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Dummer. ゛☀
2017年07月23日
Family - Asclepiadaceae
Stems - To 1.5m tall, from fibrous roots, erect, herbaceous, glabrous or with a single vertical line of appressed pubescence in the internodes above, with milky sap, branching above.
Leaves - Opposite, petiolate. Petiole to +1.5cm long. Blade to 15cm long, +2cm broad, linear to linear-lanceolate, acuminate, with strigillose margins, sparse appressed pubescent, truncate to rounded at the base.
Inflorescence - Axillary and terminal umbellate cymes of 20-30 flowers each. Peduncles green, to +5cm long, antrorse appressed pubescent, with one vertical line more densely pubescent than rest of peduncle. Pedicels pinkish-rose, sparse pubescent, to 1.4cm long, subtended by linear bracts. Bracts to 6mm long, pubescent.
Flowers - Petals 5, 6mm long, 2.3mm broad, oblong-elliptic, entire, reflexed, glabrous, pink to purple. Hoods 2mm long, 1.2mm broad, pinkish-white. Horns pinkish-white, to 2.5mm long. Gynostegium to 2.5mm long, 1.3mm in diameter. Pollinia 1.1mm long. Calyx lobes 5, reflexed, 2mm long, pubescent, pinkish-green. Follicles to 8cm long, fusiform, typically glabrous.
Flowering - June - August.
Habitat - Moist to wet soils.
Origin - Native to U.S.
Other info. - This species can be found throughout Missouri. The plant is becoming one of the more popular Asclepias in cultivation because of its tall height, striking flowers, and ability to grow in wet soils. It is an obvious butterfly favorite. The flowers of this species are not as large as in some other members of the genus but the plant typically produces many clusters of flowers.
Stems - To 1.5m tall, from fibrous roots, erect, herbaceous, glabrous or with a single vertical line of appressed pubescence in the internodes above, with milky sap, branching above.
Leaves - Opposite, petiolate. Petiole to +1.5cm long. Blade to 15cm long, +2cm broad, linear to linear-lanceolate, acuminate, with strigillose margins, sparse appressed pubescent, truncate to rounded at the base.
Inflorescence - Axillary and terminal umbellate cymes of 20-30 flowers each. Peduncles green, to +5cm long, antrorse appressed pubescent, with one vertical line more densely pubescent than rest of peduncle. Pedicels pinkish-rose, sparse pubescent, to 1.4cm long, subtended by linear bracts. Bracts to 6mm long, pubescent.
Flowers - Petals 5, 6mm long, 2.3mm broad, oblong-elliptic, entire, reflexed, glabrous, pink to purple. Hoods 2mm long, 1.2mm broad, pinkish-white. Horns pinkish-white, to 2.5mm long. Gynostegium to 2.5mm long, 1.3mm in diameter. Pollinia 1.1mm long. Calyx lobes 5, reflexed, 2mm long, pubescent, pinkish-green. Follicles to 8cm long, fusiform, typically glabrous.
Flowering - June - August.
Habitat - Moist to wet soils.
Origin - Native to U.S.
Other info. - This species can be found throughout Missouri. The plant is becoming one of the more popular Asclepias in cultivation because of its tall height, striking flowers, and ability to grow in wet soils. It is an obvious butterfly favorite. The flowers of this species are not as large as in some other members of the genus but the plant typically produces many clusters of flowers.
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Dummer. ゛☀
2017年07月22日
Family - Violaceae
Stems - A stout, thick, elongated caudex.
Leaves - Alternate, arising from ground level. Petioles to 12cm long, glabrous or with some pubescence near base of blade, with single vertical groove running the length of the petiole. Blade to +4cm broad, +3.5cm long, cordate at base, crenate to serrate, glabrous. Lower leaves typically reniform. Upper leaves with a pointed apex, ovate to deltoid.
Inflorescence - Single flowers arising from the base of plant. Peduncles glabrous, to +15cm long, curved at apex, with a pair of small bracts about in the middle of the peduncle. In early spring the flowers much exceed the leaves. Later, the leaves exceed the flowers.
peduncle.
Flowers - Corolla solid white, to 4cm broad. Petals 5. Lateral petals bearded near "throat" of corolla. Lower petal saccate at base, with dark striping and fading to a dull yellow at base. Stamens 5, connate around ovary, two lowest with nectaries. Style deltoid at apex. Sepals 5, 8-9mm long, 3-4mm broad, lanceolate to linear, green with lighter margins, entire, glabrous or with a few hairs at base, rounded at base. auricles 1-2mm long.
Fruit - Capsule to +1cm long, 5-6mm in diameter, slightly 3-angled with angles greatly rounded, glabrous. Seeds numerous. Placentation parietal.
Flowering - March - June and sometimes again around October - November.
Habitat - Waste ground, fields, meadows, low woods, ditches, roadsides, railroads.
Origin - Native to U.S.
Other info. - This is form of V. papilionacea is the least common. For other forms see the V. papilionacea page in the "Blue flowers alternate" section of this website.
Stems - A stout, thick, elongated caudex.
Leaves - Alternate, arising from ground level. Petioles to 12cm long, glabrous or with some pubescence near base of blade, with single vertical groove running the length of the petiole. Blade to +4cm broad, +3.5cm long, cordate at base, crenate to serrate, glabrous. Lower leaves typically reniform. Upper leaves with a pointed apex, ovate to deltoid.
Inflorescence - Single flowers arising from the base of plant. Peduncles glabrous, to +15cm long, curved at apex, with a pair of small bracts about in the middle of the peduncle. In early spring the flowers much exceed the leaves. Later, the leaves exceed the flowers.
peduncle.
Flowers - Corolla solid white, to 4cm broad. Petals 5. Lateral petals bearded near "throat" of corolla. Lower petal saccate at base, with dark striping and fading to a dull yellow at base. Stamens 5, connate around ovary, two lowest with nectaries. Style deltoid at apex. Sepals 5, 8-9mm long, 3-4mm broad, lanceolate to linear, green with lighter margins, entire, glabrous or with a few hairs at base, rounded at base. auricles 1-2mm long.
Fruit - Capsule to +1cm long, 5-6mm in diameter, slightly 3-angled with angles greatly rounded, glabrous. Seeds numerous. Placentation parietal.
Flowering - March - June and sometimes again around October - November.
Habitat - Waste ground, fields, meadows, low woods, ditches, roadsides, railroads.
Origin - Native to U.S.
Other info. - This is form of V. papilionacea is the least common. For other forms see the V. papilionacea page in the "Blue flowers alternate" section of this website.
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Dummer. ゛☀
2017年07月15日
Family - Convolvulaceae
Stems - Vining, twining, somewhat woody - especially below, to many meters long, branching or not, somewhat angled, glabrous to pubescent. Root is large (+50cm long and weighing up to 30 pounds), vertical, and tuber-like.
Leaves - Alternate, petiolate. Petioles to +/-9cm long, glabrous to pubescent, with a shallow adaxial groove. Blades typically cordate, sometimes pandurate, entire, acute, glabrous to pubescent, green above, light green below, to +/-15cm long, +/-11cm broad, entire. Margins often wavy.
Inflorescence - Axillary pedunculate cymes of 2-10 flowers. Pedicels to +2cm long, glabrous. Each division of cyme subtended by foliaceous bracts. Bracts to +/-2cm long.
