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Container Grown Shasta Plants Can shasta daisies grow in pots? They certainly can. They’re actually well adapted to container life, as long as you don’t let them get dry or root bound. When planting shasta daisies in containers, make sure your pot has adequate drainage, but avoid terra cotta. You don’t want your plant’s roots to sit in water, but you don’t want them to leach out too quickly, either. Choose a plastic or glazed ceramic container that’s at least 12 inches (30....

How to Grow an Almond in a Container To grow an almond tree in a pot, start with a container that holds at least 10 to 20 gallons (38-75 L.) of potting soil. Be sure the pot has at least one good drainage hole. Consider a rolling platform or container because your container-grown almond tree will be very heavy and difficult to move. Mix in a generous amount of sand; a container-grown almond tree needs coarse soil....

Blue Lace Flower Info Blue lace flower plants (Trachymene coerulea aka Didiscus coeruleas) are low-maintenance annuals that are ideal for sunny borders, cutting gardens, or flower beds where they provide sweetly scented blooms from late summer until the first frost. These old-fashioned charmers also look great in containers. Mature height of the plant is 24 to 30 inches (61-75 cm.). Growing blue lace is an easy task if you can provide a sunny spot with average, well-drained soil....

What is a Starfish Iris? Ferraria crispa, or starfish iris, blooms in late winter to early summer and then enters dormancy in summer. A single corm will develop numerous corms over time, giving a brightly colored floral display after several seasons. In spite of the plant’s exotic appearance, care of starfish iris is minimal, and the corms are easy to grow in a sunny location. However, this is a frost tender plant and cannot withstand freezes....

Container Grown Mandrake Plants The process of growing mandrake in a container is relatively simple. First and foremost, gardeners will need to locate a source of the plant. While this plant may be difficult to find at some local garden centers, it is likely available online. When ordering plants online, always order from a trusted and reputable source in order to ensure that plants are correctly labeled and disease-free. Mandrake plants may also be grown from seed; however, the process of germination may prove extremely difficult....

Blooming often lasts throughout summer and in some areas, they will continue to delight the fall season with their outstanding colors. Most primrose flowers seen in gardens are Polyanthus hybrids, which range in color from white, cream and yellow to orange, red and pink. There are also purple and blue primrose flowers. These perennial plants prefer damp, woodland-like conditions. Growing Primrose Plants Growing primrose is easy, as these plants are quite hardy and adaptable....

Carolina Jessamine vines are covered with clusters of fragrant, yellow flowers in late winter and spring. The flowers are followed by seed capsules that ripen slowly over the remainder of the season. If you want to collect a few seeds to start new plants, pick the capsules in fall after the seeds inside have turned brown. Air dry them for three or four days and then remove the seeds. They are easy to start indoors in late winter or outdoors in late spring when the soil is thoroughly warm....

Cassia Tree Info If you live anywhere north of growing zone 10b and don’t have a climate controlled greenhouse, the answer is probably no. If you do meet one of those requirements, you’re in luck. Cassia tree info tells us that, depending on the species, these trees come in evergreen, semi-evergreen, and deciduous types with brilliant pink, orange, red, white, or yellow flowers. Yellow is the most common flower type and gives the tree one of its many common names, the gold medallion tree....

Cedar Pine Facts It is not surprising if you ask, “What is a cedar pine?”. Although it is a North American native tree, it is one of the least-seen pines in this country. Cedar pine is an attractive pine with an open crown. The tree grows to over 100 feet (30.5 m.) in the wild with a diameter of 4 feet (1 m.). In cultivation, it often stays considerably shorter. The species is also known as spruce pine because of the texture of the bark of a mature tree....

The disease not only affects cherries but also can be present in peaches, plums, apricots, and almonds. Brown rot cherry symptoms can increase exponentially in as little as 24 hours and decimate a crop. Read on for more information on treating cherry brown rot. Cherry Brown Rot Information Brown rot on cherry trees is caused by the fungus Monilinia fructicola, which spreads rapidly during ripening and in storage post-harvest. The pathogen responsible overwinters in dropped fruit or still-attached mummy fruit and any other affected plant material....

