21. Flowering Bamboo Presents An Opportunity Some species of bamboo seem to have a few plants in flower somewhere most of the time. In China there always seem to be some Moso plants flowering. http://www.bamboogarden.com/when bamboo flowers.htm

Flowering Bamboo Presents an Opportunity Fargesia murielae flowers by Ned Jaquith The Bamboo Garden , 1507 SE Alder St., Portland, OR 97214 abstract: When bamboo flowers it dies! Anyone familiar with bamboo has probably heard this. Although this sometimes happens, it is not inevitable. This phenomenon can often be an opportunity in disguise. Many of the bamboos in cultivation were introduced as single propagules leaving us with but one clone of that species. There may be hidden in the genes of that plant useful characteristics that may of use to the grower. New seed grown clones may be more vigorous, more hardy, more resistant to disease or insects, or perhaps more ornamental. Who knows what new traits may be found. Few have the knowledge or skill to create bamboo hybrids. But, we can select among the natural seedlings for plants with desirable characteristics. It is a good idea to try to save the flowering plant as well as trying to grow new plants from seed. Clones with special characteristics are often not reproduced when grown from seed, so it is important to try to conserve them vegetatively. Various methods have been suggested to revive flowering bamboo. More study needs to be done with this. Some have been effective in some cases, many have not. Often when a bamboo flowers the gardener will see it decline and rip it out without any effort at reviving it, or if it is not a visible eyesore, just abandon it to the forces of nature. Bamboos treated so often perish, although with proper care they might be saved.

22. Flowering Plants Flowering plants (angiosperms) comprise about 90 percent of the Kingdom Plantae. One of the largest genera of flowering plants is Euphorbia with http://waynesword.palomar.edu/trmar98.htm

Wayne's Word Index Noteworthy Plants Trivia ... Search Wayne's Word Gee-Whiz Trivia For March 1998 Diversity Of Flowering Plants Flowering Plants Have Literally Colonized The Continents And Islands Of The Earth F The Amazing Marine Seagrasses T he three largest flowering plant families containing the greatest number of species are the sunflower family (Asteraceae) with about 24,000 species, the orchid family (Orchidaceae) with about 20,000 species, and the legume or pea family (Fabaceae) with 18,000 species. The total number of species for these three enormous families alone is approximately 62,000, roughly 25 percent of all the flowering plant species on earth. To put it another way, if you randomly lined up all the species of flowering plants on earth, every fourth one would be an orchid, a sunflower or a legume. The state of California (where WAYNE'S WORD is based) includes about 5,000 native and naturalized species, and 41 percent of these species belong to the following six plant families: sunflower family (Asteraceae), grass family (Poaceae), legume family (Fabaceae), snapdragon family (Scrophulariaceae), mustard family (Brassicaceae), and sedge family (Cyperaceae). The two largest plant families are the sunflower family (Asteraceae) with 24,000 species and the orchid family (Orchidaceae) with about 20,000 species. Left: A vivid red daisy (

23. Salk Institute For Biological Studies Salk Scientists Identify Pathway That Determines When Plants Flower The mechanism that leads to plants flowering early in response to shaded conditions http://www.salk.edu/news/releases/details.php?id=71

24. Star Magnolia, Oregon State Univ., LANDSCAPE PLANTS Magnolia stellata Young plants, flowering Main Page Previous Next Info plant habit, young plants flowering. http://oregonstate.edu/dept/ldplants/mast1a.htm

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25. Photos Plants Flowering Yucca Pictures Spring Landscape Stock Photo Stock photos plants flowering Yucca pictures California landscapes spring landscape picture scenic photo plants of Southern California. http://www.californiapictures.com/garden-plants-09.html

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26. Urban Tree Foundation - Time Of Pruning plants flowering on currentseason s growth (eg crape myrtle, Japanese pagoda plants flowering in the spring from buds on 1-year wood, particularly the http://www.urbantree.org/time_of_pruning.asp