Flowers - Corolla white with a wine-colored base internally, salverform, to +/-8cm long and broad, glabrous. Stamens 5, unequal, adnate near base of corolla tube, included. Filaments to +2cm long, glabrous apically, pubescent and expanded slightly at base. Anthers whitish-pink, +/-8mm long. Style 3.5cm long, glabrous, white, included. Ovary superior, green, conic, 1-2mm long, 2-locular, with 2 ovules. Placentation axile. Ovary with a green nectary at base. Stigma biglobose, 2-3mm broad, becoming brown when dried. Calyx of 5 unequal sepals. Sepals distinct, overlapping, with rugose venation, the largest to +2.5cm long, +/-1.6cm broad, glabrous, entire, elliptic-ovate, acute, often with a purple tint.
Flowering - May - September.
Habitat - Moist soils, thickets, waste ground, disturbed sites, roadsides, railroads.
Origin - Native to U.S.
Other info. - Steyermark lists two forms for the state. Form pandurata (pictured above) has short hairs on either one or both leaf surfaces. Form leviuscula Fern. has glabrous leaves. These forms are probably not valid.
Like most of the members of this genus, this plant can get weedy, but it is quite striking in full flower.
The leaves of this species are quite variable, especially when the plant is young.
Stems - Vining, twining, somewhat woody - especially below, to many meters long, branching or not, somewhat angled, glabrous to pubescent. Root is large (+50cm long and weighing up to 30 pounds), vertical, and tuber-like.
Leaves - Alternate, petiolate. Petioles to +/-9cm long, glabrous to pubescent, with a shallow adaxial groove. Blades typically cordate, sometimes pandurate, entire, acute, glabrous to pubescent, green above, light green below, to +/-15cm long, +/-11cm broad, entire. Margins often wavy.
Inflorescence - Axillary pedunculate cymes of 2-10 flowers. Pedicels to +2cm long, glabrous. Each division of cyme subtended by foliaceous bracts. Bracts to +/-2cm long.
Flowers - Corolla white with a wine-colored base internally, salverform, to +/-8cm long and broad, glabrous. Stamens 5, unequal, adnate near base of corolla tube, included. Filaments to +2cm long, glabrous apically, pubescent and expanded slightly at base. Anthers whitish-pink, +/-8mm long. Style 3.5cm long, glabrous, white, included. Ovary superior, green, conic, 1-2mm long, 2-locular, with 2 ovules. Placentation axile. Ovary with a green nectary at base. Stigma biglobose, 2-3mm broad, becoming brown when dried. Calyx of 5 unequal sepals. Sepals distinct, overlapping, with rugose venation, the largest to +2.5cm long, +/-1.6cm broad, glabrous, entire, elliptic-ovate, acute, often with a purple tint.
Flowering - May - September.
Habitat - Moist soils, thickets, waste ground, disturbed sites, roadsides, railroads.
Origin - Native to U.S.
Other info. - Steyermark lists two forms for the state. Form pandurata (pictured above) has short hairs on either one or both leaf surfaces. Form leviuscula Fern. has glabrous leaves. These forms are probably not valid.
Like most of the members of this genus, this plant can get weedy, but it is quite striking in full flower.
The leaves of this species are quite variable, especially when the plant is young.
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Dummer. ゛☀
2017年07月15日
Family - Asteraceae
Stems - To +/-1m tall, erect, herbaceous, from fibrous roots, branching above, single from base, antrorse strigose, with vertical striations or sometimes carinate.
Leaves - Alternate. Lowest leaves on petioles to +/-5cm long. Blades oblanceolate, to 2cm broad, mostly entire. Cauline leaves sessile, linear to linear-oblong, reduced upward, entire, scabrous, antrorse strigose.
Inflorescence - Loose cymose arrangement of single terminal flower heads. Flower heads to +/-1.5cm broad. Peduncles dense antrorse strigose.
Involucre - +/-7mm broad, 2-3mm tall. Phyllaries imbricate, antrorse strigose on midveins externally, 3mm long, .7mm broad, linear, often with reddish apices.
Ray flowers - White. Ligules 5-6mm long, 1mm broad, glabrous, obtuse at apex, 75-100 per flower head. Pappus of a few short capillary bristles.
Disk flowers - Disk to 7.5mm broad. Disk corollas 5-lobed, yellow. Corolla tube to 1.6mm long. Pappus of outer row of short scales, inner row of capillary bristles. Achenes 2-nerved.
Flowering - May - September.
Habitat - Prairies, open woods, waste ground, open fields, roadsides, railroads.
Origin - Native to U.S.
Other info. - This plant is frequent in dry, wild areas throughout the state. It is not as weedy as the more common E. annuus (L.) Pers. which is taller, has broader leaves, and has larger flower heads.
E. strigosus is popular with many flying insects and would make a decent garden subject.
Stems - To +/-1m tall, erect, herbaceous, from fibrous roots, branching above, single from base, antrorse strigose, with vertical striations or sometimes carinate.
Leaves - Alternate. Lowest leaves on petioles to +/-5cm long. Blades oblanceolate, to 2cm broad, mostly entire. Cauline leaves sessile, linear to linear-oblong, reduced upward, entire, scabrous, antrorse strigose.
Inflorescence - Loose cymose arrangement of single terminal flower heads. Flower heads to +/-1.5cm broad. Peduncles dense antrorse strigose.
Involucre - +/-7mm broad, 2-3mm tall. Phyllaries imbricate, antrorse strigose on midveins externally, 3mm long, .7mm broad, linear, often with reddish apices.
Ray flowers - White. Ligules 5-6mm long, 1mm broad, glabrous, obtuse at apex, 75-100 per flower head. Pappus of a few short capillary bristles.
Disk flowers - Disk to 7.5mm broad. Disk corollas 5-lobed, yellow. Corolla tube to 1.6mm long. Pappus of outer row of short scales, inner row of capillary bristles. Achenes 2-nerved.
Flowering - May - September.
Habitat - Prairies, open woods, waste ground, open fields, roadsides, railroads.
Origin - Native to U.S.
Other info. - This plant is frequent in dry, wild areas throughout the state. It is not as weedy as the more common E. annuus (L.) Pers. which is taller, has broader leaves, and has larger flower heads.
E. strigosus is popular with many flying insects and would make a decent garden subject.
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Dummer. ゛☀
2017年07月14日
Family - Asteraceae
Stems - To +/-80cm tall, glabrous, purplish below, with purple vertical striations, herbaceous, from short caudex with thickened roots, simple, erect.
Leaves - Alternate, glabrous. Basal leaves petiolate. Petioles to 10cm long, slightly winged. Blade tapering at base and winging petiole, ovate, typically entire or shallow toothed, to 15cm long, 7-8cm broad, thickened to semisucculent, with main veins parallel. Cauline leaves strongly reduced, shallow toothed to entire, ovate to ovate-lanceolate.
Inflorescence - Corymbose cyme with many flower heads. Main branches of inflorescence and peduncles whitish, glabrous. Leaves reduced to bracts in inflorescence.
Involucre - To 1cm tall(long), 6mm in diameter. Phyllaries keeled and united, whitish, glabrous. Flower head with typically 5 flowers.
Ray flowers - Absent.
