introduced
Brought intentionally from another region for purposes of cultivation.
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Introduced A plant that is exotic or brought from another region; a plant brought and sold in the nursery trade for the first time.
Involucrate With an involucre or cluster of bracts.
Newly Introduced Vegetable Varieties for the Home Vegetable Garden
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Introduced to the United States at the end of the 19th century, the Japanese black pine thrives along New York City beaches, despite sandy soil and saltwater spray and in California deserts where, with appropriate watering, it grows to nearly 20 feet.
Introduced species don't always have to be chosen to make a hedge. One of the toughest and hardiest of Australian plants, Westringia glabra has grey-green foliage and purple flowers most of the year.
Introduced back in 1958, this superb, easy-going rose remains widely grown and much loved. It's easily managed and always generous with its blooms. And they are indeed sensational-big, pure white, and sweetly scented.
Two introduced insects have come to dominate Siberian elm leaf infestation in recent years. By far the most damaging in every corner of the state is European elm flea weevil.
Most introduced plants in most areas in Washington need water in the summer.
Frequent, shallow waterings lead to shallow roots. Shallow roots lead to more rapid stress under drought or hot conditions.
I was introduced to fresh peas when I went to a picnic last summer and I want to grow my own. What is an easy variety to grow and what should I know before I get started?
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Columbus introduced them to the New World in Haiti on his second voyage in 1493. The Indians of Central and South America were delighted to discover a new fruit and eagerly adopted cantaloupes into their cultivated gardens.
Kudzu was introduced from the Orient as an ideal soil stabilizer to protect damaged soils in the South. But this plant can grow 50 feet in a season, smothering every other plant in its path, and is now referred to as the "green cancer" of the South.
A cultivar introduced this year, Mesa Verde ice plant, or Delosperma "Kelaidis" PPAF Mesa Verde, is from the Plant Select program. This plant has a wonderful salmon-pink, almost-iridescent flower.
You will be introduced to many aspects of growing hibiscus from propagation by seed, cutting or grafting to growing and maintaining plants in many climates.
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Introduced in 1981, this is a very vigorous grower producing exceptional crops of large, light red fruits. It's mild-flavored, in contrast to tart and tangy Koralle.
The plant was introduced to North America in the late 19th century and was a popular garden plant and food crop in Florida up until the 1950s. It was, as you may have guessed, a handy warm-climate substitute for the cranberry.
The plant: Introduced in 1986 by renowned hosta hybridizer Paul Aden, this unusual hosta has long, pointed leaves (more lanceolate than rounded) and rippling green margins with yellow to cream centers.
Last spring, I introduced Princess Diana to Cary Grant. They get along splendidly, and look quite wonderful together.
Each chapter is introduced by one of Iwasaki's graceful photographs and ends with a pithy quote from such diverse sources as Thoreau, Luther Burbank, Freud and Goethe.
"Geotropism" was introduced as a term in the year 1869 by the scientist A.B. Franck. He identified three kinds of geotropisms: positive, negative and transversal.
Viewers were first introduced to designer Vern Yip back in 2000 when he was a regularly featured designer on the home design show that spawned the home design show movement, TLC's Trading Spaces. ... Read More ...
(Gr. endemos, native, belonging to a people) a plant that is native to a particular country or region; not introduced or naturalized.endocarp search for term- n.
Lacewings are most effective when a large number of the larvae are introduced into a limited area.
Ladybugs (Ladybird beetles) feed on aphids, chinch bugs, whiteflies, and mites, as well as many other soft-bodied insects and their eggs.
The American Rose Society classifies an "old" rose as any rose introduced before 1867. Many gardeners consider it old if it has survived 75 years or more. Many of the antique roses are pastels, you won't find many bold colors.
The ribbing of grain crops was introduced into Great Britain in the year 1810.
The European apple sawfly is an introduced pest that was first noted in North America infesting crabapples on Long Island (Farmingdale, N.Y.) and Vancouver Island (Victoria, B.C.) during 1939 and 1940, respectively.
Poinsettias were introduced in the United States in 1825 by Joel Poinsett, the first U.S. ambassador to Mexico, and quickly caught on as a popular Christmas plant. Poinsettias have thin, pale green leaves.
It was probably introduced to Japan during the Tang Dynasty. The original plant is now called Anemone hupehensis, with the hybrids called Anemone x hybrida.
Coloring eggs was first introduced to Europe by the Crusaders who brought the idea back from the East. My earliest and fondest memory of coloring Easter eggs was when I was a child in Germany.
Austin wanted to create rose bushes that would combine the best elements of the old roses (those introduced before 1867) and the Modern Roses (Hybrid Teas, Floribundas and Grandifloras). To do this Mr.