Time of Pruning The time to prune depends on the kind of tree and the desired results. Light pruning can be done anytime . The removal of unwanted growth while it is small is easier and will have less dwarfing effect than if done later. The removal of broken, dead, weak, or heavily shaded branches will have little or no dwarfing effect on the tree no matter when they are removed. Rapid plant development can best be maintained if the required pruning is done before the period of rapid growth usually occurring in the spring. Most deciduous trees can be pruned during the dormant period between leaf fall and spring growth. Evergreen plants will be set back the least if pruned just before spring growth starts. A few broadleaved evergreen pants make their most rapid growth after the weather warms later in the season. Pruning of these plants can be delayed. Pruning just before the period of most rapid growth will keep the most leaves productive for the longest time. Also pruning cuts will be quickly concealed by new growth. To retard plant development , prune when growth is about complete. The pruning should not be so severe nor so early as to encourage new shoot growth. For many plants, the time to prune for maximum dwarfing usually would be in late spring to middle summer.

27. Kartuz Greenhouses: Rare And Exotic Plants: Flowering Vines Rare Flowering Plants Order/Shipping Information Cultural Information A stunning foliage plant with added bonus of showy flowers. http://www.kartuz.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=KG&Category_

28. Botany Online: Features Of Flowering Plants Flowering plants (Angiospermae) represent one of the largest groups of primary In contrast to many other plant groups, flowering plants are striking, http://www.biologie.uni-hamburg.de/b-online/e02/02.htm

How to Identify Plants. Important Features of Flowering Plants The Stem Roots Leaves Flowers ... Literature Flowering plants (Angiospermae) represent one of the largest groups of primary producers. Their contribution to the production of oxygen as well as that to the nutriment of animals and man is consequently very large. All features reviewed in this chapter refer to seed-producing plants, also called spermatophytes. Typically, flowering plants are organized into an underground root and a shoot above ground that consists itself of a stem and leaves . The organs of a plant that serve sexual reproduction are the flowers . Part of the pollinated flower ripens and becomes the fruit In contrast to many other plant groups, flowering plants are striking, numerous and common. They are the most important group of the so-called primary producers that generate the prerequisite for life on earth: oxygen. Green plants have the ability to convert solar energy into chemical energy (photosynthesis) producing the oxygen necessary for all other organisms as a by-product. The useable plants among the flowering plants are - directly or indirectly - the basis of human existence; they are, too, an important economical factor. A basic knowledge of flowering plants should therefore be among everybody's general knowledge. Much has been written about flowering plants and every reader of this chapter will miss something that he regards worth knowing, while he might find other information trivial. But everybody will understand that it is impossible to review in a few lines a theme about which an extensive, partly popular scientific literature exists. And although this term may sometimes be used in a disparaging way, most of the popular scientific literature is scientifically correct, lucid and, above all, very well illustrated.

29. House Plant Care And Cultivation Guides Offers information on topics including dish gardens, terrariums, indoor topiaries, repotting, pests and toxic plants. Includes a glossary, botanical names and guides to individual species. http://www.thegardenhelper.com/houseplants.html

The Garden Helper Gardening Basics "How to" Guides House plants ... The Gardener's Forum Caring for Flowering and Foliage House Plants Most houseplants are hybrids of plant species which grow wild, somewhere in the world. A good rule of thumb for keeping them healthy is to try to match the same environment from which they originated. You may not be able to match every criteria for your plant, but every small step you take to ensure the plants comfort will be a giant step towards keeping your friend healthy. Proper lighting and watering are, by far, the most important criteria for the health of your house plant, but temperatures and humidity will drastically affect your plants as well. Generally, tropical plants enjoy a relative humidity of 50%-70% and warm temperatures. Unfortunately, when temperatures in the home rise above 67 degrees F., the humidity drops drastically, so it may be necessary to sacrifice a few degrees of warmth in lieu of an increase in the humidity. Of course, there are always exceptions to the rule. Succulents being the most notable, which prefer warmer and drier conditions. At temperatures below 60 degrees, African violets will stop blooming, Poinsettias may drop their leaves, and the leaves of Gardenias may turn yellow. It will be a great benefit to your plant if you do a little research about what the needs of your particular species happen to be. I recommend reading "House plant problems" for a few more tips about keeping your house plants happy and healthy!

