As the summer days begin to wane and the approach of the fall season upon us, it is time to shift attention and begin to consider the glories of the fall garden. Master gardener Gloria Kupferman, in her recent article of the same title, highlights a few of her favorite late summer and fall flowering plants that the season presents. This includes the following plants: Dahlia, Nicotiana, Eupatorium, Hibiscus, Acidanthera, and Canna, among others. Ms. Kupferman also suggests tall grasses such as Miscanthus and Calamagrostis as spectular backdrop options. Her full article can be found at this link.
Showing posts with label Hibiscus. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hibiscus. Show all posts
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
The glories of the fall garden
As the summer days begin to wane and the approach of the fall season upon us, it is time to shift attention and begin to consider the glories of the fall garden. Master gardener Gloria Kupferman, in her recent article of the same title, highlights a few of her favorite late summer and fall flowering plants that the season presents. This includes the following plants: Dahlia, Nicotiana, Eupatorium, Hibiscus, Acidanthera, and Canna, among others. Ms. Kupferman also suggests tall grasses such as Miscanthus and Calamagrostis as spectular backdrop options. Her full article can be found at this link.
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
It's time for houseplants to go to summer camp | www.gulfbreezenews.com | Gulf Breeze News
| Foliage plants can be beautiful additions to a home or office. The plants that are commonly grown for decorative purposes are usually tropical plants. A tropical plant doesn't tolerate cold temperatures, so they are happy indoors during the cooler months. But, they would prefer to be outside during warmer weather. Read more: | |
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Monday, July 6, 2009
Protect your hibiscus from pests
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Barton Joffrion
Columnist
The hibiscus flowers have been really pretty lately, but residents of south Louisiana are beginning to have problems with an insect that is prevalent on the leaves. Officials with the LSU AgCenter are getting calls about a white-cottony looking material on the underside of the hibiscus leaves. This is common at this time of the year and the cause is the hibiscus whitefly.
You can detect their presence by the sooty mold on the leaves and if you flip the leaf over, you see the white fly adults and nymphs with the white-cottony material underneath the leaves.
If it has gotten to this stage, you will have to spray with insecticide that includes hibiscus on the label. Most insecticide sprays and summer horticulture oil sprays will work, but it may take several sprayings to effectively control on large plants.
Read more:
Barton Joffrion
Columnist
The hibiscus flowers have been really pretty lately, but residents of south Louisiana are beginning to have problems with an insect that is prevalent on the leaves. Officials with the LSU AgCenter are getting calls about a white-cottony looking material on the underside of the hibiscus leaves. This is common at this time of the year and the cause is the hibiscus whitefly.
You can detect their presence by the sooty mold on the leaves and if you flip the leaf over, you see the white fly adults and nymphs with the white-cottony material underneath the leaves.
If it has gotten to this stage, you will have to spray with insecticide that includes hibiscus on the label. Most insecticide sprays and summer horticulture oil sprays will work, but it may take several sprayings to effectively control on large plants.
Read more:
Hibiscus - The Garden Varieties
These are pictures of the garden varieties; I have no access to the rare kinds treasured by hibiscus collectors. Still the hibiscus has the charm of all tropical (exotic) flowers.
Plants' Growing Needs : Hibiscus Care
Growing and caring for Hibiscus plants requires cutting off dead leaves and applying soap to the occasional aphid colony. Learn how to care for Hibiscus plants in this free video on gardening.
Plant of the Day - Hibiscus
HibiscusFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Photo:A red hibiscus flower in Chennai, India during late spring
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Subfamily: Malvoideae
Tribe: Hibisceae[1]
Genus: Hibiscus L.
Species: Over 200 species
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Subfamily: Malvoideae
Tribe: Hibisceae[1]
Genus: Hibiscus L.
Species: Over 200 species
The Hibiscus comprises plants also commonly called hibiscus and less widely known as rosemallow or jamaica. The large genus of about 200–220 species of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae native to warm, temperate, subtropical and tropical regions throughout the world.
Many species are grown for their showy flowers or used as landscape shrubs. Hibiscus is also a primary ingredient in many herbal teas.
One species of Hibiscus, known as Kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus), is extensively used in paper making. Another, roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa) is used as a vegetable and to make herbal teas and jams (especially in the Caribbean).
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