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Delosperma cooperi originated southern Africa. Prostrata or erect stem, grows up to 13 cm high and 60 inches wide. Leaves opposite, succulent, cylindrical or 3 angles, without stipule. Flowers solitary or Cime, terminal or axillary, 8 cm diameter, open purple, calyx with 5 lobes unequal, inferior ovary with 5 rooms. Fruit capsule, 5-valve, with or without covering membrane. Seeds 0,6-1,5 mm, spherical, brown, with aryl. Blooming period - from June to August. Water - Do not tolerate excessive soil moisture, watering is only in times of drought, in September no longer wet to the threshold of winter. Substrate - sandy or rocky, well drained, not very fertile. Tolerate soils with high salinity. Light - full sun. Reproduction - by spring seedlings or seeds. Use --f = "http://botanicatalog.com/en/taxon104068/Delosperma_cooperi" target = "_blank"> Delosperma cooperate and Sedum sp. are given for a good ground cover. For strong contrasts using Yucca sp. and Agave with representatives of the genus Delosperma, Crassula, Orostachys, Eremurus, Crocosmia and Rosularia. References Baldassare Mineo & ndash, Rock Garden Plants - Timber Press, 1999 David S. Mackenzie - Perennial Ground Covers - Timber Press, 2002 JC Hickman - The Jepson Manual: Higher Plants of California - University of California Press, 1993 Jane McGary - Rok Garden and Construction - Timber Press, 2003 Marie Harrison - Groundcovers for the South - Pineapple Press, 2006 NRBarton - Succulent Flora of Southern Africa - AA Balkema, 2000 Roger Spencer - Horticultural Flora of South-Eastern Australia - UNSW Press, 1995 Susan Carter, Carrie Becker, Bob Lilly - Perennials: A Gardener's Reference - Timber Press, 2007
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 Cactus and succulent plants
Agapanthus species. Cultivation and maintenance
Popular name for Agapanthus: English - Lily of the Nile, Africa - agape, Zulu - ubani. Agapanthus has been described for the first time in 1679 and was named by L'Heritier in 1788. The name derives from the Greek 'agape' - love and 'anthis' - relating to flower Bulbine frutescens
Juicy perennial species, rizomatoasa. Leaves basal, linear, cylindrical, fleshy, 10-15 cm long. Floral stem is 45 cm long. Blossom flowers made up of 40-50 cm, arranged in Raceme 15-30 cm long. Cactus fertilization
Manure for such plants must be done with fertilizer rich in phosphorus and potassium. Nitrogen should be given in limited quantities, that stimulates plant growth, weakens tissues and increases perspiration. Manure must be made during late winter to spring to stimulate growth and flowering. Lampranthus aurantiacus
Lampranthus aurantiacus. perennial species, succulent native to South Africa. Cultivated as ornamental species for rocarii. American Agave
Agave americana - herbaceous plant, perennial, rhizome drajonant. Arid soils increases in southern Texas, but naturalized in warm regions of the globe. Agave blooms just once in its life cycle, from 80-100 years after the plant dies. Magnoliopsida
Cyphomandra betacea
Cyphomandra betacea - small tree, native of Peru and Chile, in tropical forests, at 700-2000 m altitude. It is grown in Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Venezuela and New Zealand for its edible fruit, or ornamental tree. Fruits can be eaten cooked or raw in salads and desserts. It is shown that the seeds and skin to be removed. Fruits contain protein, vitamin C and E, vitamin A. Dianthus carthusianorum - carnation field
Herbaceous perennial. Stem erect, simple or branched, 25-65 cm, glabra. Leaves opposite, lamina linear-spatulate, 3-13 cm, green edges glabrata. Blossom dense, 4-15 flowers; bractei lanceolata, equal to or greater than the calyx, herbaceous, 4-6 bracteole, brown, oblong-obovata. Pedicel 0.1-2 mm. Schinus molle
Schinus molle - evergreen tree, 3-15 m tall. Originally from Argentina, Bolivia and Peru where it grows from 0 to 2400 m altitude. Cultivated soil erosion, but also as ornamental species, or bonsai. Anchusa italica Retz. - Ox tongue, large miruta
Anchusa italica species is a perennial or biennial, erect stem, up to 150 cm high, much branched, rarely simple, hispida. Originally from the Mediterranean. Firmiana simplex
Firmiana simplex - also known as Sterculia platanifolia, was named in honor of Karl Joseph von Firmiana (1718-1782). Firmiana simplex - ornamental species grown in parks and gardens in shady and protected from winds exhibitions. |
 
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