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The ‘Yuletide’ gets its name for its festive, cold-hardy flowers, which come to life in winter, as many other plants are fading out. Kendra Webster - Getty Images Hellebore (Christmas Rose)
Aside from being incredibly nutritious, kale is one of the easiest vegetables to grow, says Matt Suwak, a gardener and naturalist who writes for the site Primal Survivor. “It grows into pretty ...
One of the fastest-growing plants known, water hyacinth reproduces primarily by way of runners or stolons, which eventually form daughter plants. Each plant additionally can produce thousands of seeds each year, and these seeds can remain viable for more than 28 years. [ 6 ]
Leonotis nepetifolia, (also known as klip dagga, Christmas candlestick, or lion's ear [1]), is a species of plant in the genus Leonotis and the family Lamiaceae , It is native to tropical Africa and southern India. It can also be found growing abundantly in much of Latin America, the West Indies, [2] and the Southeastern United States. [3]
The floral industry calls these bedding plants. These fast-growing plants in seasonal flower beds create colourful displays, during spring, summer, fall or winter, depending on the climate. [1] [2] [3] Plants used for bedding are generally annuals, but biennials, tender perennials, and succulents are also used.
The first of these is nature study. There is no better way of bringing children into contact with plant life than by raising flowers and vegetables in the garden. The children get out of doors, prepare the soil, plant the seed, observe the growth of plants, cultivate them through the season, and finally observe the growth and ripening of the fruit.
Euphorbia tithymaloides has a large number of household names used by gardeners and the public. Among them are redbird flower, [7] devil's-backbone, [8] redbird cactus, Jewbush, buck-thorn, cimora misha, Christmas candle, fiddle flower, ipecacuahana, Jacob's ladder, Japanese poinsettia, Jew's slipper, milk-hedge, myrtle-leaved spurge, Padus-leaved clipper plant, red slipper spurge, slipper ...
Hedera helix is an evergreen climbing plant, growing to 20–30 m (66–98 ft) high where suitable surfaces (trees, cliffs, walls) are available, and also growing as groundcover where no vertical surfaces occur. It climbs by means of aerial rootlets with matted pads which cling strongly to the substrate.