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omg Oregon State University’s online crop & soil science degree program utilizes a 3D virtual greenhouse??/

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Common paintbrush (Castilleja miniata)

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encountered this absolutely magnificent juniper tree in the Oregon Badlands Wilderness and I’m convinced an incredibly powerful spirit resides within it

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Plant of the Day

Tuesday 1 October 2019

The ideal tender perennials for an autumn display are the plant group known as the ‘Decorative Dahlias’ which have fully double flowerheads with flat or slightly incurved florets. A cultivar from this group includes the compact, herbaceous perennial Dahlia 'Crème de Cassis' with pale lilac petals with purple backs. The root tubers of these plants will need to be lifted and stored over the winter in a dark, cool, frost-free building.

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Stapelia Gigantea blooming!

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Opuntia ellisiana / scale

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Maidenhair spleenworts.

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Strange plants in the garden

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When I die…

… plant catnip on my grave. I want to be visited by lots and lots of cats.

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Plant of the Day

Monday 13 May 2019

In full flower Paeonia (Gansu Group) ‘Highdown’ (Chinese tree peony) and Wisteria floribunda 'Domino’ (Japanese wisteria) were providing a spectacular display in the Royal Horticultural Society Garden Wisley, Surrey, UK.

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Plains coreopsis (Coreopsis tinctoria).

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Rhododendron mucronulatum 'Cornell Pink'

And Clio.

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Botanical Garden in Wrocław, Poland. April 2019

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Texas bluebonnets (Lupinus texensis) and Indian paintbrush (Castilleja indivisa) are an iconic spring wildflower pairing. One’s a nitrogen fixer and the other is a hemiparasite; a real odd couple.