am slowly gaining contro...

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Basic care of citrus trees

by Craig Allison "The Carefree Gardener"

Citrus are subtropical plants with a special set of needs. Luckily people have been growing them commercially in the southwest for over a hundred yea...

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