Questions tagged [flowering]
When a plant produces flowers
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What is the name of this plant? It has round big flowers
I am sorry if this is too vague. May I know the name of this plant? The flower should look like a big round circle. The color is blue or pink if I recall correctly.
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What are typical and perennial garden green and flowering plants?
I will be edging my yard this summer and not sure what plants to plant on my edge. This is my first time doing this. I don't want to overwhelm the edges but enough plants to make it look full. I am ...
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What is this yellow flower which survives in the Sonoran Desert naturally?
Plants native to the Sonoran Desert require watering every 6 months. The following plant, which I am not sure is native to the Sonoran Desert or not, was found to thrive in the Sonoran Desert solely ...
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What is this ground-cover flower which survives in the Sonoran Desert naturally?
Plants native to the Sonoran Desert require watering every 6 months. The following plant, which I am not sure is native to the Sonoran Desert or not, was found to thrive in the Sonoran Desert solely ...
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What is this red flower which survives in the Sonoran Desert naturally?
Plants native to the Sonoran Desert require watering every 6 months. The following plant, which I am not sure is native to the Sonoran Desert or not, was found to thrive in the Sonoran Desert solely ...
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Hoya care - will it ever flower again?
Oh, the things I have done to my mother-in-law's Hoya plant:
First, I watered it weekly. Neither the plant or the mother-in-law liked that.
Then I had the audacity to re-pot the root bound mess. I ...
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Will these roses bloom this year?
A few weeks ago I bought two tea-hybrid roses with their roots in wet sawdust and saran wrap (it is called nude root in my area, no idea how to call it in English).
The shoots started to grow the next ...
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How to get a Kalanchoe to flower in bunch
I have two questions regarding Kalanchoes.
I bought 3 Kalanchoes from IKEA for almost one year. The funny thing is that one of them has lots of flowers, the second one, only one flower, and the third ...
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Can I grow a fall-winter flowering witch hazel bush in Zone 6?
I live in Massachusetts, Northeast United States, Zone 6. The lowest temperature in our coldest months can go down to -10°F (-23°C), although it's usually a bit warmer.
While reading an article ...
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How to make curly parsley produce seeds?
I want to grow and harvest curly parsley, and also have them produce seeds for the next harvest. I found plenty of information on growing curly parsley but nothing on flowering, pollinating, or ...
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Shall I remove broken or partly dead leaves of a Kalanchoe?
I have two Kalanchoes.
The first one of them did not bloom, and some leaves I think are starting to die. Is there anything I can do to help it bloom? Shall I remove the dying leaves?
The second one ...
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How to protect young plants against frost?
In a 6b zone I have to grow some annual and perennial flowers by the end of May, meaning that they must be flowering by then. I have tried to make a rehearsal of some sorts, but we had freezing ...
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Did my peppers cross? (see pictures)
So I'm growing Carolina Reapers and bell peppers in very close proximity to each other. On one of my bell pepper plants there is a strange looking pepper. It looks like a Reaper and its on one of my ...
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How do I know when to harvest my artichokes?
At the beginning of the UK summer I planted some artichoke seeds. What I didn't realise is how monstrous the plants would become. They're huge and taking over my vegetable patch. I've had to regularly ...
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Plant with pink five-petalled flowers and waxy ovate leaves
Please help identify this plant. The cutting rooted and it's now flowering, but I have no idea what it is.
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What would be a hardy evergreen flowering vine that can live in Southern Ontario (5b)
What would be a hardy evergreen flowering vine that can live in Southern Ontario (5b)
Here is the map
http://www.plantmaps.com/interactive-ontario-plant-zone-hardiness-map.php
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Why are my morning glory flowers closing so early?
I love glories, particularly Grandpa Ott glories. They open in the morning, but by noon, they have closed. Is that because it is so hot here in Florida? The leaves showed some yellowing, and I figured ...
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What are the consequences of not removing all the buds on my young lemon tree?
I have a potted dwarf Meyer lemon tree which is just entering its first flowering season (well at least the first that I've had it - I don't know how old it was when I bought it from the nursery.) I ...
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Crab apples haven't flowered this year - could a warm winter be to blame?
We have two well-established crab-apples trees on our street, about 15 years old. The last few years they fruited pretty heavily and we were looking forward to harvesting fruit this year.
However ...
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What's this tree/shrub with white 4-petal flowers?
There's a small tree or large woody shrub in our garden with fragrant flowers appearing in June in Oregon. Although four-petaled and white, they seem different from the dogwoods we have. The petals ...
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Why do pink rain lillies flower after rains, but not from being watered? How to make them flower?
We have pink rain lilies (Zephyranthes Carinata) in the garden. In my personal experience, I've found that they always flower, without exception, shortly after rains. However, there are roughly ten ...
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Lilac tree has branches without flowers
My parents have had a lilac tree in their backyard for about 25 years. It came from saplings given by a neighbour. Over the years, some secondary shoots ("suckers", I think?) were removed as they ...
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What causes Catnip to flower?
I'm growing catnip for, you guessed it, cats and the bunch I have is continuously growing flowers. I've been chopping them off but it's never ending.
Is there a cause or will this just always happen?
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Maintenance of oleander plants?
I have a few oleanders and was wondering what I should be doing to keep the plant in its best condition? All I do is feed it compost once or twice a year. Anything else?
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Leaves on my Cherry Blossom Tree are Wilting
While I was in Japan a few weeks ago I picked up a small cherry blossom sapling to bring home (I believe it's a Yoshino cherry blossom). My girlfriend's grandfather who we were staying with on his ...