Disk flowers - Corolla 5-lobed, whitish. Corolla tube 8-9mm long, glabrous. Lobes to 3mm long, often recurved or curling. Stamens 5, exserted. Anthers orange to brown, 2.7mm long, connate around style. Style glabrous, bifurcate. Achenes green(in flower), terete, 2mm long in flower, 5mm long in fruit, with 10 ridges(nerves). Pappus of many capillary bristles to 8mm long.
Flowering - May - August.
Habitat - Prairies, wet meadows, glades, rocky open woods, thickets, roadsides, railroads.
Origin - Native to U.S.
Other info. - It's hard to miss this plant as you peer out across a mature prairie. The white flowers and white branches of the inflorescence are sure to catch your eye. The plant is very easy to identify in the field. If you wish to replant a real prairie habitat, you must include this plant.
A common synonym is Cacalia plantaginea (Raf.) Shinners.
Stems - To +/-80cm tall, glabrous, purplish below, with purple vertical striations, herbaceous, from short caudex with thickened roots, simple, erect.
Leaves - Alternate, glabrous. Basal leaves petiolate. Petioles to 10cm long, slightly winged. Blade tapering at base and winging petiole, ovate, typically entire or shallow toothed, to 15cm long, 7-8cm broad, thickened to semisucculent, with main veins parallel. Cauline leaves strongly reduced, shallow toothed to entire, ovate to ovate-lanceolate.
Inflorescence - Corymbose cyme with many flower heads. Main branches of inflorescence and peduncles whitish, glabrous. Leaves reduced to bracts in inflorescence.
Involucre - To 1cm tall(long), 6mm in diameter. Phyllaries keeled and united, whitish, glabrous. Flower head with typically 5 flowers.
Ray flowers - Absent.
Disk flowers - Corolla 5-lobed, whitish. Corolla tube 8-9mm long, glabrous. Lobes to 3mm long, often recurved or curling. Stamens 5, exserted. Anthers orange to brown, 2.7mm long, connate around style. Style glabrous, bifurcate. Achenes green(in flower), terete, 2mm long in flower, 5mm long in fruit, with 10 ridges(nerves). Pappus of many capillary bristles to 8mm long.
Flowering - May - August.
Habitat - Prairies, wet meadows, glades, rocky open woods, thickets, roadsides, railroads.
Origin - Native to U.S.
Other info. - It's hard to miss this plant as you peer out across a mature prairie. The white flowers and white branches of the inflorescence are sure to catch your eye. The plant is very easy to identify in the field. If you wish to replant a real prairie habitat, you must include this plant.
A common synonym is Cacalia plantaginea (Raf.) Shinners.
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Dummer. ゛☀
2017年07月14日
Family - Asteraceae
Stems - Single or multiple from base, erect, herbaceous but stout, mostly simple, to 1.5m tall, hollow, angled, ribbed, with vertical striations, glabrous, reddish-purple at the base.
Leaves - Alternate, petiolate. Petioles longest at the base of the plant, reduced upward, to +/-18cm long, glabrous, with a shallow adaxial groove. Groove reddish on the margins. Blades typically reniform in the lower 2/3 of the plant, becoming truncate at the base in the apical 1/3 of the plant, to +/-20cm broad, +/-15cm long, coarse and irregular dentate, green above, silvery-green below, with impressed veins above, expressed veins below, pubescent with multicellular trichomes (more so below), with a rubbery texture.
Inflorescence - Terminal corymbiform arrangement of flower heads. Peduncles whitened, glabrous. Each division of the inflorescence subtended by a minute bract. Bracts subulate, white, 1-5mm long.
Involucre -Cylindric, whitened, to 1cm tall, glabrous. Phyllaries 5, united, with a rounded keel that gives the involucre a carinate look, glabrous.
Ray flowers - Absent.
Disk flowers - Flowers typically 5 per flower head. Apices of flowers exceeding the involucre, otherwise enclosed in it. Corolla tube glabrous, greenish, 7mm long, 5-lobed, expanded at the apex into a short campanulate tube. The tube to 1mm long. Lobes white, glabrous, curled, to 3mm long (uncurled), -1mm broad, acute. Stamens 5, adnate at the base of the campanulate portion of the corolla tube. Filaments filiform, yellowish-tan, glabrous. Anthers tan-brown, +2mm long, connate around the style, exserted. Style exserted beyond the anthers, glabrous, white, bifurcate. The free ends of the style recurved all the way back to the main body of the style. Pappus of white capillary bristles to 7mm long. Achene green and glabrous in flower, cylindric, to 3mm long.
Flowering - May - September.
Habitat - Rich woods, north or east-facing slopes, ravines, bluffs along streams.
Origin - Native to U.S.
Other info. - This striking species can be found in the mainly in the eastern half of the state with the exception of a few extreme southwestern counties. The plant is very easy to ID in the field because of its distinct basal leaves. The plant is most often seen as just basals because it takes about 2-3 years to bloom for the first time. It grows well from seed and would make a fine plant in cultivation.
Stems - Single or multiple from base, erect, herbaceous but stout, mostly simple, to 1.5m tall, hollow, angled, ribbed, with vertical striations, glabrous, reddish-purple at the base.
Leaves - Alternate, petiolate. Petioles longest at the base of the plant, reduced upward, to +/-18cm long, glabrous, with a shallow adaxial groove. Groove reddish on the margins. Blades typically reniform in the lower 2/3 of the plant, becoming truncate at the base in the apical 1/3 of the plant, to +/-20cm broad, +/-15cm long, coarse and irregular dentate, green above, silvery-green below, with impressed veins above, expressed veins below, pubescent with multicellular trichomes (more so below), with a rubbery texture.
Inflorescence - Terminal corymbiform arrangement of flower heads. Peduncles whitened, glabrous. Each division of the inflorescence subtended by a minute bract. Bracts subulate, white, 1-5mm long.
Involucre -Cylindric, whitened, to 1cm tall, glabrous. Phyllaries 5, united, with a rounded keel that gives the involucre a carinate look, glabrous.
Ray flowers - Absent.
Disk flowers - Flowers typically 5 per flower head. Apices of flowers exceeding the involucre, otherwise enclosed in it. Corolla tube glabrous, greenish, 7mm long, 5-lobed, expanded at the apex into a short campanulate tube. The tube to 1mm long. Lobes white, glabrous, curled, to 3mm long (uncurled), -1mm broad, acute. Stamens 5, adnate at the base of the campanulate portion of the corolla tube. Filaments filiform, yellowish-tan, glabrous. Anthers tan-brown, +2mm long, connate around the style, exserted. Style exserted beyond the anthers, glabrous, white, bifurcate. The free ends of the style recurved all the way back to the main body of the style. Pappus of white capillary bristles to 7mm long. Achene green and glabrous in flower, cylindric, to 3mm long.
Flowering - May - September.
Habitat - Rich woods, north or east-facing slopes, ravines, bluffs along streams.
Origin - Native to U.S.
Other info. - This striking species can be found in the mainly in the eastern half of the state with the exception of a few extreme southwestern counties. The plant is very easy to ID in the field because of its distinct basal leaves. The plant is most often seen as just basals because it takes about 2-3 years to bloom for the first time. It grows well from seed and would make a fine plant in cultivation.
