winter flowering annualsIndo-Gangetic plainseed maturity and yieldThe study of nineteen winter annuals for their flowering, seed maturity, seed yield and number of seeds was tested during the year 1989-90 for their suitability under Indo-Gangetic plains of Uttar Pradesh, Results revealed that ...
If you’re a gardener or homeowner with a lot of shade on your property, you may find yourself struggling to find plants that thrive and bloom with minimal sunlight, especially when it comes to shrubs. While there are many colorfulflowering perennialsand annuals for shade, there are far fewe...
Sun Exposure: Partial or full sun Plant Zone: 5 – 7 Andromeda is an excellent flowering plant if you’re looking for flowers during the off-season. This shrub’s pink flower buds appear in the late summer before they bloom in the late winter and early spring. Although the blooms themselv...
Although popular and scientific literature frequently assumes a strong connection between El Nio-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and good displays of spring-flowering annuals in the southwestern United States, such assumptions are based on anecdotal, short-term evidence. The goals of this study were to ...
The hibiscus shrub has a mature size of 3 to 20 feet, depending on the type, and produces flowers from spring through fall. They are low maintenance, grow in full sun, and are hardy in zones 5 through 9. Add sometropical annualsnearby and you will have an oasis of beautiful plants th...
The common garden petunia (Petunia×atkinsiana) is an ornamental plant whose showy trumpet-shaped flowers make it popular for summer flower beds and window boxes. Petunia species are mostly annual herbs. The leaves are sessile (e.g., lacking a petiole, or leaf stem) and are usually oval-...
Drought is often thought to stimulate flowering in desert, and sometimes in mesic, annuals. I review experimental studies of the effect of drought on flowering time in both desert and mesic annuals. No convincing experimental evidence presently exists that drought stimulates flowering in any annual...
Transplants for fruit production are preferred from high- elevation nurseries because of their shorter time to flowering and fruiting, more manageable plant vigor and better fruit quality due to the lack long-term storage, like plants from low-elevation nurseries (Strand, 2008). California ...
Many azaleas are evergreen, making them great choices for hedges or privacy screens. botanical nameRhododendron spp. sun requirementsFull sun to Partial Shade heightVaries greatly between species hardiness zones5-9 Azaleas are a member of the rhododendron genus, but they are slightly different from...
Asynchronic Flowering in Self-incompatible AnnualsDichogamy, asynchronic flowering, self-incompatibility, genetic model.Presentation of pollen and stigmas at different times by individuals of a population is likely to exert a profound influence on its genetic structure. We have analysed the changes ...