Useful Links

SPECIFIC PLANTS AND FLOWERS

Visit the resources listed here for information on some of the more popular and widely grown flowers, including seasonal ones.

African Violets: Pests, Diseases & Other Problems
Cacti: Cactus Guide

Identification aid including photos
Cacti: Common Names
Cacti: Xeriscape Cacti for Arizona Low Desert

Cacti are extremely versatile and adaptable plants in a wide range of growing conditions, including containers. Because of their ability to store water, cacti require much less water than most landscape plants; but even cacti require an occasional irrigation.
Iris: Growing Iris (Clemson)
Iris: Yellow Spot Virus (NMSU)
Orchids: Growing Orchids
Orchids: Growing Tips (Clemson)
Ornamental Grasses: Bamboo Growing & Care Tips

Growing & care tips from the American Bamboo Society including info on pests
Ornamental Grasses: Maintenance & Care
Ornamental Grasses: Selection & Care (U. of Illinois)
Ornamental Grasses: Cold Climate Grasses (U. of Minnesota)
Poinsettias: The Poinsettia (Purdue)
Poinsettias: Year After Year (NMSU)
Roses: Growing Roses (NMSU)
Roses: Organic Rose Care
Roses: Pruning Roses (Clemson)
Sedums: Information & Photos
Speciality Plants (Virginia Tech)

Speciality plants include: Poinsettias, Amaryllis, Christmas Cactus, Cyclamen, Cineraria and Kalanchoe
Succulents: The Succulent Plant Page

Succulents occur in many plant families. This website offers information on a number of them to include cacti, gourds, aloes and others.

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