Red-Leaved Rose (Rosa glauca)原始玫瑰/紅葉玫

Red-Leaved Rose (Rosa glauca)原始玫瑰/紅葉玫

Red-Leaved Rose (Rosa glauca)原始玫瑰/紅葉玫

Super hardy rose.  Very easy to grow.  Best growing in full sun location to partial shade or light shade location.  This rose is very shade tolerant, insect and diseases resistant!  With red/blue tone foliage, small single deep pink flowers in late spring to early summer.  Lightly fragrant flowers attract bees and butterflies.  Very low maintenance, it will even flower without any care if it is growing in desirable location.  USDA Zones:2-9.  Mature size:6′-8′(H) X 5′-7′(W).  Propagate by seeds or cuttings.

超級強健的玫瑰.  非常容易栽種. 最好栽種在全日照到半日照處,這種在散光處也能生長和開花.  這種是較能耐蔭且抗病蟲害的原始玫瑰!  葉色偏紅/藍色調,春末夏初開小朵的單瓣深粉色花.  微香的花朵頗吸引蜂蝶.  非常低維護,種對地方不用管理也能自行生長及開花.  極耐寒也耐熱.  成熟株高6-8呎,寬幅5-7呎.  以種子或扦插枝條的方式來繁殖.

Reference links: 參考網站資料連結:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosa_glauca                               http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=a805

Kiwi Berries/Hardy Kiwi (Actinidia arguta ) 奇異莓/軟棗獼猴桃

Kiwi Berries/Hardy Kiwi (Actinidia arguta ) 奇異莓/軟棗獼猴桃

Kiwi Berries/Hardy Kiwi (Actinidia arguta ) smooth berries in wholes and in sections. 奇異莓/軟棗獼猴桃的光滑熟果整顆及切開的樣子.

Kiwi Berries/Hardy Kiwi (Actinidia arguta ) in small package that was purchased from supermarket. 超市買的小盒奇異莓/軟棗獼猴桃.

Kiwi Berries/Hardy Kiwi (Actinidia arguta ) seeds. 奇異莓/軟棗獼猴桃的種子.

Kiwi Berries/Hardy Kiwi (Actinidia arguta ) compare with the Kiwi in whole, in different halves section views. 奇異莓/軟棗獼猴桃與奇異果整顆與橫切面及縱切面的比較.

Kiwi Berries/Hardy Kiwi (Actinidia arguta ) seedlings germinated in just few days. High germination rate. 奇異莓/軟棗獼猴桃的小實生苗,短短幾天就孵出,孵出率非常高.

Kiwi Berries/Hardy Kiwi (Actinidia arguta ) seedling. 奇異莓/軟棗獼猴桃的小苗.

Kiwi Berries/Hardy Kiwi (Actinidia arguta ) seedling. 奇異莓/軟棗獼猴桃的小實生苗

Delicious small berries!  Native in Asia.  Its berries look like miniature Kiwi but very smooth that you can just wash the berries and pop into your mouth!    Very hardy and easy to grow.  Best growing in full sun location.   This is a cold hardy fruit vine, it has small near white very fragrant flowers in late spring to early summer and edible berries in late summer to fall.  Flowers attract bees and butterflies.  Edible berries attract birds and wild animals.  USDA Zones:4-8. Mature size:12′-30′(L) X 8′-10′(W).   Propagate by seeds, cuttings or grafting.

美味的小果子!  原生於亞洲地區.  它的小果子就像迷你版的奇異果,果皮光滑無毛,可以洗淨後直接入口!  非常強健易於栽種.  最好栽種在全日照處.  它是爬藤類水果,春末夏初開很香的,近於白色的單瓣小花,夏末到秋結可食性美味的莓果.  花吸引蜂蝶,美味可食的果實吸引鳥類及野生動物覓食.  喜冷不甚耐熱.  成熟藤長可達12-30呎,寬幅8-10呎.  繁殖方式以種子,枝條扦插或嫁接來進行.

Reference links: 參考網站資料連結:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actinidia_arguta                             https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-tw/%E8%BD%AF%E6%9E%A3%E7%8C%95%E7%8C%B4%E6%A1%83                                                                               http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/55681/

Sweet Chestnut/Spanish Chestnut (Castanea sativa) 歐洲栗

Sweet Chestnut/Spanish Chestnut (Castanea sativa) 歐洲栗

Sweet Chestnut/Spanish Chestnut (Castanea sativa) seedling. 歐洲栗實生苗.

Sweet Chestnut/Spanish Chestnut (Castanea sativa)歐洲栗 Seedling start to grow true leaves. 歐洲栗開始長本葉了.

Sweet Chestnut/Spanish Chestnut (Castanea sativa) 歐洲栗 European variety has smaller and darker nuts. 歐洲栗的栗子比亞洲栗個頭稍小且顏色較深.

Sweet Chestnut– Asiatic species (Castanea) 亞洲栗

Medium to large tree for its sweet nuts and beautiful wood!  Long life span. It is fairly easy to grow from seeds.  Best growing in full sun location.   Tiny creamy white flowers on flower stems in spring and nuts mature in late fall.  This European type of sweet chestnut has slightly smaller nuts and duller, browner nut color than Chinese sweet chestnut.  If you have good size land, you should grow them.  Very hardy and low maintenance.  USDA Zones:4-11. Mature size:40′(H)/(W).   Propagate by seeds, cuttings or grafting.  Good food source and medicinal.

歐洲栗是歐洲的鄉土栗樹品種,種植分佈相當廣.  樹齡很長.  很容易栽種.  春開黃白色小花密生在花梗上,結的果實於秋末成熟.   這屬中大型樹種,主以種來取其可食栗子及其均勻美麗木紋的硬木材,它是落葉喬木.  其栗子比中國種的甜栗個頭要稍小些,顏色也稍暗淡深褐些.  它的耐熱耐寒低維護且多用途,若是你有夠大的土地不妨考慮種植.  它很強健且低維護.  主以種子,扦插或嫁接等法來繁殖. 極具食用及藥用價值.

Reference links: 參考網站資料連結:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castanea_sativa
https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-tw/%E6%AD%90%E6%B4%B2%E6%A0%97
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/77032/

Yellow Pitahaya/Yellow Dragon Fruit (Pitahaya amarilla) 黃龍果

Yellow Pitahaya/Yellow Dragon Fruit (Pitahaya amarilla) 黃龍果

Yellow Pitahaya/Yellow Dragon Fruit (Pitahaya amarilla) 黃龍果

Nice tropical fruit!  Interesting yellow outside look and white sweet flesh with black seeds inside!  The fruit was prickly but when fruit is ripe the pricks will fall easily becomes the look in the image.  Easy to grow from seeds although will take a while to flower, normally commercial growers will propagate by grafting usually use red dragon fruit as the root stock because the root system is more active and strong.   And require a fairly steady support because fruit will be heavy.  Best in full sun location, well drained soil.  Will require cross-pollination to fruit to ensure better quality of fruit.   It is a climber, mature size can reach up to 20′ long.  Large fragrant white flowers.

黃色有突起的外皮,白色的果肉很甜很有滋味. 種子比一般火龍果大些,  水果有刺但果實成熟後自己會掉刺或容易去掉刺後就如照片上一樣變成無刺的果. 容易栽種在溼熱的熱帶氣候. 異花授粉. 須要有穩固的支架供其攀爬,植株可長到20呎長.  全日照,可以種子繁殖但多用嫁接方式來繁殖.  花大,白色有香氣.

Pitahaya amarilla, yellow pitahaya Hylocereus megalanthus.