Ribes
'White Icicle' (sanguineum) HortScience 21(3), 362, 1986
Robinia ...
Ribes sanguineum
6-10 ft.
When the Red Flowering Currants begin to bloom each Spring, I know that the hummingbirds will be here soon.
Describes an inflorescence with the flowers unevenly distributed along the axis, with conspicuous gaps. Also describes the fertile frond of some ferns with the clusters of sporangia similarly arranged.
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Describes cuttings prepared from the woody mature stems of trees and shrubs, usually in autumn and winter.
Describes plants, principally trees and shrubs, that shed their leaves seasonally.
Decumbent
Reclining, or laying on the ground, but with tip ascending.
-- describes a plant part, side or surface facing away from the the axis of any organ or part
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Rudi describes another of his sculptures called 'Wings of Desire'. "I thought about the ancient desire of man to fly. It's like the wings of the bird, but the result is the shape of an aeroplane wing." ...
Currant - Ribes Spp.
Currants are best loved for the preserves and jams you make from the berries. But the plants are attractive themselves and the ripe berries glow like jewels.
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Wax Currant Ribes inebrians (Saxifrage-Saxifragaceae) Medium size shrub whose fruit may be dried or eaten fresh.
"Mulching" describes the time-honored practice of covering soil with a layer of material that will provide a variety of beneficial gardening results.
Full shade describes the lighting on the north or northeast side of buildings, walls or fences where, during the growing season, the ground remains in shade through the entire day.
Wallenborn describes his garden as "a crazy quilt of color on three levels.
'Josta' berry (Ribes nidigrolaria) takes the looks of a gooseberry, removes the thorns, and makes it sweeter. It combines the vigorous growth and rich flavor of a black currant with disease resistance (including to white pine blister rust and mildew).
ANAEROBIC: Describes organisms living or occurring when oxygen is absent. Usually term used when talking about compost heaps.
ANNUAL: A plant which completes its life cycle within one year of germination. See also biennial and perennial.
Apical Describes the apex or tip.
Apiculate Ending in an abrupt pointed tip.
Apomixis process of producing viable seed without fertilization ...
Golden Currant (Ribes aureum) is a versatile shrub that can be sheared to use as a low hedge or allowed to mature to a 3 to 6 foot height and a 4 foot spread. Its foliage is smooth yellow-green with rose-red fall color.
BLEED - Describes a photographic print that extends to the edges of the paper (beyond the trim marks on a page) and has no visible border or defined margin area.
English rose describes a large group of roses that combine the fragrance and flower form of old roses with the disease tolerance of modern types.
Fanfare aptly describes the striking, trumpet-shaped petals of this new gaillardia. It performs beautifully from spring until fall and is easy to care for. It produces loads of golden yellow and scarlet orange blooms on an attractively mounded plant.
Structure describes density.
Clay is heavy and sticky.
Sand is light and dry.
Loam is a balanced combination of clay, sand and loam.
This bulletin describes garden soils and their management, including organic matter, efficient irrigation, nutrients and fertilizers, soil testing, and soil amendments.
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"Shishigashira' ("Ribescifolium') (UNUSUAL FEATURE GROUP, or DWARF GROUP).
Hypogeal- Describes seed germination in which the colytedons remain beneath the surface of the soil. (Cf Epigeal).
Hypogeous- Growing or developing below the soil surface.
Igneous rock- Formed by solidification of molten magma.
fastigiate
describes trees and shrubs with branches erect and close together rather than spreading. For example: Lombardy poplar.
palaestraPalaestra derives from the Greek palaio (meaning to wrestle) and describes a wrestling school.
In brassicas, leaves develop whiptail (which describes the shape of the leaves).
She recommends elderberry (Sambucus), Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus), clove currant (Ribes odoratum), serviceberry (Amelanchier) and persimmons (Diospyros).
Rethink your definition of 'weeds.
The article "Types of Peaches" describes two delicious varieties. It says "Elegant Lady" and "O-Henry" have golden flesh. These two types of peaches are very popular for their fantastic flavor, and they are often sold in grocery stores.
Cherryfields is in what Dransfield describes as New Jersey's horse country.
When purchasing plants, there should be a tag or label that describes the plant as well as its preferences to light. It is a good idea to draw your garden on a sheet of paper before planting and decide the location of each plant within the garden.
Organic refers to a specific way plants and seeds are grown, while heirloom describes a plant's heritage.
The article describes a New Zealand study that challenges the assumption that distance traveled automatically means higher fossil fuel consumption.
