Curcuma Gingers Crown Jewels Of The Plant World
Curcuma gingers including Queen Lily Emperor Jewel of Thailand and Garnet offer striking foliage and blooms. Most are cold hardy to zones 7 and 8, with dormancy in winter. Plant in well drained soil with sun filtered light and provide moisture and fertilizer. Use rhizomes deep and mulch for protection in cold areas.
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Emperor
Thailand
Burma
Tahiti
Summer tips to keep rugs clean during vacation
A guide from 1 800 Water Damage expert Derek Niederquell offers practical rug cleaning tips for summer. It covers freezing gum with ice, blotting drinks with cold water and salt, cleaning grass stains with warm water and dish soap, and removing mud with vacuuming and a warm water vinegar blot.
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Mystery tree resembles pecan in swampy regions
John Nelson of the A C Moore Herbarium identifies a large hickory with pecan like leaves and wind pollination. The tree yields a bitter, non edible fruit with four husk splits and resembles a drupe rather than a true nut, growing along the lower Ohio to Georgia Carolinas and Virginia coast.
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Illinois
Mississippi
Gulf
Florida
Georgia
Carolinas
Virginia
John Nelson
A.C. Moore
University of South Carolina
Department of Biological Sciences
Columbia
Herbarium.org
Nelson
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