Anise-hyssop (Agastache rugosa)藿香

Anise-hyssop (Agastache rugosa)藿香

Anise-hyssop (Agastache rugosa)藿香

Anise-hyssop (Agastache rugosa)藿香

Very hardy, easy growing perennial. Best growing in full sun to partial shade location. Blue flowers in summer and fall. This herb attract bees and butterflies and flowers are good for cutting. Easy to propagate the plant from seeds. Very winter hardy. USDA Zones:4-9. Mature plant size:1.5′-4′(H) x 1.5′-2′(W).

非常強健,易栽種的多年生草花. 全日照到半日照的環境為佳. 花色淺藍,花期很長,從夏季開到秋季,花頗吸引蜂蝶及蜂鳥,適合切花. 容易種子繁殖. 非常耐寒. 成熟株高為1.5-4呎高,寬約1.5-2呎.

California poppy(Eschscholzia californica)加州罌粟(或叫金英花)

California poppy(Eschscholzia californica)加州罌粟(或叫金英花)

California poppy(Eschscholzia californica)加州罌粟(或叫金英花)

California poppy(Eschscholzia californica)加州罌粟(或叫金英花)

Beautiful self-seeded annual with long blooming time! Prefers in full sun location and able to tolerant dry soil. Free flowering. The flowers close in the evening and open in the morning. Hardy and easy to grow. Approximate 20-30cm high.

美麗,夏天到秋天開花,花期很長的一年生草花. 北美原生的野花,會自行結子繁殖. 它是罌粟科花菱草屬的植物,很耐旱. 容易栽種在全日照處. 花在晚上會閉合,白天展開. 株高約20-30公分.

Common Bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta)英國藍鈴花

Common Bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta)英國藍鈴花

Common Bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta)英國藍鈴花

Common Bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) seeds germination took almost a year. 英國藍鈴花種子花了近一整年的時間才孵出.

Common bluebell is a hardy bulbous perennial, it blooms in spring with blue, bell like flowers.  Native in many regions. Easy to grow.  Best growing in partial shade to light shade location.  USDA Zones:4-9.  Mature size:6″-12″(H) X 3″-6″(W). Propagate by seeds, bulbs/bulbils or division.  Plant is toxic if ingested.

Common Bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) seeds germination took almost a year.

英國藍鈴花是很強健容易栽種的多年生球根花卉之一.  春天開藍色鈴狀花,原生地分佈很廣.  強健,易繁殖.  最好栽種在半日照到散光處.  喜寒耐熱性尚可.  成熟株高6吋到1呎,寬幅3-6吋.  繁殖方式以種子,球根/子球或分株方式來進行.   植株有毒勿食.

英國藍鈴花種子花了近一整年的時間才孵出.

Reference links: 參考網站資料連結:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyacinthoides_non-scripta        http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/906/#b

How to grow trumpet lily from seeds (Lilium regale)岷江百合種子孵法

How to grow trumpet lily from seeds (Lilium regale)岷江百合種子孵法

Lilium regale flowers 岷江百合開花

Lilium regale seed pods and seeds. 岷江百合的種莢與種子. (左為無效種子,右是有效種子.)

Lilium regale seeds sprouting 岷江百合種子發芽

It is very easy to grow either from seeds or bulbs. Flowers are lovely and so fragrant! So hardy and easy to grow!

Here is how to grow them from seeds:

1. In a seed tray fill with soil (mix with well drained medium), place paper like seeds on top of the soil. 種子播於苗盆表土,用土不拘但要排水良好.

2. Keep soil moist but not soggy, place the seed tray in partial shade area for 2 months. Some varieties of lilies have fast germination period but Lilium regale is slower so be patient. 苗盆土壤保濕但不可過濕,置於半日照通風處,約2個月發芽. 有很多其它品種的百合發芽速度很快但岷江百合卻需要較長時間等待,要有耐心.

3. When seedling grow 4-6 leaves then loosen the seed tray soil, separate plants from the original seed tray and change them to a bigger tray and space them 3″ apart or plant them in 3″ pots individually. You will see the seedlings start to grow tiny bulb. 小苗4-6片葉子時可以從原苗盆將土弄鬆後間距加大,可換較大苗盆或用3吋小盆一棵棵分開種.

Place them in partial shade location for one month and then change to full sun location.
半日照1個月後轉全日照.

