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Indoor
Chasing Winter Stars: Tricks to Coax Yellow Blooms from Your Jelly Bean Plant Indoors
Chasing Winter Stars: Tricks to Coax Yellow Blooms from Your Jelly Bean Plant Indoors If you’ve ever wondered how that humble pot of jelly…
Autumn
Pink Woodsorrel
About Pink Woodsorrel Scientific Name: Oxalis corymbosa Family / Genus:Oxalidaceae / Oxalis Origin:Native to tropical South America. Now widely naturalized in parts of China (including…
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Balcony
Capsaicin 101: The Chemistry Behind Heat, Eye Burn, and Natural Pest Deterrence
Capsaicin 101: The Chemistry Behind Heat, Eye Burn, and Natural Pest Deterrence If a pepper could talk, the ornamental Capsicum annuum would whisper: “I’m…
Autumn
Maudiae Magnolia
About Maudiae Magnolia Scientific Name: Michelia maudiae Family / Genus:Magnoliaceae / Michelia Origin:Native to southern Zhejiang, Fujian, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, and Guizhou provinces in China.…
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Container / Pot
Second Season, Bigger Show: Overwintering Ornamental Peppers and Rebooting in Spring
Second Season, Bigger Show: Overwintering Ornamental Peppers and Rebooting in Spring Think of ornamental peppers as tiny candles that refuse to blow out—if you…
Autumn
Billygoat-Weed
About Billygoat-Weed Scientific Name: Ageratum conyzoides Family / Genus:Asteraceae / Ageratum Origin:Native to Mexico and adjacent regions. In China it is cultivated and has also…
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Autumn
Color Bombs for Short Days: Styling Ornamental Peppers on Sunny Sills and Holiday Tables (Safely)
Color Bombs for Short Days: Styling Ornamental Peppers on Sunny Sills and Holiday Tables (Safely) If autumn had a sparkler, it would be Capsicum…
Autumn
Winter Jasmine
About Winter Jasmine Scientific Name: Jasminum nudiflorum Family / Genus:Oleaceae / Jasminum Origin:Native to China, including Gansu, Shaanxi, Sichuan, northwestern Yunnan, and southeastern Tibet; typically…
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Autumn
From Mesoamerican Markets to Holiday Windowsills: The Global Journey of Capsicum annuum
From Mesoamerican Markets to Holiday Windowsills: The Global Journey of Capsicum annuum Imagine a plant that throws its own confetti. Capsicum annuum—the species behind…
Autumn
Davidson’s Photinia
About Davidson's Photinia Scientific Name: Photinia davidsoniae Family / Genus:Rosaceae / Photinia Origin:Native to China; recorded from Shaanxi, Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hunan, Hubei, Sichuan,…
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Bromeliad Plants
String Them on the Breeze: Growing Air Plants Outside on Trees, Fences, and Rocks
String Them on the Breeze: Growing Air Plants Outside on Trees, Fences, and Rocks If you garden where winters are mild and the air…
Autumn
Honey Locust
About Honey Locust Scientific Name: Gleditsia triacanthos Family / Genus:Fabaceae / Gleditsia Origin:Native to central North America (United States). Aliases:Three-Thorned Acacia, Three-Thorned Honey Locust, Thorny…
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Flowering Plants
Color Therapy for Gray Winters: Style Your Windowsill with Polyanthus Primrose Palettes
Color Therapy for Gray Winters: Style Your Windowsill with Polyanthus Primrose Palettes Imagine waking up to a windowsill that looks like a curated color…
Autumn
Chinese Angelica Tree
About Chinese Angelica Tree Scientific Name: Aralia chinensis Family / Genus:Araliaceae / Aralia Origin:Endemic to China and widely distributed. It grows in forests, shrubland, and…
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Flower Language
The Flower Language of Primrose: How ‘Announcing Spring’ Came to Mean Youth and Renewal
The Flower Language of Primrose: How ‘Announcing Spring’ Came to Mean Youth and Renewal Slip a polyanthus primrose onto a chilly windowsill and watch…
Plant
Autumn
Siam Weed
About Siam Weed Scientific Name: Chromolaena odorata Family / Genus:Asteraceae / Chromolaena Origin:Native to tropical America, especially Central America; widely naturalized and invasive across the…
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Balcony
From Alpine Ancestors to Winter Fireworks: The Hybrid Tale of Primula × polyantha
From Alpine Ancestors to Winter Fireworks: The Hybrid Tale of Primula × polyantha If winter has a soundtrack, the polyanthus primrose hums the opening…
Plant
Autumn
Golden Japanese Privet
About Golden Japanese Privet Scientific Name: Ligustrum japonicum 'Howardii' Family / Genus:Oleaceae / Ligustrum Origin:Native to Japan and Taiwan; widely cultivated in parts of China…
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Fragrant
From Himalayan Cloud Lines to Florist Runways: The Boat Orchid’s Wild Origins and Global Rise
From Himalayan Cloud Lines to Florist Runways: The Boat Orchid’s Wild Origins and Global Rise Step into a bright, high-elevation forest at dawn: cool…
Autumn
Three-Lobed Morning Glory
About Three-Lobed Morning Glory Scientific Name: Ipomoea triloba Family / Genus:Convolvulaceae / Ipomoea Origin:Native to the tropics and widely naturalized. In China it is recorded…
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Container / Pot
Color Therapy for Short Days: Style Rieger Begonias on Windowsills and in Hanging Baskets
Color Therapy for Short Days: Style Rieger Begonias on Windowsills and in Hanging Baskets Picture a pot that behaves like a bouquet—weeks of saturated…
Autumn
Chinese Abelia
About Chinese Abelia Scientific Name: Abelia chinensis Family / Genus:Caprifoliaceae / Abelia Origin:Native to China; recorded across East, South, Central, and Southwest China. Aliases:Abelia, Chinese…
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Flower Language
Warmth in Winter: The Flower Language of Rieger Begonias—From Victorian ‘Beware’ to East Asian Tenderness
Warmth in Winter: The Flower Language of Rieger Begonias—From Victorian ‘Beware’ to East Asian Tenderness Soft petals in saturated winter colors, a compact mound…
Autumn
Common Sowthistle
About Common Sowthistle Scientific Name: Sonchus oleraceus Family / Genus:Asteraceae / Sonchus Origin:Native to Europe, North Africa, and western Asia; now widespread and naturalized worldwide,…
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