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Plant Zone

http://plant-zone.blogspot.com/

A blog about plant culture and care both outdoors in Southern Ontario and in a greenhouse on the University of Western Ontario campus. There are many pictures of tropical flowers and plants as well as a lot of useful information. I greatly appreciate any comments or suggestions that you may have! I finally got a good thumbshot!

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  • Billbergia nutans Buds

    Posted on Monday November 23rd, 2009 at 09:47 in flowers, plants, bromeliad, uwo greenhouses

    I posted about this bromeliad a few days ago.  It was correctly identified by mr_subjunctive.  I've been trying to get a good picture of the true flowers opened, but keep missing them.  Fortunately there are several, all in different s...

  • Cordyline terminalis Flowers

    Posted on Sunday November 22nd, 2009 at 15:13 in flowers, plants, uwo greenhouses

    I have never seen this plant flower before.  It's one of those plants that you don't even envision flowering because of the wonderful foliage.  They flowers are definitely nice but don't compare to the foliage. I also uploaded an image...

  • English Ivy

    Posted on Sunday November 22nd, 2009 at 15:08 in plants, propagation, insects

    A few weeks ago I took dozens of cuttings from our various English Ivy plants.  They rooted very quickly in sharp sand with some rooting hormone and periodic misting.  These were planted in soil about a week ago and have been doing very wel...

  • Greenhouse Fruit

    Posted on Sunday November 22nd, 2009 at 14:58 in plants, fruits, uwo greenhouses

    We have a small selection of fruit growing in the greenhouses.  The dwarf pomegranate isn't ripe yet, but the orange and lime are getting close.  We also have some young lemons started but they're at least a year away from producing any fru...

  • Eucharis Blooms

    Posted on Friday November 20th, 2009 at 22:09 in flowers, plants, uwo greenhouses, eucharis

    In the last few days the Eucharis in the tropical room have burst into bloom.  A few weeks ago the canopy was trimmed and a lot more light can reach the lower plants.  I think this is the reason why they are all covered with dozens of flowe...

  • Sauromatum guttatum (Voodoo Lily)

    Posted on Friday November 20th, 2009 at 14:20 in flowers, plants, uwo greenhouses

    The Voodoo Lily is one of the strangest plants we have in the greenhouses.  The pot appeared empty for months and then something began to sprout.  I assumed it was growing leaves but instead it produced this large flower.  They're supp...

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This blog is currently rated a 5.00 out of a possible 5 based on 1 comment.

JohnAbuzz

5 stars John

As someone in the same industry, I appreciate the beauty and content of this blog. Anyone interested in gardening would appreciate this blog.

Posted: August 8th, 2009 | More Reviews From JohnAbuzz | Report This Comment

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