The grubs eat this bacterium and when it kills them, more spores are introduced into the dirt. Milky spore may take two to fours years to treat a yard and is most effective when it is applied neighborhood wide.
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Gardening organically goes hand in hand with growing heirlooms, since many heirlooms were introduced into cultivation before synthetic fertilizers and pesticides became available.
Although generally considered very inconvenient, queens can be introduced after the honey supers have been removed from the colony in late summer or early fall.
DOUBLE DUTY The designer introduced a richly stained maple dining table; at 52 inches diameter, it provides ample room for Marilyn to meet with clients.
Some plants and trees, innocently introduced into the garden, can actually become nuisances which would probably define them as weeds. Mint, polygonum and blackberry can all "take over" if the gardener is not vigilant.
The worms help to process the pile by eating the decayed matter and turn the waste into fine topsoil in approximately 2 to 3 months, depending on the quantity of worms introduced into the pile, the outside temperatures, and the time of year.
Rodale carried Sir Howard’s work further and introduced American gardeners to the value of composting for improving soil quality. He established a farming research center in Pennsylvania and the monthly Organic Gardening magazine.
One manufacturer has introduced a non-toxic product comprised of fatty acid compounds that are said to do the job efficiently without compromising soil conditions or poisoning adjacent plants (or pets).
Bags were traditionally used under glass and were introduced as an alternative to planting directly into greenhouse soil.
Waterlilies should be introduced to your pond gradually otherwise they might die. Although they might eventually be planted 36 inches deep, initially they should only be planted at a depth that allows their leaves to float.
Many that we now consider wildflowers have been introduced to the wild, either intentionally or by accident. Some of these garden plants escaped from cultivation and have become widely naturalized over the years, surviving and spreading in the wild.
Gericke, William: William Gericke introduced the American public to the word hydroponics after his first successful experiments growing tomatoes and other plants in a liquid nutrient solution. ...
The active ingredient of Pointer is Imidacloprid, which is a new product introduced to the market as a homeowner insecticide.
Known variously as knapweed and hurt sickle, they were introduced from Europe, and they crowd out more desirable native plants.
Malacoides is an old fashioned member of the primrose family that was introduced in Europe in the early 1900s. With pale green leaves, it has flowers in shades of delicate pink, lilac and, white that bloom in tiers on spikes 30 to 45 cm tall.
Wildflower Seeds - Ten Easy Reasons Why You Should Plant - Ever since that time more and more plants have been introduced from around the world with very mixed results.
The concept of organic gardening was first introduced in 1940, which theorized that adding chemicals to the soil was destructive to the environment.
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Honeybees were introduced into North America by European settlers. The most common types of honeybees are:
Italian
Yellow and gentle, they overwinter well and build up quickly in spring. The most popular honeybee.
In recent years, many manufacturers have introduced products that are supposedly safe to use around pets, but care should be taken when applying slug bait to areas where pets or small children are allowed to venture.
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This reliable old standby was introduced in the 1870s. Tan-skinned and white-fleshed, it's the perfect masher. It can grow in all parts of the country and produces good-sized yields.
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INOCULANT: A microorganism which is introduced into the soil to improve growth of legume crops.
INOCULANTION: The addition of rhizobia to the soil, or applying it to the seed, prior to planting.
These can even be introduced to
individual pot plants. The nematodes arrive in a dust-like carrier and are mixed with
water before being watered directly on to the soil. Here they develop and invade and ...
Then the breeders introduced ‘Stella D' Oro' - the first commercially available repeat blooming daylily.
The Common Spotted Ladybird Beetle is probably most often seen in North America (with the introduced Asian Ladybird Beetle following behind) however ladybugs come in all kinds of colours and patterns with larvae that also differ depending on the ...
New types of petunias and hybrids introduced since the 1990s are hardier than older varieties, meaning you should be able to grow this formerly troublesome plant in virtually any zone.
Honey bees are an excellent ecological and aesthetic addition to your nature-friendly yard. With new introduced diseases taking a toll on bees, they'll need all the help they can get from environmentally minded gardeners.
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I think another of the reasons why Geraniums remain popular amongst their fans is that there is a constant trickle of new varieties being introduced - so there's always something new (and often improved) to try.
Depends on variety. Flowers are traditionally medium to dark violet, but newer hybrids have introduced pale purple, pink, and white blooms.
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A container grown plant has the soil it's been grown in, and then it gets introduced to your type of soil, which can sometimes cause problems.
EXOTIC - Plants that are native to other parts of the world and have been introduced here. Watch out. honeysuckle and purple loosestrife are invasive exotic pests.
SCALE is often revealed only when an object of known size is introduced in a photograph.
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