Button Mangosteen or Cherapu (Garcinia praniana) 鈕扣山竹

Button Mangosteen or Cherapu (Garcinia praniana) 鈕扣山竹

Button Mangosteen or Cherapu (Garcinia praniana) seedling! 鈕扣山竹的小實生苗!

Button Mangosteen or Cherapu (Garcinia praniana) seeds in coco peat. 椰殼粉中的鈕扣山竹的種子.

Tropical fruit.  Easy to grow.  Best growing in full sun location.  Small red/orange male and female flowers in spring.  Fruit ripe from green to orange.  The ripe fruit has thin peel compare with regular mangosteen.  The fruit is tasty sweet-sour and very juicy!  Very similar with tangerine.  Seed is easy to be seperated from the flesh which it is very different from the regular mangosteen.  USDA Zones:10-11.  Mature size:20′-40′(H/W).  Propagate by seeds, cuttings or air layering.  Suitable for growing in containers, plant can flower and fruit when just few feet tall.  Slow growth.

熱帶水果.  容易栽種.  最好栽種在全日照處.  春開紅/橘色雄花與雌花.  果實成熟會由綠轉為橙色.  果皮比一般山竹要薄許多,種子和一般山竹相比也較容易和果肉分離.  果肉跟一般山竹一樣味道酸甜多汁! 頗接近橘子的味道和口感.  喜熱不耐寒.  成熟株高/寬幅20-40呎.  繁殖以種子,扦插或高壓的方式來進行. 不同於山竹這種適合盆植,植株矮矮幾呎高便能開花結果了.  生長緩慢.

Reference links: 參考網站資料連結:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garcinia_prainiana                            https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/山竹                         http://www.tradewindsfruit.com/content/button-mangosteen.htm          http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Garcinia+prainiana       https://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/176860/#b                       https://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/garcinia_prainiana.htm

Yucca ‘Garland Gold’ (Yucca flaccida ‘Garland Gold’) 斑葉絲蘭

Yucca ‘Garland Gold’ (Yucca flaccida ‘Garland Gold’) 斑葉絲蘭

Yucca ‘Garland Gold’ (Yucca flaccida ‘Garland Gold’) 斑葉絲蘭

Yucca ‘Garland Gold’ (Yucca flaccida ‘Garland Gold’) seed pods are forming in late summer. 斑葉絲蘭的種莢於夏末形成.

Yucca ‘Garland Gold’ (Yucca flaccida ‘Garland Gold’) seeds. 斑葉絲蘭的種子.

Yucca ‘Garland Gold’ (Yucca flaccida ‘Garland Gold’) seeds germination in about 1 month. 斑葉絲蘭的種子約1個月發芽.

Cold hardy perennial.  Easy to grow.  Best growing in full sun location.  Creamy white flowers in summer with light fragrance.  Flowers are showy.  USDA Zones:5-9.  Mature size:2.5′-4′(H) X 3′(W).  Propagate by seeds, offsets or division.   Low to no maintenance evergreen!  Drought tolerant once is established.  Slow growth.

耐寒強健的多年生草本.  容易栽種.  最好栽種在全日照處.  米白色的花於夏天盛開,花有微香.  花頗顯眼.  耐寒也耐熱.  成熟株高2.5-4呎,寬幅3呎左右.  繁殖以種子,側芽或分株的方式來進行.  低維護或不需維護的常綠植物!  植株生長適應後頗為耐旱.  生長緩慢.

Reference links: 參考網站資料連結:

http://www.perennials.com/plants/yucca-garlands-gold.html                  http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/58531/#b

 

Variegated English Boxwood(Buxus sempervirens ‘Variegata’) 斑葉錦熟黃楊

Variegated English Boxwood (Buxus sempervirens ‘Variegata’) 斑葉錦熟黃楊

Variegated English Boxwood (Buxus sempervirens ‘Variegata’) can be propagated by cuttings.斑葉錦熟黃楊可以用扦插來繁殖.

Variegated English Boxwood (Buxus sempervirens ‘Variegata’) is common winter planter/urn material. 斑葉錦熟黃楊常用於冬天戶外盆插的裝飾.

Variegated English Boxwood (Buxus sempervirens ‘Variegata’) is common winter planter/urn material. 斑葉錦熟黃楊常用於冬天戶外盆插的裝飾.

