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The stigma and the rostellum represent the gynoecium of the orchid flower. The column in normal flowers bears on its anterior face a hollow glossy cavity, which is the functional stigma. The stigma is three-lobed out of which the two lateral lobes are fertile, while the posterior lobe is absent or is modified.

A monospecific epiphytic genus from the Indian subcontinent of small plants with monopodial growth habit. Stems interlaced, erect or slightly arcuate, leafy upwards, sometimes branching. Leaves terete, slender and short. Inflorescence leaf-opposed, spike condensed, with a cluster of very small flowers.

An Indo-Malesian genus of tufted epiphytes, with long flattened and sheathed leafy stems of many internodes. Leaves two-ranked, narrow, thin, with overlapping sheaths. Inflorescence terminal, sessile heads of crowded, very small flowers. Sepals erect, conniving, concave; petals spreading.

The slender, tubular flowers of "China Blue" are a truly electric blue in color. They appear in spring in dense clusters above the fern-like, pinnate, fresh green foliage. A woodland perennial, it prefers locations n partial shade with high humidity and a moderately fertile, humus, moist, well-drained soil.

Pendulous yellowish-gold flower spikes on slender, straight stems bring a touch of light movement to the yard as soon as the lightest of breeze touches this delicate grass. This tufted annual does best in full sun and well-drained soil. It needs very little care; even occasional drought does it no harm.

Planted in groups, "Orange King" is a striking attract3or in a bed of perennials or summer flowers. This annual cottage garden plant is, however, also an ideal complement for vegetable gardens, where it brings plenty fresh color if planted between cabbages and lettuce The more often it Js cut, the more it will flower, and dead flowers must be regularly removed.

Fagus Sylvatica "Atropunicea" Common beech, European beech In view of the size achieved by the "Atropunicea," the question of where it can be grown almost answers itself. For those who do not have parkland or a rambling garden, the common beech makes an elegant hedge plant, which creates an excellent visual screen and offers exceptional wind protection.

When viewed along its length a long reach of water may be dramatically foreshortened so it appears to be a mere pool. This foreshortening effect applies even to more formal rills. To help you visualize this, mark out the course of the stream or rill with tapes pegged out on the ground and stand in your primary vantage point.

You will be surprised at what an enormous difference such a detail can make. Or it might be the entrance from the house into the garden, where a pergola - hung with instant colorful hanging baskets while the climbing plants are starting to scramble upwards - will divert the eye from the wilderness that lies beyond and create an enclosed area that can serve as an outside dining room.

However, it is not so very easy to enjoy the splendor of dahlias. They do require care and attention. But a little care is well rewarded, many times over. After the first frost, you will need to dig out your dahlia tubers and gently knock the soil off them. Then place them in peat or dry sand and keep them over the winter in a frost-free, cool, well-ventilated room.

Most of the seasonal flowers are grown from seeds and a selected few by vegetative methods. A nursery is raised for better handling of delicate and minute seeds in a small area. The process involves procurement of seeds, preparation of nursery medium and sowing of seeds.

There are a number of reasons why planning a summer wedding is a wonderful experience. Summer is the season where life is at its best and brightest - a perfect match to joy that a wedding is sure to bring. Needless to say, picking the right summer wedding flowers is vital to having the perfect wedding. Fortunately, many flowers are in season in the summer.

The good news is carnations are fairly easy to grow. Coming in over 300 species as well as hundreds of hybrids; you can generally make a carnation rainbow in your garden. On an average carnations will grow anywhere between 18″ to 24″ tall.

The rose is one of the most beautiful flowers that that has ever existed. It has been admired and revered even during the olden times. Even up to this day, rose gardening is still very popular among flower enthusiasts that you would always see a flourishing rose bush in almost every garden. Possibly, you would also like to indulge in this kind of hobby but one of your main concerns is the difficulty in taking care of the roses.

Gazania splendens is trailing in habit and bears silvery long, narrow leaves with pointed end. The leaves have wooly hair on the underside. The flowers have a large surface area and are exceedingly showy with spectacular looks. The ray petals of the flowers have contrasting colours.

Placing plants Beds and borders are your plant features. For plant enthusiasts, these are the most important part of the garden around which everything else revolves, but in contemporary and low- maintenance gardens, they often take second place to 'hard landscaping' and bold, architectural features.

experience heavy rains, which may last upto the middle of October. Hence, it may be advisable to delay the pruning date to *the middle of October. If pruned in midst of high atmospheric an.d soil moisture conditions, pruned stems may be affected by the serious die-back disease.

I am often tempted to buy a bromeliad and wonder how long their flowers last? Is it best to throw them away after flowering, or will they bloom again?

There are a number of software programs that allow you to arrange your garden and I have tried one or two of these. They are not to my taste mostly because the time I spend installing and trying to figure out the program I could have been pulling weeds… I prefer getting my hands dirty over sitting in front of a screen any day of the week.

There are a number of software programs that allow you to arrange your garden and I have tried one or two of these. They are not to my taste mostly because the time I spend installing and trying to figure out the program I could have been pulling weeds… I prefer getting my hands dirty over sitting in front of a screen any day of the week.

Planting and growing flowers is typically an easy task to accomplish. It could be done by just throwing away the flower seeds on the soil. However, to make a more beautiful garden, it not only involves scattering the seeds and allowing them to grow by themselves. If you want the yard to look like a magnificent Flower Garden instead of a forest, then there should be some strategies and planning especially on the location where each type and color of the blooms will be planted.