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  2. Heliotropism - Wikipedia

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    Heliotropism, a form of tropism, is the diurnal or seasonal motion of plant parts (flowers or leaves) in response to the direction of the Sun. The habit of some plants to move in the direction of the Sun, a form of tropism, was already known by the Ancient Greeks. They named one of those plants after that property Heliotropium, meaning "sun turn".

  3. Why You Should Think Twice Before Tossing Your Mums This Year

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    Cover the soil around your plants with an inch or two of mulch or leaves. Don't cut brown growth any shorter than 6 inches, as it will help protect the crown of the plant over winter. Caring For ...

  4. Stylophorum diphyllum - Wikipedia

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    The flowers have 4 yellow petals, two soon falling sepals, many yellow orange stamens, and a single knobby stigma. They appear singly or in umbels of two to four flowers from early spring to early summer. The flowers issue from between a pair of leaves at the top of the flowering stems. They produce pollen, but no nectar. [5]

  5. Stewartia pseudocamellia - Wikipedia

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    The leaves are 4–12 cm long and 2.5–5 cm broad, arranged alternately on the stems with an elliptical shape and finely serrated edges. In the fall the foliage turns yellow, red or purple. The flowers are up to 8 cm wide, with five white petals with orange anthers ; they are shaped like those of the related Camellia , round and flat to ...

  6. Lindera benzoin - Wikipedia

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    The yellow flowers grow in showy clusters which appear in early spring, before the leaves begin to grow. The flowers have 6 sepals and a very sweet odor. [ 2 ] The ripe fruit is a red, ellipsoidal, berrylike drupe , rich in lipids, about 1 cm ( 1 ⁄ 2 in) long and is eaten by several bird species. [ 11 ]

  7. Spiraea alba - Wikipedia

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    Its leaves are glossy yellow-green, oblong or lance-shaped, and toothed on the edges, and its twigs are tough and yellowish brown. Fall foliage is golden yellow. The white and sometimes pink fragrant flowers grow in spike-like clusters at the ends of the branches, blooming from early summer through September.

  8. This Low-Maintenance Shrub Will Fill Your Fall And Winter ...

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    Camellias tolerate full sun but grow and bloom best in filtered light or partial shade. Young plants are more sensitive to the sun and benefit from planting in a sheltered location. Provide ...

  9. Acalypha wilkesiana - Wikipedia

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    The leaves, which may be flat or crinkled, are large and broad with teeth around the edge. They can be 10–20 centimetres (3.9–7.9 in) long and 15 centimetres (5.9 in) wide. The leaves are coppery green with red splashes, giving them a mottled appearance. Separate male and female flowers appear on the same plant.