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Revisiting Zinnias (3 of 3)
From “The Colour Out of Space” by H. P. Lovecraft in H. P. Lovecraft: The Classic Horror Stories, edited by Roger Luckhurst: “It happened in June, about the anniversary of the meteor’s fall, and the poor woman screamed about things in the air which she could not describe. In her…
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Revisiting Zinnias (2 of 3)
From “Gardens, botanical” in Encyclopedia of American Indian Contributions to the World: 15,000 Years of Inventions and Innovations by Emory Dean Keoke and Kay Marie Porterfield: “The Aztec, whose empire was established in what is now Mexico in about A.D. 1100, planted lavish…
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Revisiting Zinnias (1 of 3)
From “Zinnia elegans” in Restoring American Gardens: An Encyclopedia of Heirloom Ornamental Plants, 1640-1940 by Denise Adams: “Fifteen zinnia flower colors were noted in old catalogs and references, including white, sulfur yellow, golden yellow, orange, scarlet-orange, scarlet,…
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Double Japanese Anemone (2 of 2)
From “Japanese Anemones” in A Family of Flowers: Clematis and the Ranunculaceae by Deborah Kellaway: “Japanese anemones always start by sulking, and seldom think of flowering until they have lived for at least two years in a new place. But once they perk up, there is no stopping…
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Double Japanese Anemone (1 of 2)
From “Japanese Anemones” in A Family of Flowers: Clematis and the Ranunculaceae by Deborah Kellaway: “The lightest September flower is the Japanese anemone. It looks positively weightless poised high above the herbaceous border on the tops of straight stems that never bend or…
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Eriocapitella japonica, the Japanese Anemone (2 of 2)
From “Anemone” in Japanese Gardens by Wendy B. Murphy: “The Japanese anemone, a perennial grown for its late-summer flowers, is actually a native of China — Hupeh, the source of one of its Latin names, is a Chinese province — but it is considered one of the classical plants of…
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Eriocapitella japonica, the Japanese Anemone (1 of 2)
From “Begonia and Other Flowering Herbs” in The Garden Flowers of China by H. L. Li: “The anemone, a perennial free-flowering plant with pink and white flowers, is one of the most desirable herbaceous flowers of the autumn garden. It has a long period of cultivation in China,…
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Clematis Abundance (3 of 3)
From “Clematis” in The English Flower Garden by William Robinson: “Beautiful climbing shrubs and herbs from northern and temperate regions, and of the highest value for gardens. Among hardy climbers there is no other group of plants that equals the Clematis in variety and in…
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Clematis Abundance (2 of 3)
From “Clematis” in A Family of Flowers: Clematis and the Ranunculaceae by Deborah Kellaway: “Clematis is called the ‘Queen of Climbers’. It is also queen of the whole family of Ranunculaceae. Like all monarchs, it stands a little apart from the others and above them: unlike…
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Clematis Abundance (1 of 3)
From “Clematis” in A Family of Flowers: Clematis and the Ranunculaceae by Deborah Kellaway: “When you have made your garden, when you think it is full, you can begin all over again, covering it with clematis. You may start with one or two — perhaps a vigorous C. montana to hide…