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<h2><strong>TALIBI Persian Melon Fresh Seeds</strong></h2> <h2><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Price for Package of 5 seeds.</strong></span></h2> <p>Origin: Turkey. Rind:  Round, netted with green sutures.  Flesh:  Orange.  A large 'typical' rockmelon.  </p> <p>One of the most delicious melon  you'll ever taste. You can expect success from these carefully selected Melon seeds. These vigorous, strong absolute winners have been chosen to meet your highest expectations.</p> <p><strong>Fruit weight 2,5 - 4 kg</strong></p> <script src="//cdn.public.n1ed.com/G3OMDFLT/widgets.js"></script>

V 171 (5 S)

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<h2><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>White Chia seeds</strong></span></h2> <h2><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Price for Package of 1000+ seeds (1,5g).</strong></span></h2> <p class="">Chia (/ˈtʃiːə/), is a species of flowering plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae, native to central and southern Mexico and Guatemala. The sixteenth-century Codex Mendoza provides evidence that it was cultivated by the Aztec in pre-Columbian times; economic historians have suggested it was as important as maize as a food crop. Ground or whole chia seeds still are used in Paraguay, Bolivia, Argentina, Mexico, and Guatemala for nutritious drinks and as a food source.</p> <p><strong>Etymology</strong></p> <p>The word "chia" is derived from the Nahuatl word chian, meaning oily.</p> <p>S. hispanica is one of two plants known as chia, the other being Salvia columbariae, commonly known as golden chia.</p> <p><strong>Description</strong></p> <p>Chia is an annual herb growing up to 1.75 metres (5.7 feet) tall, with opposite leaves that are 4–8 cm (1.6–3.1 in) long and 3–5 cm (1.2–2.0 in) wide. Its flowers are purple or white and are produced in numerous clusters in a spike at the end of each stem.[6] Chia is hardy from USDA Zones 9–12. Many plants cultivated as S. hispanica, in fact, are S. lavandulifolia.</p> <p><strong>Seeds</strong></p> <p>Chia is grown commercially for its seed, a food that is rich in omega-3 fatty acids, since the seeds yield 25–30% extractable oil, including α-linolenic acid. Of total fat, the composition of the oil may be 55% ω-3, 18% ω-6, 6% ω-9, and 10% saturated fat.</p> <p>Typically, chia seeds are small ovals with a diameter of approximately 1 mm (0.039 in). They are mottle-colored with brown, gray, black, and white. The seeds are hydrophilic, absorbing up to 12 times their weight in liquid when soaked. While soaking, the seeds develop a mucilaginous coating that gives chia-based beverages a distinctive gel texture.</p> <p>Chia seed is traditionally consumed in Mexico and the southwestern United States, but is not widely known in Europe. Chia (or chian or chien) has mostly been identified as Salvia hispanica L. Today, chia is grown commercially in its native Mexico, as well as in Bolivia, Argentina, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Guatemala, and Australia.[9] New patented varieties of chia have been developed in Kentucky for cultivation in northern latitudes of the United States.</p> <p>Chia seed (tokhm-e-sharbatī, meaning "beverage seed") is used to prepare a sharbat (cold beverage) in Iran.</p> <p><strong>Nutrient content and food uses</strong></p> <p>A 100-gram serving of chia seeds is a rich source of the B vitamins, thiamine, and niacin (54% and 59%, respectively of the daily value (DV), and a good source of the B vitamins riboflavin and folate (14% and 12%, respectively). The same amount of chia seeds is also a rich source of the dietary minerals calcium, iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, and zinc (more than 20% DV) (table).</p> <p>In 2009, the European Union approved chia seeds as a novel food, allowing chia to be 5% of a bread product's total matter.</p> <p>Chia seeds may be added to other foods as a topping or put into smoothies, breakfast cereals, energy bars, granola bars, yogurt, tortillas, and bread. They also may be made into a gelatin-like substance or consumed raw. The gel may be used to replace as much as 25% of the egg content and oil in cakes while providing other nutrients.</p> <p><strong>Preliminary health research</strong></p> <p>Although preliminary research indicates potential health benefits from consuming chia seeds, this work remains sparse and inconclusive.</p> <p><strong>Drug interactions</strong></p> <p>No evidence to date indicates consuming chia seeds has adverse effects on or interactions with prescription drugs.</p> <p><strong>Cultivation</strong></p> <p><strong>Climate and growing cycle length</strong></p> <p>The growing cycle length for chia varies over cultivation locations and is influenced by elevation. For production sites located in different ecosystems in Bolivia, Argentina, and Ecuador, growing cycles are between 100–150 days in duration. Accordingly, commercial production fields are located in the range of 8–2200 m altitude across a variety of ecosystems ranging from tropical coastal desert, to tropical rain forest, and inter-Andean dry valley. In northwestern Argentina, a time span from planting to harvest of 120–180 days is reported for fields located at elevations of 900–1500 m.</p> <p>&nbsp;S. hispanica is a short-day flowering plant, indicating its photoperiodic sensitivity and lack of photoperiodic variability in traditional cultivars, has limited commercial use of chia seeds to tropical and subtropical latitudes until 2012. Now, traditional domesticated lines of S. hispanica can be grown in temperate zones at higher latitudes in the United States. In Arizona or Kentucky, seed maturation of traditional chia cultivars is stopped by frost before or after flower set, preventing seed harvesting. Advances in plant breeding during 2012, however, led to development of new early-flowering chia genotypes proving to have higher yields in Kentucky.</p> <p><strong>Seed yield and composition</strong></p> <p>Seed yield varies depending on cultivars, mode of cultivation, and growing conditions by geographic region. For example, commercial fields in Argentina and Colombia vary in yield range from 450 to 1250 kg/ha. A small-scale study with three cultivars grown in the inter-Andean valleys of Ecuador produced yields up to 2300 kg/ha, indicating that favorable growing environment and cultivar interacted to produce such high yields. Genotype has a larger effect on yield than on protein content, oil content, fatty acid composition, or phenolic compounds, whereas high temperature reduces oil content and degree of unsaturation, and raises protein content.</p> <p><strong>Soil, seedbed requirements, and sowing</strong></p> <p>The cultivation of S. hispanica requires light to medium clay or sandy soils. The plant prefers well-drained, moderately fertile soils, but can cope with acid soils and moderate drought. Sown chia seeds need moisture for seedling establishment, while the maturing chia plant does not tolerate wet soils during growth.</p> <p>Traditional cultivation techniques of S. hispanica involve soil preparation by disruption and loosening followed by seed broadcasting. In modern commercial production, a typical sowing rate of 6 kg/ha and row spacing of 0.7–0.8 m usually is applied.</p>

