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| Scientific name
: Nymphaea colorata Peter var. parviflora Peter |
Botanical Family : Nymphaeaceae |
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Description :
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Growing Ferns Indoors -
To keep Ferns healthy grow them, if possible, in a mixture consisting of equal parts of sand, peat and compost; a handful of leaf mould would be a hel...
Sowing Seed in Cold Frames -
If cold frames are used and the seeds are sown in pots, pans or boxes and placed inside the frame to germinate, the procedure is much the same as alre...
Topiary -
Topiary is the art of creating sculptures using clipped shrubs and sub-shrubs. The word is derived from the Latin word for an ornamental landscape gar...
Temperature and House Plants -
A chief consideration is the temperature of the room in which the plants are to live. If the night temperature falls to between degrees and 10ÃÆâ...
Pruning Newly Planted Roses -
Make fresh cuts wherever long stubs have been left above nodes or dormant buds. Less pruning is required by climbing and shrub roses. because the orig...
Growing Ginger -
For a really interesting ornamental plant and at the same time a wonderful culinary addition to your kitchen, try growing ginger. It's really easy. Bu...
Plants Suitable for Bonsai -
A few of the plants commonly used for bonsai are pine, spruce, juniper, Japanese maple, Atlantic cedar, flowering quince and azalea. The evergreen var...
Composting -
Many things can go into the compost heap: the vines of peas and beans, fresh hedge clippings, pea-pods, tea-leaves and coffee-grounds, banana peel, fl...
Soil Substitutes for Sowing Seed -
Substitutes for soil are often used for indoor seed sowing. Most popular of these are vermiculite, perlite and milled (pulverized and sifted) sphagnum...
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