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How can I regulate lettuce indoors so it doesn't bolt/flower?
Is there a science to regulating lettuce indoors in a way that prevents or minimizes bolting/flowering?
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What's the best way to take care of my potted orchid?
I have a phalaenopsis orchid at home. I have not done much to it in terms of taking care other than watering it. The base looks healthy but the top stem has dried up. What care do I need to take to ...
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Magnolia grandiflora 'Little Gem' not flowering
I have a magnolia 'Little Jem' that is about 4 years since I planted it in my backyard. It gets very good sunlight. However it is not flowering very well (see attached picture). I am in the San ...
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Is it beneficial to limit a Phalaenopsis orchid's bloom time?
I have a Phalaenopsis orchid that appears to be doing very well. It has been in bloom for at least 4 months, and the flower spikes continue to put on new blooms. Based on the number of buds on the ...
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How Can I Get More Flowers on My Trees?
I understand that once a tree/shrub has reached maturity, flower buds are apical buds that have morphed from vegetative ones. Yet, not every apical bud morphs into being a flower bud and that fraction ...
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Is the fruit from this plum blossom tree edible?
I live in Melbourne, Australia. I just recently bought a new house and in the backyard of this house there are 3 plum blossom trees (at least that's what I was told they were by the estate agent). The ...
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Please help me identify this bulbous plant with long, broad leaves and white flowers
I rescued this plant from a landfill in Johannesburg, South Africa. It has taken well in my garden and is blooming in just the second season that it's been here.
When I rescued it, I thought it was ...
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Why isn't this vine blooming any more?
This vine (I don't know its name, if you can tell me, that'll be great) was blooming with yellow colored flowers when it was merely 9 feet long and was planted in a pot. But later, I planted it in the ...
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Should I remove hibiscus flower blossoms as soon as they wilt?
Will they continue to send up new buds throughout the summer, or will it not make any difference at all if I remove them after they blossom? I have at least six very tall leafy plants, but not many ...
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My potting soil is being overrun by soil insects. How do I get rid of them? [duplicate]
I am having a hard time getting rid of insects in my potting soil. My plants are droopy. I have applied a good amount of diatomaceous earth to all of them, even to the roots, but these insects don't ...
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Why isn't my hydrangea producing flowers?
My hydrangea is very leafy, but not producing flowers. Should I be adding something to the soil? This is the second consecutive year and I am totally perplexed. Appreciate any and all assistance. ...
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What are these trailing plants with yellow or red flowers and gray leaves called?
I bought this plant from Home Depot a few weeks ago. I threw out the tag and original container it came in and i cannot remember what it was called. Can anyone identify them for me?
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How can I discourage my chives from flowering?
I have several chive plants in the garden. In the past, I've been able to use the chives before they started to bloom, but this year the plants are only 4inches tall and are already covered with buds. ...
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What happen after nepenthes has flower
I live in Thailand and have my pet plant Nepenthes growing. I'm still immature so the pitcher mostly dried out but still it grows a bunch of flowers. I don't know what will happen after that.
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Do you know of ways that help a plant to produce more flowers?
In Crocus sativus, or saffron crocus, the most commercially important part is stigma of flowers. Each plant produces one flower (so there is more than one plant in this picture) and each flower has ...
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Am I over watering flowering plants
How can I tell if I am over watering flowering plants? One of the flower plants I have looks either over watered or sick.
I will add I have small children so I am not sure if this is also an unknown ...
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Why do small fruit fall off chilli plants?
My chilli plants are flowering and producing fruit now.
However, some of the very young fruit regularly fall off. They are not very big, probably no more than 2mm in diameter. But they definitely ...
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Can I force a dormant forsythia branch to bloom by bringing it inside?
I live in Massachusetts, where we have approximately three feet of snow in the yard, and the temperature has been well below freezing nearly every day for the last two months. In an article in ...
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How can I get my fava beans to grow faster and start flowering?
I planted some fava beans in large pots late october. They should be flowering by now, but all I can see is small flower buds, only in a couple of the plants. And it is growing very slowly. What can I ...
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How can I save seeds from a large, fast-growing arugula plant?
I planted arugula seeds in small containers. They are all so tiny, except one plant that grew very fast and looks dramatically healthier bigger and just different from the rest of them. It might be a ...
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What can cause tomato flowers to drop before blooming even once?
What can cause tomato flowers to drop before blooming even once?
They never open at all. So, there's no chance for external pollination. They get to the point to where they're almost about to open ...
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Why is my Sunshine Blue blueberry bush flowering in the fall?
I live in the San Juan Islands in the US Pacific N.W. and planted my Sunshine Blue this spring in a container. It only had 10 or so berries which I understand is OK for a first year plant. It is ...
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What could be keeping Crepe Myrtles from flowering?
3 mature (8-10') Crepe Myrtles (var. Raspberry Sundae) were installed approximately 4 years ago on a property on the south fork of Long Island. They seem to be thriving, and grow well each year.
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When does red clover (cover crop) go to seed?
This seems like a silly question, but I'm struggling to find an answer on google.
When does red clover go to seed? I am planting it now, in combination with Italian Rye, as a cover crop.
When do I ...
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When do Big Max pumpkins start to produce?
I have a Big Max pumpkin that sprouted a little over a month ago. It's looking good and producing lots of leaves, but I haven't seen the first sign of buds anywhere. I've never done pumpkins before, ...