30. The Manchester Museum Collection Database Searchable, illustrated collection. http://emu.man.ac.uk/mmcustom/BotQuery.php

Explore our Collections Botany Type Specimens Rubus (Brambles) Euphrasia (Eyebrights) Hieracium (Hawkweeds) Rosa (Roses) Taraxacum (Dandelions) Search our collection... Find: anywhere in taxonomy in notes in place Detailed Search Terms and Conditions Powered by:

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32. Hawaiian Native Plants, UH Botany Images of hundreds of species of ferns, fern allies, and flowering plants, arranged by genus. http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/faculty/carr/natives.htm

Hawaiian Native Plant Genera University of Hawaii Botany Department The search or find option of your web viewer will take you instantly to any scientific or common name in this index. You can then follow the link to the appropriate web page for more information and illustrations pertaining to the plant being sought. You will find much information on the Hawaiian silversword alliance elsewhere. The full-sized images linked to thumbnail images on the subsequent pages are mostly in one of three formats: 600x400, 400x600, or 400x400 pixels. File sizes are mostly in the range of 50-250 kb (JPEG). Much additional information on Hawaiian flowering plants can be found in the "Manual of the Flowering Plants of Hawai'i" by W. L. Wagner, D. R. Herbst, & S. H. Sohmer. Likewise, for ferns and fern allies, a complete treatment can be found in the recently published "Hawai'i's Ferns and Fern Allies" (Daniel D. Palmer, Univ. of Hawai'i Press, 2003). For an explanation of the information presented for each genus in the table at this web site, see the sample page . These materials have been assembled primarily for Botany 661, Hawaiian Vascular Plants

33. Welcome At Hogendoorn Dutch exporter of young plants, with an assortment including perennials, ornamental grasses, tree peonies, and flowering shrubs. Catalogs vary by geographical target market. http://www.hogendoorn-nl.com/

34. Shade Plants | Flowering Dogwood Tree | Shade Plants | Dogwood Tree Top 10 List of shade plants, including flowering dogwood trees. A shade plant is described within each of the major categories. http://landscaping.about.com/cs/lazylandscaping/a/shade_plants.htm

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35. Plaxtol Nurseries Homepage Offers a wide range of flowering and foliage plants and shrubs. Ships throughout most of Europe. http://www.plaxtol-nurseries.co.uk/

Welcome to our new website Plaxtol Nurseries can be found in the idyllic Kentish village of Plaxtol. We are a small family run business, specialising in hardy shrubs, herbaceous perennials, hardy ferns, roses, conifers and climbers. We also have seasonal bedding plants and truly amazing hanging baskets. Plaxtol Nurseries Plaxtol Sevenoaks Kent Telephone 01732 810550 Fax 01732 810149

36. Missouri Flora Web Page Photographs, descriptions, and keys to the flowering and nonflowering plants of the state, categorized by flower color and/or leaf characteristics. http://www.missouriplants.com/

Photographs and descriptions of the flowering and non-flowering plants of Missouri, USA Plants are categorized by flower color and/or leaf characteristics. If you wish to skip the thumbnails and jump directly to a certain plant, go to the list of all the plants on this site ~1018 species to date. This site is currently best viewed with Microsoft Internet Explorer. I'm working to make it compatible with all browsers. If you do not understand the meaning of a word, check out the glossary Throughout this page you will see numerous references to Steyermark. These are referring to the masterwork of Missouri plants - " Flora of Missouri " by Julian Steyermark, published by Iowa State University Press, November 1963, with some reprintings. The book is no longer in print and is VERY hard to find for sale. Fortunately, it is being updated by George Yatskievych of the Missouri Department of Conservation. The revised Flora of Missouri will be in three volumes, with volume one available now. Contact the Missouri Department of Conservation for a copy. The Categories: White flowers, Leaves opposite or whorled

37. Plants Of Northwestern California Features photos and where to find native plants common to the redwoods and coast of northwestern California. http://www.humboldt1.com/~popenoe/plants/plants.htm