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Dummer. ゛☀
2017年07月12日
Family - Scrophulariaceae
Stems - To +1m tall, glabrous below (sometimes with minute hairs in vertical lines), glandular pubescent above, simple to somewhat branching, herbaceous, from a thick caudex.
Leaves - Opposite or rarely in whorls of 3s, petiolate below to sessile above, glabrous, with punctate dots below, entire or shallow serrate.. Petioles to 8cm long. Blades variously shaped from spatulate to lanceolate, to 20cm long, +5cm broad, reduced at inflorescence.
Inflorescence - Terminal thryse to 20 cm tall(long). Cymes in +/-5 verticillasters. Cymes with typically +/-3 flowers each. Peduncles and pedicels spreading away from stem or sub-erect, dense glandular pubescent (the glands often blackish). Each division of inflorescence subtended by pair of attenuate bracts (reduced upward).
Flowers - Corolla bilabiate, white, 2.5-3cm long, glandular and non-glandular pubescent externally, glabrous internally. Corolla tube constricted in basal half, less constricted in apical half. Upper lip of corolla 2-lobed. Lower lip 3-lobed. Lobes rounded to obtuse, 3-5mm long and broad. Stamens 4, adnate near apex of constricted portion of corolla tube. Staminode 1. Filaments to 2cm long, white, glabrous. Anthers purplish-black, 3mm long. Style 2cm long, white, glabrous. Ovary green, glabrous, 4mm long. Calyx 5-lobed. Lobes ovate to lance-ovate, acute to acuminate, glandular pubescent, 4-5mm long, 3mm broad. Capsule to 1.5cm long.
Flowering - May - July.
Habitat - Rich woods, prairies, thickets, roadsides, railroads. Also cultivated.
Origin - Native to U.S.
Other info. - This is the most common species of the genus in Missouri, being found in almost every county except in the extreme northwest corner of the state.
Steyermark lists two varieties for this species in Missouri. Form digitalis, pictured above, has leaves which are opposite. Form baueri, has leaves in whorls of 3s. This latter form is rare.
The flowers resemble those of the genus Digitalis, hence the species name.
Many species of the genus Penstemon look alike at first glance. Check them out carefully to be sure which one you really have.
Stems - To +1m tall, glabrous below (sometimes with minute hairs in vertical lines), glandular pubescent above, simple to somewhat branching, herbaceous, from a thick caudex.
Leaves - Opposite or rarely in whorls of 3s, petiolate below to sessile above, glabrous, with punctate dots below, entire or shallow serrate.. Petioles to 8cm long. Blades variously shaped from spatulate to lanceolate, to 20cm long, +5cm broad, reduced at inflorescence.
Inflorescence - Terminal thryse to 20 cm tall(long). Cymes in +/-5 verticillasters. Cymes with typically +/-3 flowers each. Peduncles and pedicels spreading away from stem or sub-erect, dense glandular pubescent (the glands often blackish). Each division of inflorescence subtended by pair of attenuate bracts (reduced upward).
Flowers - Corolla bilabiate, white, 2.5-3cm long, glandular and non-glandular pubescent externally, glabrous internally. Corolla tube constricted in basal half, less constricted in apical half. Upper lip of corolla 2-lobed. Lower lip 3-lobed. Lobes rounded to obtuse, 3-5mm long and broad. Stamens 4, adnate near apex of constricted portion of corolla tube. Staminode 1. Filaments to 2cm long, white, glabrous. Anthers purplish-black, 3mm long. Style 2cm long, white, glabrous. Ovary green, glabrous, 4mm long. Calyx 5-lobed. Lobes ovate to lance-ovate, acute to acuminate, glandular pubescent, 4-5mm long, 3mm broad. Capsule to 1.5cm long.
Flowering - May - July.
Habitat - Rich woods, prairies, thickets, roadsides, railroads. Also cultivated.
Origin - Native to U.S.
Other info. - This is the most common species of the genus in Missouri, being found in almost every county except in the extreme northwest corner of the state.
Steyermark lists two varieties for this species in Missouri. Form digitalis, pictured above, has leaves which are opposite. Form baueri, has leaves in whorls of 3s. This latter form is rare.
The flowers resemble those of the genus Digitalis, hence the species name.
Many species of the genus Penstemon look alike at first glance. Check them out carefully to be sure which one you really have.
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Dummer. ゛☀
2017年07月12日
Family - Scrophulariaceae
Stems - To +1m tall, herbaceous, erect but reclining with age, hollow, somewhat 4-angled (the angles very rounded), green but with purple vertical stripes in the internodes, mostly glabrous but with vertical lines of curled hairs in the internodes (the hairs multicellular, use a leans to see).
Leaves - Opposite, short-petiolate, decussate. Petioles to 1cm long, mostly glabrous but with a few multicellular hairs on the margins. Blades linear-oblong to oblong-lanceolate, to +10cm long, 3cm broad, deep green above, lighter below, sparse pubescent above and below, shallowly pinnately lobed. Each lobe with crenulate-serrulate margins. Lateral veins of leaf impressed above, expressed below. Veins in a minute reticulate pattern (visible abaxially).
Inflorescence - Terminal and axillary bracteate spikes to +/-10cm long (tall). Each flower subtended by a foliaceous bract. Bracts with a distinctly bent petiole and a pair of basal auricles (auricles spreading laterally), folded in at least the basal 1/2, accrescent, +/-1.5cm long in flower, with a few marginal hairs otherwise glabrous, with crenulate-serrulate margins. Flowers of the spike arranged in a "pinwheel" fashion.
Flowers - Corolla white, +/-2.5cm long, strongly compressed, bilabiate, zygomorphic, glabrous externally. Upper lip single-lobed, galeate, +1cm long. Lower lip +1cm long, 3-lobed at the apex, with 2 central folds leading into the throat of the corolla (the folds bearded in the basal 1/2). Lobes of the lower lip rounded, 3-4mm long, 2-3mm broad. Stamens 4, included in the galea of the upper lip. Filaments thin, translucent-white, mostly glabrous but with some hairs at the base, 2-2.5cm long, compressed. Anthers yellow-brown, 3-4mm long. Style white, 3cm long, glabrous. Stigma minute and green. Ovary green, conic, slightly compressed, glabrous, 3mm long in flower, with a swollen nectariferous base, 2-locular. Ovules many. Placentation axile. Calyx green, 2-lobed, to 1.4cm long in flower, accrescent. Lobes with orbicular appendages at the apex.
Flowering - August - October.
Habitat - Spring branches, calcareous spring-fed swampy meadows, moist limestone ledges.
Origin - Native to U.S.
Other info. - This striking plant is found only in the Ozark region of Missouri. The plant is unmistakable in the field because of the "pinwheel" arrangement of its flowers. I do not think I captured this very well in the pics. It is really easy to see and the first thing everyone notices about the plant. The white flowers of the plant are easily seen along the spring branches and moist meadows where it grows.
Stems - To +1m tall, herbaceous, erect but reclining with age, hollow, somewhat 4-angled (the angles very rounded), green but with purple vertical stripes in the internodes, mostly glabrous but with vertical lines of curled hairs in the internodes (the hairs multicellular, use a leans to see).
