STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- I‘ve been growing Lobelia, a striking deep blue flower with white eyes, for many years. And although they’d always start out looking wonderful, as the summer season progressed, ...

1. In Lobelia cardinalis the pollen tube destroys one of the synergids. The other synergid degenerates after fertilization. 2. The antipodal cells persist during the early stages of endosperm ...

Editor’s note: Once a month OSU Extension Master Gardener Volunteers in FranklinCounty profile a plant that occurs naturally in central Ohio. A great variety of blue-flowering perennials predominate ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract 1. Each theca of the anther of Lobelia cardinalis contains many microspore mother cells. The tapetal cells are first uninucleate, later ...

Lobelias come in a variety of shapes and sizes – with some more attractive to snails than others... I'M long enough in the tooth to know that pride is inevitably followed by a fall, yet I couldn't ...

Q. I recently attended a garden fair and purchased some cardinal flower plants. Could you please tell me how to care for them? — Becca, Woodbourne A. Cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis) is an ...

Claim to fame: The cardinal flower is known for its vibrant color and its late-blooming time. It shows off its bright red blooms around streams and wetland areas until October. It's also becoming ...

The light is most decidedly shifting southward; I could feel it and see its waning arc in this last week. There is a bittersweet longing which overcomes me at the approach of autumn. It is the close ...

Editor’s note: Once a month, OSU Extension Master Gardener Volunteers in Franklin County profile a plant that occurs naturally in central Ohio. As the heat of summer blazes, many of us are looking for ...

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