By arctangent on Sep 26, 2020 9:48 AM, concerning plant: Dahlia 'Lo - Red' I tried to propose a merge of this with dahlia 'Lo-Red', which is in the database, but didn't appear in the list of dahlia names to choose from in my merge search. In fact, there are numerous duplications like this of Lobaugh cultivars, where 'Lo-XXX' and 'Lo - XXX' entries both appear in the database. The correct names don't have spaces before and after the hyphen. In this particular case, 'Lo-Red' is correct, not 'Lo - Red'. Someone needs to clean this up. [ | Reply to this comment ]

By farmerdill on Sep 25, 2020 12:49 PM, concerning plant: Carolina Moonseed (Cocculus carolinus) While this plant can be attractive in some settings, It is extremely difficult to control. It sends out underground runners that travel in excess of 30 feet at a 1 to 3 inch depth. New vines emerge at intervals along these long roots. It laughs at most vegetation and brush killers including RoundUp. Much more difficult to control than Kudzu [ | Reply to this comment ]

By Baja_Costero on Sep 24, 2020 8:40 PM, concerning plant: Desert Broom (Baccharis sarothroides) Shrub from the SW US and NW Mexico with broom-like branches and tiny compound flowers. Dioecious (separate male and female plants are required to produce seed). Extremely drought tolerant, preferring rocky or sandy soil, often one of the first plants to colonize disturbed areas. Flowers attract all sorts of winged pollinators. A bit weedy and not generally used as a garden plant, but it can be somewhat controlled through pruning. Does not tolerate wet feet. To quote Wikipedia: "Most people try to get rid of this plant". Keep a male plant if your goal is to avoid it reproducing. [ | Reply to this comment ]

By Baja_Costero on Sep 21, 2020 9:22 PM, concerning plant: Monadenium (Euphorbia spectabilis) Single-stemmed or occasionally branched succulent columnar Euphorbia from Tanzania, capable of growing several feet tall but rarely reaching that size in cultivation. The glaucous green stem has 5 sides, and the corners bear a continuous arrangement of reddish brown teeth or spines, each one usually branched. The leaves are keeled and they have teeth on the bottom of the midrib. They appear in summer and fall in winter, leaving scars to 1cm wide. Inflorescences appear on stout reddish deciduous peduncles that have the same sort of teeth as the stems. The flowers are dramatic and long lasting during late fall and winter. This plant was formerly known as a Monadenium, and it has the hooded cyathia typical of that former genus. It can be readily propagated from cuttings, though it does not typically branch much if at all unless the growth point is damaged. Provide strong light for greatest long-term stability. [ | Reply to this comment ]

By ILPARW on Sep 21, 2020 7:51 AM, concerning plant: Climbing False Buckwheat (Fallopia scandens) This herbaceous, perennial vine is native to southern Canada, Maine into Florida to Texas to Minnesota and some other parts of the Great Plains. It is a very fast growing, twining vine growing along the ground or up upon other plants or various supports. If it were in my yard, I would treat it as a rampant weed that can easily tangle itself over other plants, but out in wild, natural places it is a normal, common plant. Its tiny green-white flowers with 5 tepals, of which 3 are winged, are pollinated by bees, wasps, flies, and some other insects. Some beneficial insects feed on its foliage. Its big seeds in green-white, winged, dry fruits are eaten by birds, rodents, and bears. Its alternate leaves to about 4 inches long are sort of heart-shaped and indented at the base. The slender twining stems are sort of reddish. It has slightly swollen nodes and short membraneous sheaths (ocreae) like other members of the Buckwheat Family. I don't know of any kind of nursery that ever sells this plant, and I don't recommend it. It is very common in its large range. [ | Reply to this comment ]

By Baja_Costero on Sep 20, 2020 4:33 PM, concerning plant: Echeveria 'Dark Vader' Ornamental Echeveria hybrid with an unusual form and color. Leaves are folded (monstrose) like "Topsy Turvy" but dark like "Black Prince", with a powdery covering on top. "Dark Vader" is a Volarth Chi hybrid of E. runyonii "Topsy Turvy" and E. "Black Prince". Also known as "Darkness Power" in Asia and "Dark Hawk" or "Black Hawk" in Australia. [ | Reply to this comment ]

By DaylilySLP on Sep 20, 2020 8:15 AM, concerning plant: Garden Phlox (Phlox paniculata 'Jordan Schuster') Phlox Jordan Schuster is Fantastic! I trimmed the dead flower heads after it bloomed this year.

(I do this to all my Phlox.) Usually I get a small rebloom, but this year the rebloom is more fantastic than the first!

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