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International Flower Bulb Centre
(Chionodoxa, Pink Giant Glory-of-the-Snow, Pink Glory-of-the-Snow)
Carpeting the garden with starry flowers very early in the year, 'Pink Giant' is wonderful for massing in borders and lawns. A selection or hybrid of the Turkish native Chionodoxa forbesii, this hardy, self-reliant little bulb produces clusters of pink, white-eyed blooms atop short leafless stems in late winter and early spring. Two short grass-like leaves emerge with the flowers, going dormant within a few weeks. The flowers and leaves grow from small rounded bulbs covered with brown tunics....
International Flower Bulb Centre
(Chionodoxa, Glory-of-the-Snow)
Carpeting the garden with starry flowers very early in the year, this little bulb from Turkey is wonderful for massing in borders and lawns. Hardy and self-reliant, it produces clusters of four to 12 deep blue blooms atop short leafless stems in late winter and early spring. The flowers have a small white eye. Two grass-like leaves emerge with the blooms, going dormant within a few weeks. The flowers and leaves grow from small rounded bulbs covered with brown tunics. Plants often self-sow to form...
International Flower Bulb Centre
(Chionodoxa, White Chionodoxa, White Glory-of-the-Snow)
Carpeting the garden with starry flowers very early in the year, 'Alba' is wonderful for massing in borders and lawns. A selection of the Turkish native Chionodoxa forbesii, this hardy, self-reliant little bulb produces clusters of pure dazzling white blooms atop short leafless stems in late winter and early spring. Two short grass-like leaves emerge with the flowers, going dormant within a few weeks. The flowers and leaves grow from small rounded bulbs covered with brown tunics. Plants...
Gerald L. Klingaman
(Chionodoxa, Glory-of-the-Snow)
Charming small bulbous plants that are among the first of all garden plants to bloom in spring. The short tapering leaves precede the thin flowers stems which divide at the top into clusters of up to three star-shaped blue flowers with white centers. Foliage remains for a few weeks after the spring blooming before withering and the plant goes dormant by early summer.
Native to Turkey, this bulb should be planted in sun or part shade exposures in fertile, well drained soil. It will grow and multiply...
International Flower Bulb Centre
(Lesser Chionodoxa, Lesser Glory-of-the-Snow)
Echoing the early spring sky with its low, starry, deep blue flowers, this little charmer from western Turkey bears many deep blue blossoms early in the year. A hardy, self-reliant, bulbous perennial, it produces up to 12 flowers atop short leafless stems. The blooms have small white eyes. Two short grass-like leaves emerge with the flowers, going dormant within a few weeks. The flowers and leaves grow from small rounded bulbs covered with brown tunics. Plants often self-sow to form large colonies....
(Golden Raindrop Daisy)
Golden raindrop daisy, also known as yellow daisy, is a low-growing annual that blooms in a profusion of cheerful yellow flowers in mid to late spring, or during any cool season growing period. Native to Algeria in northern Africa, this species has smooth, fleshy green leaves rising from the plant's base and creating a mat. The daisy flowers are broad and rise well above the leaves.
Golden raindrop daisy needs an average, well-drained soil that can be either dry or moist. Full sun to partial...
(Weyrich's Chrysanthemum)
Weyrich's chrysanthemum is a hardy mat-forming perennial producing abundant white daisy-like flowers in autumn. The white petals circle a central cone of yellow. Native to the Kamchatka Peninsula of Russia and the tiny islands north of Japan, this low but vigorous spreading plant has fleshy, aromatic leaves that are jaggledly five-lobed rising from a woody rhizome. It is a late-season source of nectar for butterflies.
Plant this chrysanthemum in a fast-draining soil, either sand or loam-based...
Gerald L. Klingaman
(Weyrich's Chrysanthemum, White Bomb Chrysanthemum)
White Bomb chrysanthemum is a hardy mat-forming perennial that is densely covered in white daisy-like flowers in late summer or autumn. The white petals circle a central disc of yellow. Native to the Kamchatka Peninsula of Russia and the tiny islands north of Japan, this low but vigorous spreading plant has fleshy, aromatic leaves that are jaggledly five-lobed rising from a woody rhizome. It is a late-season source of nectar for butterflies.
Plant this chrysanthemum in a fast-draining soil, either...
James H. Schutte
(Endive)
Endive is a leafy vegetable that’s most commonly eaten fresh in salads or cooked as a green in soups and other recipes. There are two forms: Curly endive, or frisée, which has finely lobed leaves with curly edges, and the broad, smooth-leaved form called escarole. Like lettuce, radicchio and chicory, it is a member of the daisy family, Asteraceae, and is easily grown in the home garden. It is thought to be native to India and possibly Asia but has been become naturalized in Europe, Africa and South...
(Endive, Green Curled Ruffec Endive)
An heirloom variety grown since about 1860, endive ‘Green Curled Ruffec’ is noted for its tolerance to cold, wet conditions. The leaves are much divided and curled or frisée, dark green with a creamy center and have thick tender ribs. This variety is a good choice for salads as wells as cooked, either steamed or boiled. Harvest this selection about 90 days after planting.
This leafy vegetable is surprisingly a member of the daisy family along with radicchio and chicory and easily grown in the...