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🌱 Spring is in the air, and it's time to prep your greenhouse! Horticulturist Donna Balzer shares her top tips, from seed starting to organizing space efficiently. Dive into the blog for expert insights: https://hubs.ly/Q02nzvM40

In this blog, Ali Barwani examines the late-summer flowering succulent Hylotelephium (formerly Sedum). This free-flowering group of plants provides garden colour and a valuable food source for foraging bees and butterflies. Click the link to read the full blog. https://bit.ly/4cuwGKp

Discovering the Charm of the Four O'Clock Family: Unique Features and Cultivation Tips for These Delightful Plants Unraveling the Delightful Beauty of Four O'Clock Plants Four O'clock plants, a... Read More - https://lnkd.in/d4vDd2U6

Unlock the Secrets of Rosacea: Understanding and Caring for Your Rosaceae Garden Introduction to Rosacea: The Unique Challenges of Growing Rosaceae Plants Rosa... Read More - https://lnkd.in/d-wi7cNV

Aronia Plant Care Guide: How to Grow Aronia Plant. Enhance the autumn hues in your garden with Aronia (Black chokeberry). With these useful tips, cultivating this North American native shrub becomes a breeze. #ezsuggest #aronia #blackchokeberry #chokeberry  https://lnkd.in/g2sXy5NA

Exploring the Unique Features of the Melastome Family: A Botanical Journey Introduction to the Melastome Family: A Botanical Journey The Melastomataceae,... Read More - https://lnkd.in/dyCU_Wxm

"Picking plants that work well together can help your vegetable garden and flower beds flourish. However, the best success comes when you look at the science behind companion planting rather than relying on the anecdotal and often contradictory advice found on the internet." Learn more in my most recent article for Forbes Home. https://lnkd.in/gKHdrUKM

Do you want to gain a better understanding of plant names? If you're planning to garden this year, it can be helpful to understand plants' common and botanical names so that you choose the correct varieties. Here's a helpful article from Better Homes & Gardens - "Understanding Plant Names" https://bit.ly/4a2TYFT

It's prime time for Spring in the greenhouse! If you happen to be growing Surprise® Sparkle Petunias from Dümmen Orange, check out this article on helpful tips for a crop that dazzles. Adding some jazz hands helps too! 👋

🌹 Calli the corpse flower has bloomed! For the first time, a rare titan arum plant named Calli bloomed at the Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House in #Missouri. On the evening of August 3rd, the Butterfly House invited plant lovers to view the rare corpse flower during a free event. 👨👩👦👦 Over 600 visitors came to see and smell the bloom. Corpse flowers are large and fast-growing #Aroid plants native to the rainforests of #Indonesia. They are famous for the intense, foul odor they emit when blooming. 🍃 The Missouri Botanical Garden, which operates the Butterfly House, grows these plants as part of its commitment to plant #Conservation. Although an increasing number of #CorpseFlowers exist in cultivation, the plant is listed as Endangered in the wild by the IUCN. A titan arum typically takes five to ten years to reach its first bloom. 🌙 The bloom usually opens quickly in the late afternoon, with peak bloom often occurring after dark. Since 2012, the Missouri Botanical Garden has hosted at least fifteen corpse flower blooms. However, the August event was special for several reasons. It was the first time the Garden hosted a bloom at a different site and also the debut bloom of Calli, a gift from the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden. This bloom at the Butterfly House provided visitors with a unique opportunity to explore the flower's pollination process. “I have always stressed how a flower’s sole purpose is to attract the pollinator,” said Garden Horticulturist Emily Colletti. 🦋 “Size, shape, color, and smell are all about attracting a pollinator. The Butterfly House, whose mission is to highlight plant/pollinator relationships, is the perfect place to host this odoriferous giant of the plant kingdom.” In Connect, discover why the unique corpse flower's smell actually ATTRACTS pollinators: https://bit.ly/3XGE92i. #CorpseFlower #Aroids #Sustainability #BotanicalGarden #Pollinators #PlantLovers