Grow native ; Missouri plants are cheap, easy to care for and all the rageSylvia Anderson
Infected plants should be disposed of, not composted. Learn more from Missouri Botanical Garden.Hosta scorch causes leaves to turn yellow and crispy at the edges. Plants grown in full sun and poor soil are more susceptible. Protect hostas from intense sunlight, especially during the heat of ...
TX. She is a Texas Master Gardener and a certified Native Landscape Specialist with the Texas Native Plant Society and has received The Herb Society’s Nancy Putnam Award for Excellence in Horticulture. She lectures and writes about herbs and plants and does the herb training for several Master...
Propagating plants in water is an easy way to increase the amount of houseplants you have on hand. Herbaceous stem cuttings, essentially means cutting a tender growth from a terminal shoot, and propagating a new plant, according to University of Missouri Extension. Using water to propagate a ste...
City of Ann Arbor Michigan: Native Grasses, Rushes, & Sedges Missouri Botanical Garden: Scirpus Atrovirens Missouri Department of Conservation: Common Reed Missouri Department of Conservation: Horsetails (Scouring Rushes) Missouri Department of Conservation: Cattails ...
In contrast, according to Patrick Byers, a field specialist in horticulture with the University of Missouri Extension who has been involved with the Elderberry Improvement Project since its inception more than two decades ago, propagating elderberries from hardwood cuttings is “soeasy.” Whether you...
Japanese beetlescan be a problem for peony plants. They are also susceptible tobotrytis blightandpowdery mildew. Good air circulation around your plants can help prevent this. Learn more about issues that can arise in the Missouri Botanical Garden'sguide to peony problems. ...
Mangosteens require deep and well-draining soil with high organic matter content. In the wild, these trees grow on deep river loams. If your soil is on the sandy side, amend it with peat moss and lots of rich compost, or remove your native soil completely and replace it with a...
Make sure that the container has enough water to submerge the bottom third of the seed, the Missouri Botanical Garden suggests. Be sure to keep the glass in a warm area and away from direct sunlight and change the water regularly. You should notice roots and a sprout in about 2-6 weeks...
oblong and covered with tiny pinholes which are oil glands. The flowers are lemon scented. Zone: 3-9. Tolerate most soils in sun and light shade. It is considered an invasive in Missouri. It grows from runners; cuttings and it will self sow. Be sure and use the Hypericum Perfortum var...