|
See also:HARDY BIENNIALS .—Biennials live through one See also:winter See also:period. They require to be sown in the summer months, about See also:June or See also:July, in See also:- ORDER
- ORDER (through Fr. ordre, for earlier ordene, from Lat. ordo, ordinis, rank, service, arrangement; the ultimate source is generally taken to be the root seen in Lat. oriri, rise, arise, begin; cf. " origin ")
- ORDER, HOLY
order to get established before winter; they should be pricked out as soon as large enough, and should have ample space so as to become hardy and stocky. They should be planted in See also:good See also:soil, but not of too stimulating a See also:character. Those that are perfectly hardy are best planted where they are to See also:flower in good See also:- TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
- TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
- TIME, STANDARD
time during autumn. This transplanting acts as a See also:kind of check, which is rather beneficial than otherwise. Of those that are liable to suffer injury in winter, as the See also:Brompton and See also:Queen See also:Stocks, a portion should be potted and wintered in See also:cold frames ventilated as freely as the See also:weather will permit.
The number of biennials is not large, but a few very desirable See also:garden See also:plants, such as the following, occur amongst them:
Agrostemma coronaria (See also:Rose See also:Campion): hardy, 11 ft., See also:bright rose-See also:purple or rose and See also:- WHITE
- WHITE, ANDREW DICKSON (1832– )
- WHITE, GILBERT (1720–1793)
- WHITE, HENRY KIRKE (1785-1806)
- WHITE, HUGH LAWSON (1773-1840)
- WHITE, JOSEPH BLANCO (1775-1841)
- WHITE, RICHARD GRANT (1822-1885)
- WHITE, ROBERT (1645-1704)
- WHITE, SIR GEORGE STUART (1835– )
- WHITE, SIR THOMAS (1492-1567)
- WHITE, SIR WILLIAM ARTHUR (1824--1891)
- WHITE, SIR WILLIAM HENRY (1845– )
- WHITE, THOMAS (1628-1698)
- WHITE, THOMAS (c. 1550-1624)
white.
Beta Cicla variegata: hardy, 2 ft., beautifully coloured leaves and midribs, See also:crimson, See also:golden, &c.
See also:Campanula See also:Medium (See also:Canterbury See also:- BELL
- BELL, ALEXANDER MELVILLE (1819—1905)
- BELL, ANDREW (1753—1832)
- BELL, GEORGE JOSEPH (1770-1843)
- BELL, HENRY (1767-1830)
- BELL, HENRY GLASSFORD (1803-1874)
- BELL, JACOB (1810-1859)
- BELL, JOHN (1691-178o)
- BELL, JOHN (1763-1820)
- BELL, JOHN (1797-1869)
- BELL, ROBERT (1800-1867)
- BELL, SIR CHARLES (1774—1842)
Bell) : hardy, 2 ft., See also:blue, white, rose, &c. The See also:double-flowered varieties of various See also:colours are very handsome.
Campanula Medium calycanthema: hardy, 2 ft., blue or white; See also:hose-in-hose flowered.
Catananche coerulea: hardy, 2 to 3 ft., blue or white.
Celsia cretica : hardy. 4 to 5 ft., yellow, with two dark spots near centre; in spikes.
Cheiranthus Cheiri (Wallflower): hardy, 11 to 2 ft., red, purple, yellow, &c.; really a perennial but better as a biennial.
Coreopsis grandiflora: hardy, 2 to 3 ft., bright yellow; the finest member of the genus.
Dianthus barbatus (Sweet See also:- WILLIAM
- WILLIAM (1143-1214)
- WILLIAM (1227-1256)
- WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
- WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
- WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
- WILLIAM, 13TH
William) : hardy, 1 to 11 ft., crimson, purple, white or parti-coloured.
Dianthus chinensis (See also:Indian See also:Pink): See also:half-hardy, t ft., various; flower earlier if treated as biennials; must be protected from See also:- FROST (a common Teutonic word, cf. Dutch, vorst, Ger. Frost, from the common Teutonic verb meaning " to freeze," Dutch, vriezcn, Ger. frieren; the Indo-European root is seen in Lat. pruina, hoar-frost, cf. prurire, to itch, burn, pruna, burning coal, Sans
- FROST, WILLIAM EDWARD (1810–1877)
frost. See also:Digitalis purpurea (See also:Foxglove): hardy, 3 to 5 ft., rosy-purple or white; beautifully spotted; the variety called gloxinioides has See also:regular, erect See also:flowers.
Echium pomponium: hardy, 4 ft., rosy-pink.
Hedysarum coronarium (See also:French See also:Honeysuckle) : hardy, 2 to 3 ft., See also:scarlet or white; fragrant.
Hesperis tristis (See also:Night-scented See also:Rocket) : hardy, 3 ft., dull purplish ; fragrant at night.
Lunaria biennis (Honesty): hardy, 2 to 3 ft., purple; the silvery dissepiment attractive among everlastings.
Matthiola incana (two See also:groups, the Brompton and the Queen stocks) : hardy, 2 to 2+ ft., white, red and purple.
Meconopsis. Charming members of the See also:poppy See also:family, of which M. aculeata, purple; M. grandis, purple; M. heterophylla, coppery-See also:orange; M. nepalensis, golden yellow; M. integrifolia, yellow; M. sunplicifolia, See also:violet purple, are grown with care in sheltered spots, and in See also:rich, very gritty soil.
Michauxia campanuloides, a remarkable bell flower, 3 to 8 ft. high, white tinged purple. Requires rich See also:loam in warm sheltered spots.
Oenothera biennis and O. Lamarckiana (Evening See also:primrose) : hardy, 5 ft., bright yellow; large.
Scabiosa caucasica: hardy, 3 ft., blue, white.
Silene cornpacta: half-hardy, 3 to 6 inches, bright pink; clustered as in S. Armeria.
Verbascum Blattaria: hardy, 3 to 4 ft., yellowish, with purple hairs on the filaments; in tall spikes.
End of Article: HARDY BIENNIALS
Additional information and Comments
There are no comments yet for this article.
Please link directly to this article:
Highlight the code below, right click, and select "copy." Then paste it into your website, email, or other HTML.
Site content, images, and layout Copyright © 2006 - Net Industries, worldwide.
Do not copy, download, transfer, or otherwise replicate the site content in whole or in part.
Links to articles and home page are always encouraged.
|
del.icio.us it!