My lilac bush is rather tall about 8 feet, with lots of green leaves. Not too many flowers. Most are at the top. the flowers are finished blooming and green seeds are forming where they were. Is it too late to do any thing now? if not, what should i do? Is dead heading taking just the part that flowered or more of that stem?
How do i prune or trim my lilac bush?
You're supposed to 'dead head' the flower once it's gone brown.
I have a white lilac which is nearly 80 years old and so tall, about 20 feet, that I can't get to the top.
I stopped 'dead heading' several years ago, and now I get more flowers than I did before !
You can prune by cutting it back in the autumn (fall), cutting the branch just above a bud, and with a downward diagonal cut, like this /, so the rain doesn't soak into the cut.
Reply:I've read that the best time to prune a lilac is after the blooms are gone. Trim the small suckers and shoots, and leave the large branches. Lilacs are hardy - I just dug up and moved one that was at least as tall as yours, and it barely even noticed. I'm told that you can prune a full third of the plant, and it'll come back bigger and thicker than ever next year.
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Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Iam growing strawberry plants?
the edges are all dark brown at the leaves. the flower part is also dark brown any help
Iam growing strawberry plants?
Hi
Remove any dead leaves, lift plants and re-pot in six inch plants using new potting compost and place in a greenhouse or cold frame, if successful re-plant any runners (new growth) to increase your stock, dont over water.
Ray.
Reply:they are dying there may be grub worms or not enough water and feed
Reply:Could be a manganese deficiency in your soil. I would get a soil test kit, if you really want to know the answer, or add some liquid fertilizer containing manganese (and other nutrients).
Iam growing strawberry plants?
Hi
Remove any dead leaves, lift plants and re-pot in six inch plants using new potting compost and place in a greenhouse or cold frame, if successful re-plant any runners (new growth) to increase your stock, dont over water.
Ray.
Reply:they are dying there may be grub worms or not enough water and feed
Reply:Could be a manganese deficiency in your soil. I would get a soil test kit, if you really want to know the answer, or add some liquid fertilizer containing manganese (and other nutrients).
Passion Flower and it's religious connection?
I'm not sure if this is the right section to ask this, but I know that the flower, Passiflora or the Passion Flower, has a story involving a religious connection in that the parts of the flower is connected to people, saints, events, in the bible, for example, it has 10 outer leaves - 10 for the 10 commandments and each part of the flower has some connection like that. I have searched the Internet but cannot find anything about it, can anyone help. Many thanks.
Passion Flower and it's religious connection?
Leaf symbolises the spear
Five anthers for five wounds
The tendrils for the whip cords
Column of the ovary the upright of the cross
The stamens the hammers
Three styles for three nails
Threads inside flower for crown of thorns
The calyx the glory
The white tint purity
The blue tint Heaven
The flower opens for 3 days for the years of His ministry or the days in the tomb.
Reply:~~~ MM ,,, I believe that it was named by Spanish Explorers who settled in Tropical areas of the Pacific Ocean %26amp; Brazil who noticed that the Passion Fruit Blossom resembles what could be the "Crown of Thorns", and some numerical correlations to match their Symbolism, which was worn by their messiah, in his walk to his crucifixion. ~ Namaste`
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Passion Flower and it's religious connection?
Leaf symbolises the spear
Five anthers for five wounds
The tendrils for the whip cords
Column of the ovary the upright of the cross
The stamens the hammers
Three styles for three nails
Threads inside flower for crown of thorns
The calyx the glory
The white tint purity
The blue tint Heaven
The flower opens for 3 days for the years of His ministry or the days in the tomb.
Reply:~~~ MM ,,, I believe that it was named by Spanish Explorers who settled in Tropical areas of the Pacific Ocean %26amp; Brazil who noticed that the Passion Fruit Blossom resembles what could be the "Crown of Thorns", and some numerical correlations to match their Symbolism, which was worn by their messiah, in his walk to his crucifixion. ~ Namaste`
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What is a plant with round, white flowers, and part of the word is snow?
It's part of my homework.
What is a plant with round, white flowers, and part of the word is snow?
Snowdrop Bush (native shrub) Snowdrop Bush
Styrax officinalis var. redivivus (Styracaceae)http://www.calacademy.org/research/botan... There is also a snowberry which is a native honeysuckle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowberry
and a little groundcover-called "Snow in Summer" http://www.naturehills.com/new/product/p...
Reply:Alyssum "mounds of snow" ?
Reply:It may be the "New Zealand Snow" plant.
Try a local University Botanic Garden supervisor.
I sincerely hope this helps.
PAMELA J.
Reply:It could be Cerastium tomentosum commonly called Snow-in-summer. Here's a photo:
http://www.botany.wisc.edu/garden/db/spe...
Reply:Hibiscus Fantasimus Snowhumoimun
Reply:possibly snowball or snowflake...
Reply:Snow on the Mountain.... euphorbia marginata
http://www.opsu.edu/UnivSchools/ScienceM...
Reply:If the flowers are on a shrub, it is an old-fashioned Snowball . These shrubs are actually a type of hydrangea.
What is a plant with round, white flowers, and part of the word is snow?
Snowdrop Bush (native shrub) Snowdrop Bush
Styrax officinalis var. redivivus (Styracaceae)http://www.calacademy.org/research/botan... There is also a snowberry which is a native honeysuckle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowberry
and a little groundcover-called "Snow in Summer" http://www.naturehills.com/new/product/p...
