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Stalking wild seeds

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Flowers grown from wild seeds can enrich a garden if they are carefully selected and planted. Hunting should be done along roadsides while flowers are blooming to note their location and return when they go to seed. Directions for preparing the seeds and sowing are included.

Author: Swengel, Ann B.
Publisher: F & W Publishing Corp.
Publication Name: Horticulture, The Magazine of American Gardening
Subject: Home and garden
ISSN: 0018-5329
Year: 1995
Collections and collecting, Seeds, Wild flowers

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Going bog wild

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Pitcher plants have trumpet-shaped leaves that act as lures for small insects such as flies, bees and wasps. Biologists speculate that their carnivorous nature might have developed as a way to gain nitrogen, which is lacking from many bogs. Details on cultivation are given.

Publisher: F & W Publishing Corp.
Publication Name: Horticulture, The Magazine of American Gardening
Subject: Home and garden
ISSN: 0018-5329
Year: 1996
Publishing industry, Pitcher plants, Carnivorous plants, International Carnivorous Plant Society

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FAST-FLOWERING Perennials

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Innovations in flower breeding has allowed for the rapid blooming of perennials, much quicker than those which require a cold period. The 'Blue Bouquet' Veronica and 'Lavender Lady' Lavender are among the fast bloomers.

Author: Shepherd, Renee
Publisher: Rodale, Inc.
Publication Name: Organic Gardening
Subject: Home and garden
ISSN: 0897-3792
Year: 1999
Perennials, Perennial plants, Plant propagation

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Subjects list: Innovations, Growth, Flower gardening
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