Aster 'Monch' flower opening timelapse
Time-lapse Aster 'Monch'. Filmed by Neil Bromhall for my free plant identification and pruning guide website www.rightplants4me.co.uk ...
Knowledge and beauty bloom in this book of flowers
How many of us have seen the most beautiful flowers while driving around this abundant country and wondered what they were? This is the book that will enlighten you. A journey of seven years has finally brought Arittha to the point of seeing his book published and in print. Chock full of beautiful photographs taken by himself and painstakingly described, you have to only admire the commitment and dedication the project demanded from this full time corporate lawyer. He even went to the extent of scanning the leaves of the flowers and reproducing them in the book, so that identification is comprehensive and complete.
In addition the book is replete with interesting and sometimes entertaining information. For example, the Asteraceae which got its name from Aster meaning star in Greek, has many myths and stories surrounding the name. Scattered stardust, Indian maidens in love and flowers with magical properties are some of them. Or consider the story of the Asclepiadaceae (I have to warn you that flower families have tongue twister names) or the Milkweed family which tells of the murder of the ancient Greek god of healing by Zeus for not letting people die. But the most fascinating explanation however, is for the Solanaceae or the Nightshade flower. Apparently the plant has hallucinogenic properties and was once thought to be responsible for the myth of witches flying on broomsticks. An ointment containing Atropa and hyosyamus was rubbed on the broomsticks and when the witches ‘rode’ the brooms they thought they experienced the sensation of flying! Now how weird is that?
aster flower - News
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Don't let alien invaders take over Bay's landscape Don't let alien invaders take over Bay's landscapeInstead, plant alum root (Heuchera americana), white wood aster (Eurybia divaricata), foam flower (Tiarella cordifolia) and partridgeberry (Mitchella and more » |
Top Story 4/13/2010 Spring Trials: Plants on parade
Horizons program, includes Buzz buddleja, Kickin aster and several erysimum series. The Tropical Surge program includes a variety of plants that can be used
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Flower festival 'Raydon's Favorite' aster, the thing that's really special about that one is we have a huge one in the Linnaeus Garden right at the top of the steps," Helms |
Top 20 tasks to revive a plot
7 Autumn-flowering perennials such as aster, rudbeckia, helenium and heliopsis can be lifted and divided as they begin to grow away.
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E is for eupatorium: Joe-pye weed spells dependable beauty for perennial gardens It falls into the Aster family and is a North American native, a strong and dependable grower that can reach 6 feet tall and doesn't need staking. and more » |