Leaves - Opposite, short-petiolate, decussate. Petioles to 1cm long, mostly glabrous but with a few multicellular hairs on the margins. Blades linear-oblong to oblong-lanceolate, to +10cm long, 3cm broad, deep green above, lighter below, sparse pubescent above and below, shallowly pinnately lobed. Each lobe with crenulate-serrulate margins. Lateral veins of leaf impressed above, expressed below. Veins in a minute reticulate pattern (visible abaxially).
Inflorescence - Terminal and axillary bracteate spikes to +/-10cm long (tall). Each flower subtended by a foliaceous bract. Bracts with a distinctly bent petiole and a pair of basal auricles (auricles spreading laterally), folded in at least the basal 1/2, accrescent, +/-1.5cm long in flower, with a few marginal hairs otherwise glabrous, with crenulate-serrulate margins. Flowers of the spike arranged in a "pinwheel" fashion.
Flowers - Corolla white, +/-2.5cm long, strongly compressed, bilabiate, zygomorphic, glabrous externally. Upper lip single-lobed, galeate, +1cm long. Lower lip +1cm long, 3-lobed at the apex, with 2 central folds leading into the throat of the corolla (the folds bearded in the basal 1/2). Lobes of the lower lip rounded, 3-4mm long, 2-3mm broad. Stamens 4, included in the galea of the upper lip. Filaments thin, translucent-white, mostly glabrous but with some hairs at the base, 2-2.5cm long, compressed. Anthers yellow-brown, 3-4mm long. Style white, 3cm long, glabrous. Stigma minute and green. Ovary green, conic, slightly compressed, glabrous, 3mm long in flower, with a swollen nectariferous base, 2-locular. Ovules many. Placentation axile. Calyx green, 2-lobed, to 1.4cm long in flower, accrescent. Lobes with orbicular appendages at the apex.
Flowering - August - October.
Habitat - Spring branches, calcareous spring-fed swampy meadows, moist limestone ledges.
Origin - Native to U.S.
Other info. - This striking plant is found only in the Ozark region of Missouri. The plant is unmistakable in the field because of the "pinwheel" arrangement of its flowers. I do not think I captured this very well in the pics. It is really easy to see and the first thing everyone notices about the plant. The white flowers of the plant are easily seen along the spring branches and moist meadows where it grows.
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2017年07月12日
Family - Lamiaceae
Stems - To 1m tall, erect, branching, 4-angled, herbaceous, from fibrous roots and horizontal rhizomes, glabrous except for tufts of hairs at nodes in leaf axils, with rounded angles, hollow, with single vertical groove on each flat side of the stem.
Leaves - Opposite, decussate, sessile or short-petiolate, pinnately lobed below, becoming nearly entire near tip of stem, to +/-12cm long, 7cm broad, glabrous or sometimes scabrous near base of blade, opposite leaves connected by a thin hairy strip of tissue which encircles the stem.
Inflorescence - Verticillasters in the upper 2/3 of the stem. Each cluster of a leaf axil with +/-20 flowers. Flowers sessile.
Flowers - Corolla whitish, to 3mm long, glabrous externally, with dense tufts of hairs near apex of tube internally, subequally 4-lobed. The lobes rounded, -1mm long. Stamens 2, exserted, adnate at apex of corolla tube. Filaments to 2mm long, white, glabrous. Anthers pale yellow or with a purplish tinge, .4mm broad. Style exserted, to 3mm long, white, glabrous, expanded slightly at base. Stigma 2-lobed, often with a purplish tinge. Ovary 4-lobed. The lobes deep purple with whitish glands at apex. Calyx green, glabrous, the tube to 1mm long, 5-lobed (weakly bilabiate). Lobes acuminate, to 1.3mm long, the lower 4 with minute teeth on their margins. The single upper lobe (tooth) shallowly notched at the apex.
Flowering - June - October.
Habitat - Moist to wet locations.
Origin - Native to U.S.
Other info. - This is a common plant along pond, lake, and stream margins. The plant typically has green stems but if grown in harsh conditions the stems will become reddish-brown. Although this plant is in the mint family it has no minty odor. The leaves and small white clusters of flowers make this species easy to ID in the field.
Stems - To 1m tall, erect, branching, 4-angled, herbaceous, from fibrous roots and horizontal rhizomes, glabrous except for tufts of hairs at nodes in leaf axils, with rounded angles, hollow, with single vertical groove on each flat side of the stem.
Leaves - Opposite, decussate, sessile or short-petiolate, pinnately lobed below, becoming nearly entire near tip of stem, to +/-12cm long, 7cm broad, glabrous or sometimes scabrous near base of blade, opposite leaves connected by a thin hairy strip of tissue which encircles the stem.
Inflorescence - Verticillasters in the upper 2/3 of the stem. Each cluster of a leaf axil with +/-20 flowers. Flowers sessile.
Flowers - Corolla whitish, to 3mm long, glabrous externally, with dense tufts of hairs near apex of tube internally, subequally 4-lobed. The lobes rounded, -1mm long. Stamens 2, exserted, adnate at apex of corolla tube. Filaments to 2mm long, white, glabrous. Anthers pale yellow or with a purplish tinge, .4mm broad. Style exserted, to 3mm long, white, glabrous, expanded slightly at base. Stigma 2-lobed, often with a purplish tinge. Ovary 4-lobed. The lobes deep purple with whitish glands at apex. Calyx green, glabrous, the tube to 1mm long, 5-lobed (weakly bilabiate). Lobes acuminate, to 1.3mm long, the lower 4 with minute teeth on their margins. The single upper lobe (tooth) shallowly notched at the apex.
Flowering - June - October.
Habitat - Moist to wet locations.
Origin - Native to U.S.
Other info. - This is a common plant along pond, lake, and stream margins. The plant typically has green stems but if grown in harsh conditions the stems will become reddish-brown. Although this plant is in the mint family it has no minty odor. The leaves and small white clusters of flowers make this species easy to ID in the field.
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2017年07月12日
Family - Verbenaceae
Stems - Erect to ascending, rooting at nodes, to +/-45cm tall, herbaceous, (4)-angled, green to purple and often with purple vertical striations, appearing glabrous but with malpighian trichomes (use lens to see).
Leaves - Opposite, decussate, tapering to the base, lanceolate, serrate, +/-5cm long, +/-2cm broad, with impressed veins above, expressed veins below, strigillose on both surfaces.
Inflorescence - Dense globose to cylindric capitate clusters of flowers on a long axillary peduncle. Peduncles from the upper leaf axils, to +/-9cm long, pubescent as the stem, expanding just below the flower cluster. Each flower subtended by one bract. Bracts to 3mm long, acute, broadest in the middle, tapering to the base, glabrous internally, strigose externally, often purplish in the apical half, to -3mm broad.
Flowers - Corolla white, glabrous, 4-lobed, +/-4mm long. The upper and lower lobes more or less truncate at the apex. The lateral lobes slightly more rounded. Lobes to 1.5mm long, 1mm broad, unequal. Stamens 4, included, didynamous, adnate near the middle of the corolla tube. Filaments wanting. Anthers yellow, .3-.4mm broad. Ovary superior, greenish, glabrous, .5mm long in flower. Style short, green, glabrous, .5mm long. Stigma green, sub-globose, .3mm in diameter, slightly nodding or facing "forward." Calyx 2-lobed. The tube whitish, 1mm long. The lobes opposing, to 1.4mm long, cupped, whitish, acute, with short hairs on the outer surfaces and longer hairs on the midrib, glabrous internally.