Evergreen (broad leaf) large shrub or small tree with small green leaves with creamy edge. Easy to grow.  Best growing in full sun to partial shade location.  Mid spring with creamy yellowish green flowers.  USDA Zones:5-9. Mature size:5′-8′(H/W). Propagate by cuttings. Excellent for hedge or cut flower. Slow growth.  Plant is toxic if ingested.

常綠大型灌木有著綠色革質帶著黃白色邊緣的葉片. 容易栽種.  最好栽種在全日照到半日照處.  仲春時開米黃色偏綠色的花.  耐寒也耐熱.  成熟株高/寬幅5-8呎. 繁殖方式以扦插方式來進行.  很適合當綠籬或切花的花材.  生長緩慢.  植株有毒勿食.

Reference links: 參考網站資料連結:

http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/78796/                                                    http://www.monrovia.com/plant-catalog/plants/406/variegated-english-boxwood/

Teak (Tectona grandis)柚木

Teak (Tectona grandis) 柚木

Teak (Tectona grandis) seeds germinate rather easy. 柚木種子還蠻容易孵的.

Teak (Tectona grandis) has globe seedpods, each seedpod has few chambers, each chamber has one seed. 柚木的一個圓球狀種莢有幾個小室,每一小室有一枚種子.

Teak (Tectona grandis) seed pods.柚木的種莢.

 

Teak (Tectona grandis) seed pod has one thin outer layer.柚木的種莢有一薄層保護.

Teak (Tectona grandis) seedpods after removed outer layer.去掉外層的柚木種莢.

Crack open a teak (Tectona grandis) seed pod, you can see there are 3 seed chambers. Usually planting the whole seed pods because of the seed pod is hard and brittle, very easy to damage the seeds inside. 敲開一顆柚木種莢可見莢內有3個種子小室,通常不敲開種莢因為種莢堅硬易碎,所以通常直接以種莢來播種進行孵種的動作.

Tropical large tree.  Very dense wood with very low expanding rate which makes great outdoor or indoor furniture!   Easy to grow in tropical warm and humid region.  Best growing in full sun location.  Large foliage.   Small fragrant yellow-white flowers in summer to fall.  Flowers attract bees, butterflies and birds.  Slow growth.  USDA Zones:9-11.  Mature size:40′(H)/(W).  Propagate by seeds, cuttings, grafting and air layering.

熱帶喬木,又名胭脂樹. 有"萬木之王"譽稱.  容易栽種在熱帶較溼熱的地區. 最好栽種於全日照處.  其木材木紋細緻堅硬.不因溫度或水份影響太大常見用於製做傢俱,硬木地板等用途. 葉片大,夏秋開芳香黃白色小花.  花頗吸引蜂蝶與鳥類.  植株長速慢. 喜熱不耐寒. 成熟植株可達40呎高及寬幅. 繁殖方式可以種子,扦插,嫁接及高壓等方式來進行.

Reference links: 參考網站資料連結:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teak                                                        https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9F%9A%E6%9C%A8          http://antion.pixnet.net/blog/post/14998849-102.02.09-%E9%99%A4%E5%A4%95%E7%99%BB%E9%AB%98%E6%8E%A1%E6%9F%9A%E6%9C%A8%E7%A8%AE%E5%AD%90

Panda Face Ginger/Shell Shocked Panda Wild Ginger (Asarum maximum ‘Shell Shocked’) 大葉馬蹄香

Panda Face Ginger/Shell Shocked Panda Wild Ginger (Asarum maximum ‘Shell Shocked’) 大葉馬蹄香

Flower image see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asarum_maximum#/media/File:Asarum_maximum2.jpg

Panda Face Ginger/Shell Shocked Panda Wild Ginger has dark green glossy foliage. (Asarum maximum ‘Shell Shocked’) 大花細辛深綠油亮的葉片.

Panda Face Ginger/Shell Shocked Panda Wild Ginger (Asarum maximum ‘Shell Shocked’) 大葉馬蹄香 Looks flower buds are forming.看起來像是花苞形成中.

This perennial has glossy smooth, dark green foliage.  This low ground cover is evergreen in south warmer region.  Unique black and white patterned flowers appear in mid to late spring.  Flowers smell like mushrooms. Easy to grow.   Best growing in partial shade to full shade location in moist but well drained soil.  Do not over water.  Good for woodland garden.  Propagate by seeds, dividing the plant clumps.  Slow growth.  USDA Zones:6-9.  Mature size:4″-6″(H) X 8″-1′(W).