Reasons Why Cherries are Falling Off Tree Why are cherries dropping? Fruit trees drop immature fruit for a variety of different reasons, and cherry trees are no exception. While the loss of immature and developing fruits may be alarming to gardeners, minimal early season fruit drop is natural and does not signal that there is a serious issue with the tree. Pollination One of the most common causes of a cherry tree dropping fruit results from pollination....

Golden Chinquapin Information Golden chinquapin trees have a very broad height range. Some are as small as 10 feet (3 m.) high and are really considered to be shrubs. Others, however, can grow to as tall as 150 feet. (45.5 m.). This huge variance has to do with elevation and exposure, with the shrubbier specimens usually found at high elevations in harsh, windswept conditions. The bark is brown and very deeply furrowed, with ridges that are 1 to 2 inches (2....

While most clivias are grown as interesting houseplants, in suitable locations they can be grown as outdoor container plants. However, they must be brought indoors for overwintering. The attraction to clivia plants can be found in their stunning blooms, which vary in color from pale orange to red. The fragrant, trumpet-like flowers are similar to that of amaryllis but smaller. Unlike the amaryllis, clivias retain their foliage year-round. Tips for Growing Clivia Indoor clivias prefer bright, indirect light while those grown outdoors need shade....

Causes of Cold Damaged Lawns There are a number of common causes of winter damage on turf, most of which are environmental. Depending on the cause of your lawn damage, there may be extra precautions to take to avoid it in the future. Do any of these sound familiar? Crown Hydration. When warm weather is followed by a sudden freeze, turf grasses that have absorbed a great deal of water can expand and freeze, killing the crown....

Plants That Grow In Cold Weather What are cool season crops? Cool season crops germinate in cold soil and mature with cool weather and short periods of daylight, meaning they are perfect for planting in early spring. Pea, onion, and lettuce seeds will germinate as low as 35 degrees F. (1 C.), meaning they can go in the ground as soon as it is unfrozen and workable. Most other cold weather food crops will germinate in soil as cold as 40 degrees F....

Common Types of Apricot Disease There are many types of apricot disease, though most are caused by the usual suspects – bacteria or fungus. Here are some of the most common diseases of apricot trees: Bacterial Canker Among the most frustrating of apricot problems, bacterial canker causes the formation of dark, sunken sores at the base of buds and randomly along trunks and limbs. Gum may weep through these wounds as the tree emerges from dormancy in the spring or the tree may die suddenly....

Common Cranberry Diseases Here are some of the most common diseases of cranberries: Leaf spot – There are several bacterial and fungal issues that can cause leaf spots on cranberries. These include red leaf spot, Proventuria leaf spot, Cladosporium leaf spot, early leaf spot, and Pyrenobotrys leaf spot. These diseases thrive in moisture and can usually be prevented by irrigating during the day when water has time to evaporate and ensuring the soil drains well....

Magnolia Tree Companions Selecting magnolia companion plants can be a challenge. If you have an evergreen variety, anything you plant under the tree must tolerate the deepest shade. Deciduous varieties have the additional challenge of managing the large, leathery, and sometimes crispy leaves that fall from the tree. If you’re up to the task, deciduous varieties allow you to plant some early spring-flowering plants that like partial or filtered sun beneath the branches....

Can You Grow an Elderberry in a Pot? In the ground, elderberry bushes grow into dense masses similar to a thicket, and overtime they spread to cover a wide area. While they aren’t a good choice for a small balcony or patio, you can grow elderberries as a potted plant if you have a large container and plenty of room. Elderberry shrubs in containers have confined roots so the plants won’t grow as large as they would in the ground, but they will need severe pruning in the spring to help control the size and keep the canes productive....

Symptoms of Botrytis Blight in Blueberries Recognizing blueberry with botrytis blight can help some, but prevention is always the best line of defense. Blueberry blossom blight affects fruit, blossoms, and twigs. All plant parts can be covered with a hairy, gray fungal growth, and tips of shoots may appear brown or black. Infected flowers take on a brown, water-soaked appearance, which can spread to the twigs. Unripe fruits shrivel and turn bluish purple, while ripe berries are tan or pale brown....