Flowering - May - September.
Habitat - Moist to wet soils.
Origin - Native to U.S.
Other info. - The actual flowers and racemes of the plant are small but the plant forms colonies and is easily found in wet, muddy areas. Close inspection of the flowers reveals that they are typical of the family Verbenaceae with a mostly irregular corolla and 4 stamens borne on and included within the corolla. This species is very common.
A synonym is Phyla lanceolata (Michx.) Greene-Rydberg.
Stems - Erect to ascending, rooting at nodes, to +/-45cm tall, herbaceous, (4)-angled, green to purple and often with purple vertical striations, appearing glabrous but with malpighian trichomes (use lens to see).
Leaves - Opposite, decussate, tapering to the base, lanceolate, serrate, +/-5cm long, +/-2cm broad, with impressed veins above, expressed veins below, strigillose on both surfaces.
Inflorescence - Dense globose to cylindric capitate clusters of flowers on a long axillary peduncle. Peduncles from the upper leaf axils, to +/-9cm long, pubescent as the stem, expanding just below the flower cluster. Each flower subtended by one bract. Bracts to 3mm long, acute, broadest in the middle, tapering to the base, glabrous internally, strigose externally, often purplish in the apical half, to -3mm broad.
Flowers - Corolla white, glabrous, 4-lobed, +/-4mm long. The upper and lower lobes more or less truncate at the apex. The lateral lobes slightly more rounded. Lobes to 1.5mm long, 1mm broad, unequal. Stamens 4, included, didynamous, adnate near the middle of the corolla tube. Filaments wanting. Anthers yellow, .3-.4mm broad. Ovary superior, greenish, glabrous, .5mm long in flower. Style short, green, glabrous, .5mm long. Stigma green, sub-globose, .3mm in diameter, slightly nodding or facing "forward." Calyx 2-lobed. The tube whitish, 1mm long. The lobes opposing, to 1.4mm long, cupped, whitish, acute, with short hairs on the outer surfaces and longer hairs on the midrib, glabrous internally.
Flowering - May - September.
Habitat - Moist to wet soils.
Origin - Native to U.S.
Other info. - The actual flowers and racemes of the plant are small but the plant forms colonies and is easily found in wet, muddy areas. Close inspection of the flowers reveals that they are typical of the family Verbenaceae with a mostly irregular corolla and 4 stamens borne on and included within the corolla. This species is very common.
A synonym is Phyla lanceolata (Michx.) Greene-Rydberg.
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2017年07月11日
Family - Asclepiadaceae
Stems - To +/-60cm tall, erect, herbaceous, from rhizomes and fleshy roots, branching in upper 1/2, with short pubescence in vertical lines from between leaf bases. Internodes short.
Leaves - Sessile to short petiolate, (the petioles to -2mm long), linear, in whorls of 3-6 at each node, glabrous or with some pubescence, +/- 7cm long, 2-3mm broad, acute, with single prominent midrib. Margins revolute creating a terete effect.
Inflorescence - Axillary pedunculate umbels. Peduncles to +3cm long, pubescent. Flowers typically 10-20 per umbel. Pedicels purplish at base, 8-9mm long, pubescent. Typically 0-2 bracts present at the base of the umbels. Bracts linear and short.
Flowers - Petals greenish-white, purplish at apex, elliptic-oblong, 4-5mm long, 2mm broad, recurved with the tips slightly spreading, glabrous to minutely puberulent at the base internally,(use a lens to see). Hoods white, to 1.5mm long, glabrous. Horns white, 1.7mm long, loosely converging over anther column. Anther column greenish, white at apex, 2mm long. Pollinia 1.2mm long, translator deep purplish-brown. Pistils 2, glabrous, greenish, 2mm long. Follicles to 10cm long, 1cm broad.
Flowering - May - September.
Habitat - Prairies, pastures, open woods, roadsides, railroads.
Origin - Native to U.S.
Other info. - This attractive little species can be found throughout Missouri. Like most of the species in this family the plant is toxic. This is one of the most easily recognized members of the genus because of the thread-like, whorled leaves. Because it handles dry conditions very well, A. verticillata would make a fine garden specimen. Many flying insects are attracted to its flowers.
Stems - To +/-60cm tall, erect, herbaceous, from rhizomes and fleshy roots, branching in upper 1/2, with short pubescence in vertical lines from between leaf bases. Internodes short.
Leaves - Sessile to short petiolate, (the petioles to -2mm long), linear, in whorls of 3-6 at each node, glabrous or with some pubescence, +/- 7cm long, 2-3mm broad, acute, with single prominent midrib. Margins revolute creating a terete effect.
Inflorescence - Axillary pedunculate umbels. Peduncles to +3cm long, pubescent. Flowers typically 10-20 per umbel. Pedicels purplish at base, 8-9mm long, pubescent. Typically 0-2 bracts present at the base of the umbels. Bracts linear and short.
Flowers - Petals greenish-white, purplish at apex, elliptic-oblong, 4-5mm long, 2mm broad, recurved with the tips slightly spreading, glabrous to minutely puberulent at the base internally,(use a lens to see). Hoods white, to 1.5mm long, glabrous. Horns white, 1.7mm long, loosely converging over anther column. Anther column greenish, white at apex, 2mm long. Pollinia 1.2mm long, translator deep purplish-brown. Pistils 2, glabrous, greenish, 2mm long. Follicles to 10cm long, 1cm broad.
Flowering - May - September.
Habitat - Prairies, pastures, open woods, roadsides, railroads.
Origin - Native to U.S.
Other info. - This attractive little species can be found throughout Missouri. Like most of the species in this family the plant is toxic. This is one of the most easily recognized members of the genus because of the thread-like, whorled leaves. Because it handles dry conditions very well, A. verticillata would make a fine garden specimen. Many flying insects are attracted to its flowers.
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2017年07月11日
Family - Onagraceae
Stems - To +1m tall, erect, herbaceous, terete to 4-angled with rounded angles, sub-hollow, glabrous or with thin vertical lines of antrorse curled hairs, single from the base, widely branching in apical half, often reddish at nodes.
Leaves - Stem leaves opposite, short-petiolate. Petioles to 1cm long, with a few strigose hairs on the margins. Blades glabrous, lanceolate, serrate, with antrorse strigose hairs on the margins. Midrib and lateral veins impressed adaxially, expressed abaxially, to +/-10cm long, 2cm broad, typically rounded at the base.
Inflorescence - Terminal bracteate panicles. Bracts foliaceous, reduced upward. Branches of inflorescence alternate, straight and antrorse-curled pubescent. Pedicels pubescent like the branches of inflorescence, to 3-4mm long in flower, elongating in fruit to 1cm long.