Hybrid plums They're also known as Japanese-American plums, which better describes their origins. They combine the features of both species: the larger fruit of the Japanese and the hardiness of the native.
Image by liz west Currents are tiny berries in the genus Ribes. There are both red and black currents and the sweet fruits are commonly used in baked goods and preserves as well as dried for many uses.
blancardella but has been ascribed to and describes the injury to apple leaves caused by all five species. P. blancardella, of European origin, and the two native species, P. crataegella and P.
In the first century after Christ, Pliny the Elder, describes cantaloupes in use in Rome. By the second century, the Greeks were enjoying them and investigating their medicinal value. The Moors probably took them across Europe during their travels.
A good place to begin a campaign against weeds is buying or borrowing an illustrated reference book which describes all the weeds likely to grow in your garden.
The genus Dianthus describes the group of flowers called carnations, which contains annuals, biennials and perennial plants.
(Tulipa 'Strong Gold') describes the vivid color and strong growth habit of this variety. Buttery-yellow petals are blushed with a hint of purple at their bases. The darker color carries through to the stems.
These relatively uncommon members of the Ribes genus are far more popular in Europe than they are here in the U.S. Red currant jelly is a breakfast staple, and in France, black currants are essential for making the cordial Cassis.
Herbaceous, the opposite of woody, describes a plant with soft (nonwoody) tissues. In the strictest sense, it refers to plants that die to the ground each year and regrow stems the following growing season.
Alpine currant, or Ribes alpinum, shrubs are mounding, dense and compact, making them ideal. More
Garden Edging Trim Ideas
garden edging trim serves many purposes. It keeps the soil of the garden from. More ...
Bulb is a term that loosely describes a variety of fleshy, underground organs that some plants use to store energy over winter to fuel growth in spring. Plants that use these special organs are sometimes called geophytes. They include: ...
Starting Seed
Describes the benefits of starting seed indoors. Explains how to using a seed starter kit.
Young Trees And Shrubs.
What you should know about choosing, planting, and pruning young trees and shrubs.
Self incompatible describes a plant that may have perfect flowers and thus be self-fertilizing, but it takes more than one plant to produces fruit and seeds because the flowers on one plant will not fertilize other flowers on the same plant.
The basic varieties are categorized as clumping or running, which describes the growth and spread of the plants. If you want to plant them in contained groups, choose the clumping type. This is the best for containers.
The food chain describes what eats what. An example would be that zebras eat grass and lions eat zebras. A food web is the weaving together of food chains, showing all the food relationships in a given area.
" It really doesn't matter how you pronounce it, one word best describes this vine-dazzling! Clematis grows up more than out, which means you get more flowers in less yard space.
She describes it this way: "I cut the mature leaves off a long stem with bud nodes, nick the area at the node I want to root, and dust with rooting hormone.
New Perennials for 2007 slideshow that shows pictures and describes some of the newest perennials available this year.
A Garden Design Slideshow featuring some really large and really big gardens for dreaming on.
If this describes your garden site, you are very fortunate indeed. If this description doesn't fit the area you have to work with, don't despair.
Calyx: The calyx is formed by the sepals of a flower and describes the green parts that cover the flower bud before it opens and then remain at the base of the flower afterwards.
REALTOR® -- A Registered collective membership mark that identifies a real estate professional who is a member of the National Association of REALTORS® and subscribes to its strict Code of Ethics.
The Latin name consists of two parts: the first, called the generic name, as it states the genus to which the plant belongs; and the second, called the specific name as it describes the species to which the plant belongs.
Angiosperm - Flowering plant that forms seeds within the protected ovary. This describes fruiting plants.
Remember that gardens in valleys or those surrounded by hedges can be liable to damaging spring frosts. If this describes your garden, choose late-flowering and frost-resistent varieties.
When the powder in a compact breaks, it is possible to restore it and keep using it for a while if you're prepared to put in some fiddly effort. This article describes the process for restoring it.
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Because nouns in Latin change form to express relations or different genders, its following descriptive adjective may or may not reflect the gender and the declension of the noun it describes. For example: ...
the understanding that it’s planted in the right soil with the right drainage, the right pH, the right nutrition, the right air circulation around it, the right amount and kind of light, etc. But even with all those caveats, it still describes ...
One of the biggest attractions for bird watchers in the park are grassland sparrows. "Where the Birds Are" describes these birds as more likely to be heard than seen, as they make their home in the tall grasslands of the prairies.
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