這個多年生常綠草花有著深綠油亮的葉片.  它是低矮的地被在稍微溫暖的地帶為常綠的植物.  黑白紋路的花色很獨特,花徑也不算小.  花聞起來像是容易栽種. 最好種在半日照到全蔭處. 不可積水過溼.  以種子或分株來繁殖.  生長速度緩慢.  不甚耐寒但耐熱性尚可.  成熟株高4-6吋,寬幅8吋到1呎. Reference links: 參考網站連結:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asarum_maximum http://www.perennialresource.com/encyclopedia/view/?plant=2406 http://www.plantdelights.com/Asarum-maximum-Shell-Shocked-for-sale/Buy-Shell-Shocked-Panda-Wild-Ginger/

American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius) 花旗蔘

American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius) 花旗蔘

American ginseng roots from supermarket.(Panax quinquefolius) 超市買的花旗蔘鮮品.

Looks good and smells good!

American ginseng fresh roots from supermarket, 6 roots in a pack. (Panax quinquefolius) 超市買的花旗蔘鮮品一盒共6根.

American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius) 花旗蔘

American ginseng leaves are growing. (Panax quinquefolius) 花旗蔘葉片生長中.

American ginseng leaves 3-prong and the center flower stem are growing. (Panax quinquefolius) 花旗蔘葉片3片及中央有花序生長中.

American ginseng 3-prong foliage and center developing flower stem. (Panax quinquefolius) 花旗蔘展開的葉與中央形成的花序.

American ginseng 3-prong foliage and center developing flower stem. (Panax quinquefolius) 花旗蔘展開的葉與中央形成的花序.

American ginseng flowers. (Panax quinquefolius) 花旗蔘開花了.

American ginseng is flowering and growing fruit. (Panax quinquefolius) 花旗蔘開花結果中.

American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius) ripe fruit turn red. — Animals has been eating them.
花旗蔘熟果轉紅.–有野生動物來偷吃了.

American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius) has young leaves and flower stem forming. 花旗蔘盆植的植株長出新葉與花莖.

Open to check the ginseng roots.  There are 6 roots, 3 thicker ones and 3 skinner ones.  You can see to compare with my thumb.  I must say these good looking produce for CDN$8.99 is excellent!   Great for ginseng root chicken soup…  Or my planting experiment!  Let’s the fun begins!  🙂

超市買的花旗蔘鮮品一盒共6根. 打開看看有3大3小…品質不錯並聞起來有明顯的蔘味.  一盒加幣8.99元,價錢不錯! 燉煮人蔘雞湯不錯!…  或者當我的種植實驗品!  照片中每根你都可以見到甦醒的綠色的葉芽.

Mature size:12″-18″(H) X 6″-9″(W). USDA Zones:4-7. Best growing them in shade in moist organic acidic soil.  Pale green flowers in late spring follow by red fruit.  Culinary and medicinal herb.  The harvested size for selling in the market is usually 5 years old.

成熟株高12-18吋,寬幅6-9吋.  很耐寒不耐熱也不耐乾旱.  以種植在散光或全蔭處為佳,喜酸性濕潤,富含天然腐殖質的土壤. 春末開淡綠色花後結紅色的果實.  兼具食用及藥用的植物.  市面上買到的通常是採收的5年參.

It is a slow growing medicinal perennial, often 5 years old plant only grow up to 4-prong (4 leaves stage) so next time when you consume ginseng you should appreciate this gift from the nature!

它是的生長速度非常緩慢的多年生藥草, 5年生常只有長到4片掌狀葉. 所以下次當你飲用/食用花旗參時,更要感謝這來自大自然的禮物!

Reference links: 參考資料網站連結:

http://wildginsengconservation.com/Ginseng%20Life%20Cycle.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_ginseng http://www.mnn.com/your-home/organic-farming-gardening/stories/how-to-grow-ginseng http://pubs.ext.vt.edu/354/354-313/354-313.html

Eryngium alpinum ‘Blue Star’ 藍刺芹

Eryngium alpinum ‘Blue Star’ 藍刺芹

Last year I have grown some plants from seeds. This winter I am going to grow some more. It is slow growing perennial. I like its special look! It blooms in summer.

Plant info see this useful website:

http://www.perennials.com/plants/eryngium-alpinum-blue-star.html