wild ginger

06
Sep

Wild Ginger (Asarum canadense)

Wild Ginger is definitely a shade lover.  Periods of dappled sunlight is enough.  It is not a native plant in Texas and the western states, but it is native everywhere from the Rocky Mountains – east. Light:  Shade.  This means no more than 4 hours of sun each day.  And the sun should never be direct […]

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25
Mar

The Empty Niche Syndrome by Carol ………. Pennsylvania

Long ago, somewhere in the eastern deciduous forests, the elements necessary to produce new plant species “realized” that, if they could just manage to grow, blossom, and set seed quickly enough, they could take advantage of several crucial things: the abundant sunshine that reaches the forest floor before the trees leaf out; the plentiful rains […]

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