Nootka Rose Rosa nutkana Common Wild Flowering Plants of Northwestern California This website features photos of some native wild flowering plants common to northwestern California. You may click on buttons to the left of plants' names, or browse sequentially through categories, such as "SUN LOVERS". You may learn other details about photos by moving your cursor over them. SUN LOVERS California aster Aster chiloensis Paintbrush Castilleja affinis Sticky monkeyflower Mimulus aurantiacus Western columbine Aquilegia formosa Douglas Iris Iris douglasiana Fireweed Epilobium angustifolium Sneezeweed Helenium bigelovii Cow parsnip Heracleum lanatum Seaside daisy Erigeron glaucus Beach morning glory Calystegia soldanella Common yarrow Achillea millifolium River lupine Lupinus rivularis FOREST FLOOR PLANTS Candy flower Claytonia sibirica Maianthemum Maianthemum dilatatum Wood violet Viola glabella Star flower Trientalis latifolia Columbia lily Lilium columbianum Windflower Anemone quinquefolia Clintonia Clintonia andrewsiana Fairy bells Dryopteris hookeri False Solomon's seal Smilacina racemosa Wake robin Trillium ovatum Redwood sorrel Oxalis oregana Bleeding heart Dicentra formosa Miner's lettuce Claytonia perfoliata Coltsfoot Petasites frigidus var.

38. ANTHOPHYTA I Evolution of flowering plants As we survey the living members of the plant kingdom there is a tendency to think in terms of primitive and advanced groups http://www.hcs.ohio-state.edu/hcs300/angio1.htm

Site Index ANTHOPHYTA Evolution and Diversity Evolution of flowering plants As we survey the living members of the plant kingdom there is a tendency to think in terms of primitive and advanced groups and that one group represents the ancestor of another: a moss evolved into a fern which evolved into a conifer and so on until we reach the flowering plants. However the plants we see today are all descendants of fossil plants. If we wanted to see which plants were the ancestors of conifers and flowering plants we would have to go back in time to see the plants which were the common ancestors of both groups. Of course missing links constitute one of the objections to the theory of evolution. Without the fossil evidence all we can do is look at similarities between present day plants and try to figure out which are closest - which have diverged most recently. So we end up with a branching pattern of relationships with living plants at the ends of branches rather than at the branch points themselves. We can, however order the branches in the sequence of divergence and place significant developments along the way. There are a few living plants which are intermediate between conifers and angiosperms - members of the Gnetophyta such as Wellwitschia mirabilis (right). However these are such peculiar plants that they must be the result of divergence from a common evolutionary path rather than "missing links". The most primitive angiosperms are in the Magnoliaceae. If you look at a developing fruit of

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40. Flowering Foliage Have you ever wondered why plants flower when they do? How does a plant know when to flower? Do they always flower at a certain time in the lifecycle? http://www.timespub.tc/Natural History/Archive/Winter99/foliage.htm

FLOWERING FOLIAGE: WHY FLOWER NOW Have you ever wondered why plants flower when they do? How does a plant know when to flower? Do they always flower at a certain time in the lifecycle? Generally, showy plants flower at a time when enough insects are about to pollinate them, and take advantage of the best conditions for their varied seed and fruit dispersal. Plants have flowered for millennia, long before humankind became numerous. Plants are more in step with the seasons and with insect life than we are. They depend for life on water and must be adapted or die. Just by chance they receive a gene combination from the parent plants, which suits them to adapt and live, or weaken and perish. On these Islands, as elsewhere in the world, we see only the success stories. Here, plants thrive on little water and flourish with even less soil. How Do Plants Know When to Flower? Environmental conditions are acutely sensed by the plants themselves through leaf, stem and root sensory cells. Research is only just beginning to identify the microscopic chemical changes that take place second by second as the plant explores its surroundings. Water availability, temperature, soil acidity or alkalinity, humidity, and especially light intensity and day length are all monitored by every individual plant. Each one is quietly and unsuspectingly vying to flower, disperse seed and overtake its neighbouring plants' territory. Soil and climactic factors trigger off readiness inside the plant to flower, controlled by plant hormones called auxins.

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