Water Plants are an Integral Part of Asian Culture (Finding Aquatic Plants at an Asian Grocer)
A trip to an Asian market, based on a “hot tip” that cheap water plants could be found, instead became an enlightening learning opportunity about the Asian culture, a growing […]
Water Plants
A water garden needs more than water lilies for both aesthetic and functional reasons. Marginal plants, floating or surface plants, and oxygenating or submerged plants can enhance the visual appeal […]
Making Sense of Scents – Waterlily and Water Plant Fragrance
Along with the growth of water gardening in the landscape, so it would appear is the interest in marketing the sensual odors from flowers grown in the water. What do […]
Invasive Or Valuable?
Colliding interests indefinitely postpone implementation of Texas’ proposed “White List” Throughout much of 2010 the state of Texas and constituent interests considered the implications of proposed invasive species rules. The […]
Here’s to Spring! Focus on . . . Water Hawthorn (Aponogeton distachyus)
This plant scares some people because of the name. No, it has nothing to do with a prickly tree! The name came from the scent of the flowers. The plant […]
Focus On: Zantedeschia aethiopica (Calla Lily)
Focus On: Zantedeschia aethiopica “The calla lilies are in bloom again…” Being southern I’ve always wanted to use that line from the classic thirties movie “Stage Door,” but this […]
Found and Found Again – Discovering “New” Plants
When a plant’s “discovery” doesn’t stick The story is a familiar one. An expedition travels to a remote location, finds a plant with unfamiliar characteristics, and declares it to be […]
Gardening Terminology
Phrases that bloom in the spring, thoughts on gardening terminology I asked a customer at the recent Botanic Gardens’ sale, “Could I interest you in some marginal plants?” He answered, […]
Edible Water Plants
Water plants haven’t always been grown to simply show off their beautiful blooms or striking foliage. There was a time, and that time still exists in some parts of the […]
Rice . . . Becoming a True Water Water Plant Afterall?
It may have occurred to those of you who read “Carolina Gold” (December 2008) that common rice is not a water plant in an absolute sense. Rice loves water, of […]