4.Fertilize seedlings with compost or diluded liquid fertilizer. 用堆肥的土施肥或施稀釋後的液肥薄肥.

Heather (Erica) 歐石楠

Heather (Erica) 歐石楠

歐石楠

Heather (Erica) 歐石楠

Heather (Erica) 歐石楠

This genus is small evergreen flowering shrub. Some flower in fall/winter and some flower in spring/summer. Easy to grow.
歐石楠是常綠的小灌木. 有些品種是秋冬開花,有些則是春夏開花. 非常容易栽種.

Dwarf Iris (Iris reticulata & Iris danfordiae) 矮性球根鳶尾

Dwarf Iris (Iris reticulate & Iris danfordiae) 矮性球根鳶尾

Dwarf Iris (Iris reticulata) 矮性球根鳶尾

Dwarf Iris (Iris reticulata) 矮性球根鳶尾

Iris danfordiae 矮性球根鳶尾

Dwarf Iris (Iris reticulata ‘Katharine Hodgkin’)

Dwarf Iris (Iris reticulata ‘George’)

They are one of cute little things in early spring. Maximum height is 10 cm in full sun location. 初春開花的小球根花卉之一.

成熟株高為10公分,喜全日照.

Snowdrop (Galanthus) 雪花蓮

Snowdrop (Galanthus) 雪花蓮
Pretty in woods! 林地裡野生一片很美!

Snowdrop (Galanthus) 雪花蓮

Snowdrop (Galanthus) 雪花蓮

Snowdrop (Galanthus) 雪花蓮

Rain Lily (Zephyranthes) 風雨蘭

Rain Lily (Zephyranthes) 風雨蘭

Rain Lily (Zephyranthes) 風雨蘭

Rain Lily bulbs (Zephyranthes) 風雨蘭球根包

Pretty,easy to grow and multiply by bulb or seeds. Zephyranthes candida (white flowers), Zephyranthes carinatais or Zephyranthes rosea (pink flowers) and Zephyranthes citrine (yellow flowers) are hardy for USDA zones 7-10. In Canada they are tender flowering bulbs, but they are very easy to grow in pots indoor by a sunny window.

I have these three different coloured bulbs, fairly good size with good quality. The photo is the first flower, even before it has grown any leaves.

Bloom Time: Late Summer/Early Fall Blooms repeatedly. Best grown in full sun to partial shade location.

To seed or not to seed, that is the question..孤挺花結子與否的問題

To seed or not to seed, that is the question..孤挺花結子與否的問題

Amaryllis is flowering!

Amaryllis is growing seed pods.結子中的孤挺花

The second Amaryllis flower stem is growing.長出的第二枝孤挺花花莖

Well, if I do not let it seed the second flower stem will have larger flowers. If I let it seed the flowers will be smaller.

To have both, I will need to fertilize it to keep both. And I like that! 🙂

How to grow Rhododendron and mountain laurel from seeds 酒紅杜鵑及山月桂屬的種子種植方法

How to grow Rhododendron and mountain laurel from seeds

Rhododendron catawbiense ‘Roseum Elegans’ is blooming in spring.

Rhododendron seed pods open and release seeds with the wind in fall. 種莢秋天成熟後會打開隨風散播種子.

It is very easy to collect their seed pods to get seeds if you or your family have a plant in the garden. Their growth rate is slow so in garden centres or nurseries the price is high. Besides propagation of stem cuttings, propagate them from seeds you can get more. They are spring flowering shrubs, tolerant shade and evergreen through winter. They all like slightly acidic soil.

1.soil/medium must be well drained, use shallow container to sow seeds. If possible, sterilize the soil/medium first.

2.Keep soil moist but too wet. Sow seeds on the surface of soil. Do not cover the seeds. Leave the container where is partial shade. Seeds will germinate in 10-20 days. Will grow the first set of leaves in 8-10 weeks. They are easy to grow but slow, so be patient!

酒紅杜鵑(Rhododendron catawbiense ‘Roseum Elegans’)及山月桂屬的種子種植方法:

1.土用泥炭土和木屑/碎樹皮以1比1混合為播種用土. 用淺缽為苗盆.

2.基本上種子不可覆土,分散播下,要保濕但不可太濕有積水置於半日照涼爽處約10-20天會發芽,8-10週會長出本葉.

Rhododendron seed pods and seeds.

Rhododendron seeds are sprouting.