VE 66 (1,5g)

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<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /> <h2><strong><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Marina Di Chioggia pumpkin Seeds</span></em></strong></h2> <h3><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Price for Package of 5 seeds.</strong></span></h3> <p>This heirloom sea pumpkin comes from Chioggia on the coast of Italy. The large turban shaped fruit are deep blue-green and bumpy. It is one of the most beautiful and unique of all squash. The rich, sweet flesh is a deep yellow-orange and of good quality, delicious baked or in pies. The fruit weigh from 8 – 12 pounds each and are produced on vigorous vines. Stunning for fall displays and great for cooking!</p> <p>Sow seeds 1/2″ deep  in early spring in fertile soil, sunny location.  90-100 days till maturity.</p>

VG 26 (5 S)

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<div id="idTab1" class="rte"> <h2><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Umbrella Thorn Seeds ( Acacia tortilis )</strong></span></h2> <h2><span style="color: #ff0000; font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Price for Package of 4 seeds.</strong></span></h2> <p>Very fragrant white to pale yellow flowers, on a small tree growing to 25 ft. or more with an umbrella shaped crown. Has spiny branches, seed pods are tightly spiraled. The flower clusters of this tree are most unusual as they hang down from the canopy in large balls. Pick one of these balls and carry it into a room and it will fill the room with a sweet perfume fragrance.</p> <p>Does very well in arid climates, hardy to 18 degrees.</p> </div>

T 53 (4 S)

