Georama Growers March, 2017
Clematis – Georama Growers Plant of the Week
Common Name: Clematis sp. Botanical Name: Clematis The word clematis comes from ancient Greece and translated means ‘climbing plant’ – a pretty obvious choice to say the least. There are now over 250 known species and cultivars of this most astounding vine. Such a large variety enable the gardener to have masses of blooms from […]
Eskimo Sunset Maple – Georama Plant of the Week
Common Name: Eskimo Sunset Maple Botanical Name: Acer pseudoplatanus ‘Esk Sunset’ The Latin word for this group of maples –pseudoplatanus, translates as False Plane Tree, I guess since the leaves resemble those of the common Plane Tree (who is in charge of this stuff?) The common name actually comes from the Esk Valley in New […]
Don’t just Stand There – Plant Something
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King Tut Grass – Georama Plant of the Week
Common Name: King Tut Grass Botanical Name: Cyperus papyrus Cyperus papyrus is native to Africa. It is a tall clump forming perennial sedge that will grow up to 15’ tall. It forms a grass-like clump of triangular green stems that rise up from thick woody rhizomes. The most notable feature are stems topped by […]
Petunia Night Sky – Georama Plant of the Week
Common Name: Night Sky Petunia Botanical Name: Petunia sp. Hello and welcome back to my Plant of the Week articles, although I did return to the ski hill after a 20 year absence, I sincerely hope winter is now on its way out! Over the course of the next few months I hope to introduce […]