{"id":172470,"date":"2023-05-30T17:04:16","date_gmt":"2023-05-30T22:04:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/zoop\/?p=172470"},"modified":"2023-05-31T13:43:38","modified_gmt":"2023-05-31T18:43:38","slug":"botanical-notes-illustrated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shuffly.net\/zoop\/botanical-notes-illustrated\/","title":{"rendered":"Botanical notes, illustrated"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is the package the Dianthus<\/em> seeds I planted last year came in:<\/p>\n

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These are the Dianthus<\/em> that came from that package:<\/p>\n

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Something’s not quite right here. Also, they were supposed to be annuals, but every plant came back this spring and is blooming copiously now.<\/p>\n

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This is the package of Eryngium<\/em> that I found at WalMart last year:<\/p>\n

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Note that the package doesn’t say exactly which species or variety of Eryngium<\/em> it contains. The picture looks like E. alpinum<\/em>. Inside the package were just two small roots, not three, and only one survived. It’s blooming now, and it looks like this:<\/p>\n

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Something’s not quite right here, either. My best guess is that what I have is E. planum<\/em>. However, according to what I’ve read, E. planum<\/em> gets two or three feet tall, and my plant is already chest-height. I expect it will eventually reach five feet.<\/p>\n

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One of the orchids I recently ordered is a hybrid of Cattleya aclandiae<\/em>. I was curious about it and looked for more information. This is what I found<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Cattleya aclandiae can grow 10 to 20 feet tall. Found in the coastal state of Hawaii and Brazil, you can find the species growing as much as 62 miles. Commonly called the dwarf Cattleya, this species can grow to a height of 3 to 5 inches.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Yeah, right. I think what we have here is another instance of Artificial Stupidity. The internet has become useless for finding out anything. Keep your reference books handy.<\/p>\n

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Recent snapshots from my garden:<\/p>\n

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California poppies are borderline hardy here in Flatland. In a sheltered location, with a bit of protection they can survive a Kansas winter.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The last peony<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The first lily<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

From the community college garden:<\/p>\n

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Baptisia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Asclepias speciosa detail<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Geum triflorum<\/i>, or “prairie smoke,” was the one disappointment of the seeds I started this year. After a month’s stratification, only two weak seedlings emerged, and they didn’t survive long. Next year I’ll probably just order a plant. Until then, I can observe the plants in the college garden.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Penstemon, showing the bearded tongue<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

From my friends’ garden up the street:<\/p>\n

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Larkspur<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Breezy day<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Strawberry in hiding<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Clematis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

There are more pictures here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Rose and motorcycle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This is the package the Dianthus seeds I planted last year came in: These are the Dianthus that came from that package: Something’s not quite right here. Also, they were supposed to be annuals, but every plant came back this spring and is blooming copiously now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[692],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-172470","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-botany"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4xam3-IRM","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shuffly.net\/zoop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/172470","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shuffly.net\/zoop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shuffly.net\/zoop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shuffly.net\/zoop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shuffly.net\/zoop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=172470"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/shuffly.net\/zoop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/172470\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":172545,"href":"https:\/\/shuffly.net\/zoop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/172470\/revisions\/172545"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shuffly.net\/zoop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=172470"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shuffly.net\/zoop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=172470"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shuffly.net\/zoop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=172470"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}