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<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /> </head> <body> <h2><strong>Mock strawberry Seeds, Indian Strawberry </strong></h2> <h2><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">Price for Package of 10 seeds.</span> </strong></h2> <p>Indian Strawberry (Duchesnea Indica Tuttifrutti) - Start Strawberry seeds for this rare ground cover plant that will get lots of attention! It is an Indian Strawberry plant with lovely yellow blooms, and it produces small red Strawberries all summer long on a creeping evergreen carpet. Indian Strawberry is well-suited for hanging over a wall or as a ground cover plant. <br />Indian Strawberry ground cover is naturalized throughout the United States, and it is found growing in shady places in woods and grassy slopes. Indian Strawberry prefers a moist, but well-drained soil in a partially sunny position. <br />Once Indian Strawberry plants are established, the matted root sends out runners to set new plants. Indian Strawberry leaves are light green and finely haired. Indian Strawberry flowers are small, yellow, and are 5 petaled. They first appear in April and will bloom throughout the summer until fall. <br />The fruit is small, about 1/2 inch round. It is edible, but many say the taste is not noteworthy. Birds, however, love the red fruit. Another common name for this variety is Mock Strawberry ground cover. </p> <p>Sow Indian Strawberry seeds from January to April indoors. Use quality seed starter mix, and small pots or starter trays. Sow the Strawberry seeds on the surface and press the seed into the mix. Keep the soil damp but not wet, and protect the Indian Strawberry ground cover seeds from direct light. Seal the starter tray or pots inside a plastic bag until after germination. <br />When the Strawberry seedlings are large enough to handle, transplant them into 3 inch pots, and grow them on in cooler conditions until large enough to plant outdoors. After all danger of frost has passed, harden the young Mock Strawberry plant over a period of 7 - 10 days before planting outdoors in its permanent location.</p> <h2><strong>WIKIPEDIA:</strong></h2> <p>Duchesnea indica (Potentilla indica), known commonly as mock strawberry, Gurbir, Indian strawberry or false strawberry, has foliage and an aggregate accessory fruit similar to true strawberry, though this is apparently an independent evolution of a similar fruit type. <br />It has yellow flowers, unlike the white or slightly pink flowers of true strawberries. It is native to eastern and southern Asia, but has been introduced to many other areas as an ornamental plant. It has been naturalized in many regions, including the southern United States, and is considered an invasive species in some regions. <br />It is considered one of the most invasive plants on the island of Réunion. </p> <p>The leaves are trifoliate, roughly veined beneath, dark green, and often persisting through the winter, arising from short crowns. The plant spreads along creeping stolons, rooting and producing crowns at each node.</p> <p>The yellow flowers are produced in mid spring, then sporadically throughout the growing season.</p> <p>The aggregate accessory fruits are white or red, and entirely covered with red achenes, simple ovaries, each containing a single seed. They are edible, but they have very little flavor. Recent genetic evidence has shown that this genus is better included within Potentilla, but currently most sources still list it in the genus Duchesnea. A poultice of the crushed leaves is used to treat skin ailments such as eczema.</p> </body> </html>

V 152

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<h2 class=""><strong>Yellow Ruffled Heirloom Tomato Seeds</strong></h2> <h2><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Price for Package of 10 seeds.</strong></span></h2> <p>Yellow Ruffled' is a Tomato variety in the Solanum genus with a scientific name of Solanum lycopersicum. 'Yellow Ruffled' is considered an heirloom OP (open-pollinated) cultivar. When ripe, fruit appears in these approximate colors:&nbsp; Canary yellow.</p> <p>Slightly hollow inside, so a good tomato for stuffing. The plant has 2 to 3-inch fruit yellow, deeply pleated like an accordion, with a mild flavor and low acidity.</p> <p>This variety is a Fruit that typically grows as an Annual/Perennial, which is defined as a plant that can mature and completes its lifecycle over the course of one year or more. Yellow Ruffled is known for its Erect habit and growing to a height of approximately 1.50 meters (4.88 feet).</p> <p>Mexico is believed to be where Yellow Ruffled originates from.</p> <p>Yellow Ruffled Tomato is normally fairly low maintenance and is normally quite easy to grow, as long as a level of basic care is provided throughout the year. Being aware of the basic soil, sun and water preferences will result in a happier and healthier plant.</p><script src="//cdn.public.n1ed.com/G3OMDFLT/widgets.js"></script>

VT 106 (10 S)

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<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /> <h2><strong>Quadrato Dasti Giallo - Rosso Sweet Pepper Seeds</strong></h2> <h2><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Price for Package of 10 seeds.</strong></span></h2> <p>Quadrato D'asti Giallo is a mild, bright yellow bell pepper variety from Italy. The fruits are ripening in 80 days, the giant yellow Quadrato bell pepper has huge fruit and it is a favorite in Italy. The large square fruits change color from green to dark yellow. Plants come in the form of bushes from 40 to 80 cm tall.</p> <p>Suitable for greenhouse or open field cultivation in milder regions. </p> <p><strong>This superb pepper is a real winner!</strong></p>

PP 42 (10 S)

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<div id="idTab1" class="rte"> <h2><strong>Goldkrone Cherry Tomato Seeds</strong></h2> <h2><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>Price for Package of 10 seeds.</strong></span></h2> <p>A very early, indeterminate variety of cherry tomato with yellow fruits intended for forcing as well as field growing. The plant is moderately vigorous. The fruits are round, small (5/4´´ and weigh 15 - 20 g. One stalk carries a large number of fruits(around twenty) with very good sweet tomato taste.</p> </div>