Flowers - Petals 4, white to pinkish, 3-5mm long, 2-3mm broad, glabrous, 2-lobed at apex, obovate to elliptic, distinct. Stamens 8, 4 being longer than the others, alternating with the petals, erect. Filaments to 2mm long, white, glabrous. Anthers pink, .2-.3mm in diameter. Stigma capitate, 1mm long, pale yellow. Style 1.5mm long, thicker than the filaments, glabrous. Calyx 4-lobed. Calyx tube to 1mm long. Lobes to 2-3mm long, 1-1.5mm broad, acute to acuminate or apiculate, entire, pubescent (curled and straight) externally, glabrous internally. Calyx tube with a few hairs internally. Ovary inferior, 6-13mm long in flower, antrorse and straight pubescent, 1mm broad, 4-angled (the angles rounded). Ovules many. Fruits to 6cm long, 1.3mm broad. Seeds to 2mm long, .5mm broad, brown, comose. The hairs to 1cm long, whitish brown to cinnamon.
Flowering - July - October.
Habitat - Wet ground.
Origin - Native to U.S.
Other info. - This species is common and can be found throughout Missouri. The plant is fairly easy to ID because of its habitat, opposite stem leaves and small whitish-pink flowers. Of the two species of Epilobium in Missouri, this species is much more frequent.
Stems - To +1m tall, erect, herbaceous, terete to 4-angled with rounded angles, sub-hollow, glabrous or with thin vertical lines of antrorse curled hairs, single from the base, widely branching in apical half, often reddish at nodes.
Leaves - Stem leaves opposite, short-petiolate. Petioles to 1cm long, with a few strigose hairs on the margins. Blades glabrous, lanceolate, serrate, with antrorse strigose hairs on the margins. Midrib and lateral veins impressed adaxially, expressed abaxially, to +/-10cm long, 2cm broad, typically rounded at the base.
Inflorescence - Terminal bracteate panicles. Bracts foliaceous, reduced upward. Branches of inflorescence alternate, straight and antrorse-curled pubescent. Pedicels pubescent like the branches of inflorescence, to 3-4mm long in flower, elongating in fruit to 1cm long.
Flowers - Petals 4, white to pinkish, 3-5mm long, 2-3mm broad, glabrous, 2-lobed at apex, obovate to elliptic, distinct. Stamens 8, 4 being longer than the others, alternating with the petals, erect. Filaments to 2mm long, white, glabrous. Anthers pink, .2-.3mm in diameter. Stigma capitate, 1mm long, pale yellow. Style 1.5mm long, thicker than the filaments, glabrous. Calyx 4-lobed. Calyx tube to 1mm long. Lobes to 2-3mm long, 1-1.5mm broad, acute to acuminate or apiculate, entire, pubescent (curled and straight) externally, glabrous internally. Calyx tube with a few hairs internally. Ovary inferior, 6-13mm long in flower, antrorse and straight pubescent, 1mm broad, 4-angled (the angles rounded). Ovules many. Fruits to 6cm long, 1.3mm broad. Seeds to 2mm long, .5mm broad, brown, comose. The hairs to 1cm long, whitish brown to cinnamon.
Flowering - July - October.
Habitat - Wet ground.
Origin - Native to U.S.
Other info. - This species is common and can be found throughout Missouri. The plant is fairly easy to ID because of its habitat, opposite stem leaves and small whitish-pink flowers. Of the two species of Epilobium in Missouri, this species is much more frequent.
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2017年05月23日
Indoor gardening can be a challenge if you’re short of space. And, for your help here’re the 15 Brilliant Vertical Indoor Garden Ideas, by applying a few of these you’ll be able to create more space!1. Vertical Pallet Planter
Make a vertical pallet planter to create an adorable indoor garden easily and inexpensively. They’ll provide enough space for growing herbs and succulents without taking a much of floor space. Check out how to make one.
2. Dresser Planter
A bit quirky idea! Use an old dresser to create a stunning indoor garden. Plant some ferns and succulents in its drawers and also place some on top to create a beautiful indoor garden.
3. Indoor Ladder Planter
Previously we wrote a lot about the use of ladder planter in a balcony or rooftop garden. A practical idea! You can apply it to your indoor garden too! An old ladder is perfect to grow multiple house plants in limited space. To make this, simply add several wood planks on ladder steps to create shelves. Then plants your houseplants on it but be sure to place houseplants that have similar light requirements. Here is more on it.
4. DIY Pot Hanger
A unique (or say bizarre) way to display your favorite houseplants. This easy project only requires some scrap wood, rope, and a few basic woodworking tools. The best part is that the system makes watering a breeze. All the runoff from the previous pot drips into the plants below, so you only need to water the plant on top and be sure place a saucer under the bottom most pot. Here is the tutorial.
5. TV Stand Vertical Garden
Got an old TV Stand? Make a vertical indoor garden out of it. This is a great way to recycle your old TV stand and transform it to a living beauty. You can either paint it for a fresh new look or use it as it is for a rustic look.
6. Hanging Plastic Bottle Cactus Garden
Do you want to create a vertical soda bottle garden? Follow this idea. All that is required is bottles cut in half, cactus plants or succulents, and many colorful threads to get a really cool decorative look. Here you can see the complete tutorial.
7. Shoe Organizer Vertical Garden
A hanging shoe organizer is perfect for your vertical INDOOR garden. Its pockets are the ideal size for growing individual plants and herbs. Get the DIY instructions here.
8. Vertical Herb Garden
Want to grow herbs but you don’t have space (short of budget too)? Well, even a wooden plank is enough. All you need is some plastic bottles, hooks, nails and hammer and you’re all set to grow your own herbs.
9. Mason Jar Vertical Garden
Don’t throw away those old mason jars, use them creatively to make an indoor herb wall garden. Metal bands and screws hold the jars in place against a scrap piece of wood that is mounted on the wall. Fill in the soil and plant your favorite herbs to use them all year round. Read about more Mason Jar Uses here!
10. Hanging Coconut Planter
Use coconut shells after eating to create this super cute hanging indoor garden. This project is unique, still simple and doesn’t require much. Check out the tutorial here.
11. Pallet Container Holder
Arrange a pallet board and hang several pots on it. It’s easy! And the best part is it will create plenty of vertical space.
12. Vertical Picture Frame Planter
A cool idea for your room if it receives some sun to make it greener, you can hang a wall planter like this in your room. See the step by step tutorial on our website.
13. Vertical Pot Holder From Pallet Planks
Dismantle a pallet board and separate the pallet planks; nail them on to the wall and fix the pots. Simple!
14. Hanging Terracotta Planters
Vertical gardening is a boon for those who’re short of space. A tutorial is available here.
15. Iron Grid Pot Holder
You can make a grid like this by welding the iron rods or weave them by any other method so that you’ll be able to hang the pots. You can paint that too in your favorite color. *The grid can also be made of wood.
Make a vertical pallet planter to create an adorable indoor garden easily and inexpensively. They’ll provide enough space for growing herbs and succulents without taking a much of floor space. Check out how to make one.
2. Dresser Planter
A bit quirky idea! Use an old dresser to create a stunning indoor garden. Plant some ferns and succulents in its drawers and also place some on top to create a beautiful indoor garden.
3. Indoor Ladder Planter
Previously we wrote a lot about the use of ladder planter in a balcony or rooftop garden. A practical idea! You can apply it to your indoor garden too! An old ladder is perfect to grow multiple house plants in limited space. To make this, simply add several wood planks on ladder steps to create shelves. Then plants your houseplants on it but be sure to place houseplants that have similar light requirements. Here is more on it.
