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<h2>Plants.am - your daily dose of gardening</h2>
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'''[[Plants.am:About|Plants.am]]''' is a complete '''garden wiki and plant encyclopedia'''. So far we have [[Special:Statistics|{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}]] plant entries and other articles written and edited by gardeners from around the globe, with [[Special:Statistics|{{NUMBEROFFILES}}]] photos. Check out the [[Help:Contents|Help]] page to see how '''you''' can edit any page '''right now'''.
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| '''[[List of flowering plants|Flowers]]'''<br>[[Rose]], [[Hibiscus]], [[Carnation]], [[Daylily]]...
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| '''[[List of common houseplants|Houseplants]]'''<br>[[Ferns]], [[Weeping Fig]], [[Jade plant]], [[African Violet]]…
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| '''[[Major tree genera|Trees]]'''<br>[[Pine]], [[Maple]], [[Cedar]], [[Birch]], [[Walnut]]...
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| '''[[List of shrubs (bushes)|Shrubs]]'''<br>[[Holly]], [[Blueberry]], [[Angel's Trumpet]], [[Fuchsia]]...
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<h2>Featured Flower</h2>
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[[Image:Hydrangea-IMG 0091.JPG|thumb|200px|[[Hydrangea]].]]
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The Hydrangea is a hardy plant that can tolerate many conditions - though not extremely sunny heat.
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<h2>Featured Edible</h2>
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[[Image:Citrus limon-eureka-eureka lemon-IMG 0785 hunt07.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Lemon]].]]
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Lemon trees are beautiful, the blossoms smell great, and the fruit are long-lasting and very versatile in the kitchen.
  
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[[Graft]] - combine two plants by cutting and attaching them.
  
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*[http://rareseeds.com/seeds/ Heirloom Seed Co.]
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'''[[Plants.am:About|Plants.am]]''' is a complete '''garden wiki and plant encyclopedia'''. So far we have [[Special:Statistics|{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}]] plant entries and other articles written and edited by gardeners from around the globe, with [[Special:Statistics|{{NUMBEROFFILES}}]] photos. Check out the [[Help:Contents|Help]] page to see how '''you''' can edit any page '''right now'''.
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*<b>Botany Basics</b>
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**[[The plant kingdom]]
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**[[The life of a plant]]
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*<b>Cultivation</b> - Hardiness - Regions - Garden environment - Outdoor cultivation - Care under glass - Pruning - Pruning groups - Propagation - Plant problems - Organic issues and native plants
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Revision as of 03:24, 13 October 2008


Plants.am - your daily dose of gardening

Plants.am is a complete garden wiki and plant encyclopedia. So far we have 22,004 plant entries and other articles written and edited by gardeners from around the globe, with 15,345 photos. Check out the Help page to see how you can edit any page right now.

Favorites At Your Fingertips

Flowers
Rose, Hibiscus, Carnation, Daylily... 		Fruits
Apricot, Orange, Pear, Mulberry, Watermelon...
Houseplants
Ferns, Weeping Fig, Jade plant, African Violet… 		Vegetables
Carrot, Lettuce, Sweet pepper, Asparagus...
Trees
Pine, Maple, Cedar, Birch, Walnut... 		Herbs
Oregano, Mint, Parsley, Chives, Basil...
Shrubs
Holly, Blueberry, Angel's Trumpet, Fuchsia... 		Vines
Passionfruit, Grape, Kiwi, Trumpet Vine, Jasmin...
Misc. - Venus Flytrap, Water Lily, Spanish Moss...

Plants.am Projects

  • Plant identification
  • How you can help your environment
    • Composting
    • Natural pest control
    • Edible plants and gardening
    • Front lawn replacement

Issues

  • Shade
  • Lawns
  • What blooms years round?

Hot Topics

  • Fall Planting

Featured Flower

Hydrangea.

The Hydrangea is a hardy plant that can tolerate many conditions - though not extremely sunny heat.

Featured Edible

Lemon.

Lemon trees are beautiful, the blossoms smell great, and the fruit are long-lasting and very versatile in the kitchen.

Vocab

Graft - combine two plants by cutting and attaching them.

Featured Links

Featured Users

Seasons

Articles In Need of Work

Gardening Books

Reference

  • Cultivation - Hardiness - Regions - Garden environment - Outdoor cultivation - Care under glass - Pruning - Pruning groups - Propagation - Plant problems - Organic issues and native plants
  • Glossary of Gardening terms

Featured Article: Frangipani - Plumeria

Plumeria blooms

Plumeria (common name Frangipani; syn. Himatanthus Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.) is a small genus of 7-8 handsome and useful species native to tropical and subtropical Americas. Open plants have leathery, pointed leaves at the ends of the branches. Flowers during warm seasons, and give clusters of large, showy, waxy flowers with a strong perfume. Plumeria is related to the Oleander, Nerium oleander, and both possess poisonous, milky sap, rather similar to that of Euphorbia.

Plumeria flowers are most fragrant at night in order to lure sphinx moths to pollinate them. The flowers have no nectar, and simply dupe their pollinators. The moths inadvertently pollinate them by transferring pollen from flower to flower in their fruitless search for nectar.


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