Easter Lilies (Lilium Longiflorum)
Easter Lilies are a fragrant lily, with white trumpet-like flowers that blooms around Easter in the Northern Hemisphere (spring). Their popularity makes them the fourth-largest potted floral crop. They were originally native to Southern Japan and ... [... more]
Gardening Talk |
Cut Flowers - Propagation, Production And Harvesting
Gypsophila has a relatively short vase life if improperly handled. It is sensitive to exposure to both ethylene in the environment and ethylene produced by the flowers themselves. The symptoms are early senescence of ... [... more]
HortNET New Zealand |
Gardenia
My two potted gardenias have not flowered since a year after trying to look after them. At one stage I sprayed them with Epsom salts solution which seemed to prevent them from being eaten by something. The instructions have been lost, so I can't ... [... more]
Gardening Talk |
Carnations (Dianthus)
In 1908, Anna Jarvis chose dianthus caryophyllus (pink carnation) as the emblem of Mother's Day, a celebration she campaigned to create that became a U.S. public holiday in 1914. Today, it is one of the most widespread public holidays. Carnations ... [... more]
Gardening Talk |
Bromeliad (Bromeliaceae)
Around half of the bromeliads are epiphytes, meaning they attach themselves to the truck or branches of trees and shrubs. Epiphytes are not parasites, as they gather the moisture and nutrients they need from the air and what they catch falling ... [... more]
Gardening Talk |
Joe Flower
Written by Ken Dychtwald, Ph.D. and Joe Flower Trade Paperback, 400 pages [... more]
Random House |
Fried Zucchini Flowers With Tapenade Dressing
>Fill a wok or heavy based saucepan 13 full of oil. Heat until a piece of bread browns in 16 seconds. Mix flours with enough beer to make a batter. Dip flowers in batter and quickly fry for about 1 minute or until ... [... more]
Australian Womens Weekly |
Crab And Zucchini Flower Omelette
Crab And Zucchini Flower Omelette [... more]
Australian Womens Weekly |
Nz Presence At Shows Boosts Flower Exports
The New Zealand pavilion included exhibits from Hortlab New Zealand, Multi Flora Laboratories and cut flower exporter, Auckland-based Flying Fresh International. The other stand displayed tissue culture plantstock, bulbs and tubers from Bay of ... [... more]
HortNET New Zealand |
Cut Flowers And Foliage For Auction Marketing - ...
The basic bunch size is 10 stems. Small flowers are usually sold in multiples of 10 (a deck), but very large or expensive flowers are often sold singly or with 5 (or other) stems per bunch. Standard bunch size allows ... [... more]
HortNET New Zealand |
Brilliant Potted Colour
The first secret is a quality potting mix like Yates Thrive Premium Potting Mix, which is free draining and contains the right stuff to get your pots off to a great start. It has a slow release fertiliser in the mix as well as a wetting agent to ... [... more]
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