4. DIY Pot Hanger
A unique (or say bizarre) way to display your favorite houseplants. This easy project only requires some scrap wood, rope, and a few basic woodworking tools. The best part is that the system makes watering a breeze. All the runoff from the previous pot drips into the plants below, so you only need to water the plant on top and be sure place a saucer under the bottom most pot. Here is the tutorial.
5. TV Stand Vertical Garden
Got an old TV Stand? Make a vertical indoor garden out of it. This is a great way to recycle your old TV stand and transform it to a living beauty. You can either paint it for a fresh new look or use it as it is for a rustic look.
6. Hanging Plastic Bottle Cactus Garden
Do you want to create a vertical soda bottle garden? Follow this idea. All that is required is bottles cut in half, cactus plants or succulents, and many colorful threads to get a really cool decorative look. Here you can see the complete tutorial.
7. Shoe Organizer Vertical Garden
A hanging shoe organizer is perfect for your vertical INDOOR garden. Its pockets are the ideal size for growing individual plants and herbs. Get the DIY instructions here.
8. Vertical Herb Garden
Want to grow herbs but you don’t have space (short of budget too)? Well, even a wooden plank is enough. All you need is some plastic bottles, hooks, nails and hammer and you’re all set to grow your own herbs.
9. Mason Jar Vertical Garden
Don’t throw away those old mason jars, use them creatively to make an indoor herb wall garden. Metal bands and screws hold the jars in place against a scrap piece of wood that is mounted on the wall. Fill in the soil and plant your favorite herbs to use them all year round. Read about more Mason Jar Uses here!
10. Hanging Coconut Planter
Use coconut shells after eating to create this super cute hanging indoor garden. This project is unique, still simple and doesn’t require much. Check out the tutorial here.
11. Pallet Container Holder
Arrange a pallet board and hang several pots on it. It’s easy! And the best part is it will create plenty of vertical space.
12. Vertical Picture Frame Planter
A cool idea for your room if it receives some sun to make it greener, you can hang a wall planter like this in your room. See the step by step tutorial on our website.
13. Vertical Pot Holder From Pallet Planks
Dismantle a pallet board and separate the pallet planks; nail them on to the wall and fix the pots. Simple!
14. Hanging Terracotta Planters
Vertical gardening is a boon for those who’re short of space. A tutorial is available here.
15. Iron Grid Pot Holder
You can make a grid like this by welding the iron rods or weave them by any other method so that you’ll be able to hang the pots. You can paint that too in your favorite color. *The grid can also be made of wood.
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The correct selection of plants plays an important role in the design and functioning of vertical living wall gardens. In this article, we show a selection of the best plants for vertical gardening.
Best Plants For Vertical Garden
Not all plants adapt well to vertical gardening. They must have certain important characteristics for proper development and growth.
Ferns
They are one of the garden plants that are preferred for their adaptability and humidity resistance. Ferns are easy to grow and they cover the area quickly. You can grow sword fern, blue star fern, bird’s nest fern, they are easiest. Ferns will generally grow downward, so you’ll need to grow other covering plants with them too.
Bromeliads
Most bromeliads have shallow roots and they need little space to grow this makes them ideal plants for vertical gardens. Their colorful leaves and long lasting flowers can be a good addition to your vertical garden.
Begonias
If you are hanging your living wall in a place that receives some sun then growing begonias is a good idea.
Hostas
This beautiful plant with variegated foliage is used as a groundcover in gardens. For a shady site, this evergreen plant is suitable for a vertical garden.
Lipstick Plant
Growing lipstick plant is easy. It doesn’t require deep soil to grow so it can thrive in a vertical wall. You can also grow it indoors.
Must Read: How to Make a Vertical Wall Planter
Succulents
Succulents are the most used plants for vertical gardens due to their incredible adaptability and resistance to fluctuation in temperatures and climatic variations. Plants like the string of pearls, echeveria, crassula and sedum can be considered.
Air Plants (Epiphyte)
Such plants do not need soil to thrive, they grow naturally on other plants, which makes them perfect for growing in vertical wall gardens. Tillandsias, aechmea, vriesea are a few examples.
Vines
Low maintenance vines such as pothos, ivies, philodendrons, rosary vine and wandering jew can be grown vertical planters easily. They are low maintenance and even thrive in indirect sunlight.
Best Plants For Vertical Garden
Not all plants adapt well to vertical gardening. They must have certain important characteristics for proper development and growth.
Ferns
They are one of the garden plants that are preferred for their adaptability and humidity resistance. Ferns are easy to grow and they cover the area quickly. You can grow sword fern, blue star fern, bird’s nest fern, they are easiest. Ferns will generally grow downward, so you’ll need to grow other covering plants with them too.
Bromeliads
Most bromeliads have shallow roots and they need little space to grow this makes them ideal plants for vertical gardens. Their colorful leaves and long lasting flowers can be a good addition to your vertical garden.
Begonias
If you are hanging your living wall in a place that receives some sun then growing begonias is a good idea.
Hostas
This beautiful plant with variegated foliage is used as a groundcover in gardens. For a shady site, this evergreen plant is suitable for a vertical garden.
Lipstick Plant
Growing lipstick plant is easy. It doesn’t require deep soil to grow so it can thrive in a vertical wall. You can also grow it indoors.
Must Read: How to Make a Vertical Wall Planter
Succulents
Succulents are the most used plants for vertical gardens due to their incredible adaptability and resistance to fluctuation in temperatures and climatic variations. Plants like the string of pearls, echeveria, crassula and sedum can be considered.
Air Plants (Epiphyte)
Such plants do not need soil to thrive, they grow naturally on other plants, which makes them perfect for growing in vertical wall gardens. Tillandsias, aechmea, vriesea are a few examples.
Vines
Low maintenance vines such as pothos, ivies, philodendrons, rosary vine and wandering jew can be grown vertical planters easily. They are low maintenance and even thrive in indirect sunlight.
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Growing strawberries in gutters is the best way to use up your vertical space smartly. Strawberries are super easy fruits to grow in gutters, it also saves them from diseases like crown rot and fruit rot.
You can try to grow strawberries upside down too, learn here.
Things You’ll Need for Growing Strawberries in Gutters
A simple PVC pipe with a diameter of 10 cm., hole saw to make holes. You will also need something to clog pipe from both sides.
1. Step One
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Divide PVC pipes into equal sizes as many you want and make holes according to the size of pipe (approx. 5 cm). Use hole saw to make holes. You’ll also need to make a few hole for drainage on the bottom. Then clog pipe from both sides.
2. Step Two
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Now fill up the soil in the holes you made and plant strawberry plants carefully in each hole. Take care that the crown of strawberry plants should not be covered in soil.
3. Step Three
You can try to grow strawberries upside down too, learn here.
Things You’ll Need for Growing Strawberries in Gutters
A simple PVC pipe with a diameter of 10 cm., hole saw to make holes. You will also need something to clog pipe from both sides.
1. Step One
Image Credit: ogrodwcentrum
Divide PVC pipes into equal sizes as many you want and make holes according to the size of pipe (approx. 5 cm). Use hole saw to make holes. You’ll also need to make a few hole for drainage on the bottom. Then clog pipe from both sides.
2. Step Two
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Now fill up the soil in the holes you made and plant strawberry plants carefully in each hole. Take care that the crown of strawberry plants should not be covered in soil.
3. Step Three
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