Plants of merit
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A Japanese plant Helwingia Japonica is named in the honor of Georg Andreas Helwingia, a German pastor and expert on the genus pulsatilla and other plants in Prussia. Helwingia is a deciduous or a shrub type of plant that originates from Himalayan region east of Japan and it requires light shade, moist, well drained and humus-rich soil.
Publication Name: Horticulture, Gardening at its Best
Subject: Home and garden
ISSN: 0018-5329
Year: 2005
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Crocosmias: These surprisingly hardy South African perennials light up the border with their fiery colors
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Crocosmia is a new plant variety, which is known for its hues ranging from butterscotch, tangerine, bicolors of scarlet and orange and emphatically vertical silhouette. Crocosmias can grow in evenly moist soil with an adequate organic content having better advantages making it more preferable in the South African perennials.
Publication Name: Horticulture, Gardening at its Best
Subject: Home and garden
ISSN: 0018-5329
Year: 2004
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Plants of merit: Two-winged Silverbell, Halesia diptera var. magniflora
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Halesia diptera is a deciduous tree coming from the family Styracaceae, which has diverse ecological niches and is a good ornamental tree. Halesia diptera var. magniflora is one of the best small native trees that grow in eastern Texas, coastal states and northward to the Mid-Atlantic States.
Publication Name: Horticulture, Gardening at its Best
Subject: Home and garden
ISSN: 0018-5329
Year: 2005
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