Reply:Alyssum "mounds of snow" ?
Reply:It may be the "New Zealand Snow" plant.
Try a local University Botanic Garden supervisor.
I sincerely hope this helps.
PAMELA J.
Reply:It could be Cerastium tomentosum commonly called Snow-in-summer. Here's a photo:
http://www.botany.wisc.edu/garden/db/spe...
Reply:Hibiscus Fantasimus Snowhumoimun
Reply:possibly snowball or snowflake...
Reply:Snow on the Mountain.... euphorbia marginata
http://www.opsu.edu/UnivSchools/ScienceM...
Reply:If the flowers are on a shrub, it is an old-fashioned Snowball . These shrubs are actually a type of hydrangea.
What kinda flower is this?
i don't know what it's called, but i brought one when i was 11.
it grows like in the try-state rea of New York.
and its a fussia flower and inside of tht flower is a second part and thats like awesome purple.
and it needs to be supported by a stick.
and it doesn't need alot of sunlight.
♥thanks♥
What kinda flower is this?
Fushia
http://www.westlakepirates.com/blog/imag...
Reply:i think it is a purple kingler. known as the purple fuschia.
Reply:Sounds to me like a "Fuscia". Don't think I spelled that right, but yeah, there ya go!
Reply:It's called a fuschia....they are two toned and very exotic looking.
it grows like in the try-state rea of New York.
and its a fussia flower and inside of tht flower is a second part and thats like awesome purple.
and it needs to be supported by a stick.
and it doesn't need alot of sunlight.
♥thanks♥
What kinda flower is this?
Fushia
http://www.westlakepirates.com/blog/imag...
Reply:i think it is a purple kingler. known as the purple fuschia.
Reply:Sounds to me like a "Fuscia". Don't think I spelled that right, but yeah, there ya go!
Reply:It's called a fuschia....they are two toned and very exotic looking.
Does the wild edelweiss flower that grows high in the Swiss Alps have thorns?
I am not refering to the garden variety edelweiss or the American version of the edelweiss plant. I am specifically refering to the wild edelweiss that grows only in some parts of the Swiss Alps at an altitude of 2,000 to 2,900. The Genus and Species name is: Leontopodium alpinum. I would like to know if this plant has thorns on the stem. I don't think you can really answer this question unless you have actually been to the Swiss alps and have seen an actual flower. I spoke to several Swiss residents and most said they have never seen one in their lifetime. By thorns I do not necessarily mean thorns as in rose thorns. I was told by some Swiss people that you can get pricked if you try to touch them. They diddn't know the English word for "thorns" and I would just like to know more about this really famous and beautiful flower. I don't think they were refering to it being illegal to pick the flower because we discussed that separately. I believe they were refering to actual thorns.
Does the wild edelweiss flower that grows high in the Swiss Alps have thorns?
My mom has one of these blossoms preserved in a glass pendant -- it had been plucked from the Alps and given to her as a gift when she was younger (my family is from Germany originally). While it is "furry", I see no indication of thorns, and she has never mentioned any to me (she also picked them herself when younger -- she is 87 now). But in doing some on-line research to substantiate this, I found THIS disturbing tidbit of information:
"The latest research, however, initially in a book dating from 1910, but ony recently recovered, indicates that Edelweiss, the flower, was actually imported from Asia sometime within the past centuries. What a travisty of justice for virually the national symbol of Austria and the Alps!"
http://www.valentine.gr/linkOfTheMonth-j...
Amazing!
Reply:No. I have seen one in Austria and not just on a coin ;)
Reply:it is not at all pricky, it is in fact fluffy, soft.
it can however be mistaken for some species of thistle (Cirsium) when it doesnt have flowers. these are thorny. this can be my guessxplanation for the confusion
the plant is not much common/widespread, therefore if you go to the mountains for a trip, you probably won t see one. but they are grown in gardens commonly, either obtained from nurseries or pillaged from the wild.
no difference between the cultivated and wild plants
bye
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Does the wild edelweiss flower that grows high in the Swiss Alps have thorns?
My mom has one of these blossoms preserved in a glass pendant -- it had been plucked from the Alps and given to her as a gift when she was younger (my family is from Germany originally). While it is "furry", I see no indication of thorns, and she has never mentioned any to me (she also picked them herself when younger -- she is 87 now). But in doing some on-line research to substantiate this, I found THIS disturbing tidbit of information:
"The latest research, however, initially in a book dating from 1910, but ony recently recovered, indicates that Edelweiss, the flower, was actually imported from Asia sometime within the past centuries. What a travisty of justice for virually the national symbol of Austria and the Alps!"
http://www.valentine.gr/linkOfTheMonth-j...
Amazing!
Reply:No. I have seen one in Austria and not just on a coin ;)
Reply:it is not at all pricky, it is in fact fluffy, soft.
it can however be mistaken for some species of thistle (Cirsium) when it doesnt have flowers. these are thorny. this can be my guessxplanation for the confusion
the plant is not much common/widespread, therefore if you go to the mountains for a trip, you probably won t see one. but they are grown in gardens commonly, either obtained from nurseries or pillaged from the wild.
no difference between the cultivated and wild plants
bye
Perfect semi formal makeup
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