Garden Links for 18 March 2011
We read the botanical web so you don’t have to.
- Far Out Flora: Hate it? Ditch it!
I really struggle with this. There are several plants in the back yard I’d love to replace. I’m looking at you, Potato Bush. (Speaking of Far Out Flora, congratulations to Megan and Matti on being named one of Horticulture’s Best Gardening Blogs. Well deserved!) - NY Times: Seeds Straight From Your Fridge
Fun story about planting the things in your kitchen. I recently planted a ginger rhizome from the grocery store just to see if it’ll grow. We’ll see. - Plants Are The Strangest People: In Which I Lose All Respect for the Burgess Seed and Plant Co. of Bloomington, IL
Mister Subjunctive calls out a garden catalog company for general weirdness, blatant photoshopping, and outright lies.
See Also
Two Links Closer in the Chain of Dendrobium Ifs
That layer of yellow blobs are all clusters of tiny, growing Dendrobium embryos. Sexy goop, eh?
Pollination By Post
Back in May, my friend Zach sent me some pollen from one of his Phalaenopsis orchids in the mail.
I Think I Impregnated My Dendrobium
Try, try again.
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