VT 72

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<h2 class=""><strong>Charlie Chaplin tomato seeds</strong></h2> <h2><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Price for Package of 10 seeds.</strong></span></h2> <p>An Heirloom Open Pollinated Tomato producing near beefsteak sized fruits rich red with deep accordion-shaped lobed ridges. The fruits on the same plant can vary from flattened to elongated.&nbsp; The taste is excellent, rich and full-bodied, great for stuffing. Indeterminate.</p> <p>Sow in spring under glass or on a windowsill with warmth provided 1/16 inch deep.&nbsp; Germination takes around 6-14 days at 65-75F.</p> <p>Transplant the seedlings when large enough to handle into 3-inch pots.</p> <p>Grow on under cooler conditions and when about 8 inches tall, either plant in their growing position in the greenhouse or gradually acclimatize them to outdoor conditions and plant out 18 inches apart in a warm, sheltered and sunny spot in moist, fertile well-drained soil and keep watered.</p> <p><strong>What's the difference between "indeterminate" and "determinate" tomatoes?</strong></p> <h3><strong>Determinate tomatoes</strong></h3> <p>or "bush" tomatoes, are varieties that grow to a compact height (generally 3 - 4'). Determinates stop growing when fruit sets on the top bud. All the tomatoes from the plant ripen at approximately the same time (usually over a period of 1- 2 weeks). They require a limited amount of staking for support and are perfectly suited for container planting.</p> <h3><strong>Indeterminate tomatoes</strong></h3> <p>will grow and produce fruit until killed by frost. They can reach heights of up to 12 feet although 6 feet is normal.&nbsp; Indeterminates will bloom, set new fruit and ripen fruit all at the same time throughout the season. They require substantial staking for support and benefit from being constrained to a central growing stem.</p><script src="//cdn.public.n1ed.com/G3OMDFLT/widgets.js"></script>

VT 102 (10 S)

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<div id="idTab1" class="rte"> <h2><span style="font-size:14pt;"><strong>Blue Grass Seeds Festuca Glauca Intense Blue</strong></span></h2> <h2><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong><span style="font-size:14pt;">Price for Package of 10 seeds.</span></strong></span></h2> <div>Hardy Perennial. <span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:1.5em;">Dainty diminutive Festuca glauca makes a tight mound of steely blue, needle-like blades and is one of the most tactile of the evergreen grasses. A new flush of blue-grey leaves appears by early spring and makes a fine foil for bright, low-growing bulbs. Planted as a specimen or in swathes across a high - summer garden, the colour is so unexpected it can't help but catch the eye.</span> <p class="description">Festuca glauca is not a showy specimen plant but in a minimalist scheme, against a backing of slate and red chippings, it adds texture, colour and interest. These fescues look terrific planted in a silver-blue swathe among taller grasses: weave them through dark carexes or plant them around the base of deschampsias, molinias or miscanthus.<br />Good companions - Small, sun-loving plants such as rock roses, thymes, smaller erodiums and single, low-growing pinks, mingle well with this grass on a scree or slope. Alternatively, dark-leaved sedums and the strappy-leaved black Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens' provide a strong contrast to the clumps.<br />Dark-purple lavenders of every type, the large-leaved sage (Salvia officinalis), lamb's ears (Stachys byzantina) and the ponytail grass (Stipa tenuissima) make good companions in a sunny border of silvers.<br />For a striking spring partnership, team blue fescue with Crocus chrysantha 'Blue Pearl' and 'Ladykiller', pink and red species tulips or deep-blue scillas.</p> <p>Sowing: Sow in Spring, February to April<br />Festuca glauca germinates easily from seed sown in spring. Sow in well drained soil and keep at around 20ºC (68ºF). Germinates in about two weeks<br />Once seedlings are large enough to handle, take a small clump of seedlings and put them all in a one-litre pot of gritty compost. They will form a bushy plant and be ready to go into the garden in summer. Grow in sun and in well drained soil. Sow 6mm (¼in) deep in rows 30cm (12in) apart in well cultivated soil which has been raked to a fine tilth. Germination is occasionally slow, so be patient! <br />Thin out the seedlings to 23cm (9in) apart. Replant the seedlings that have been removed</p> <p>Cultivation: <br />Feed in spring like ordinary perennials, with a single dressing of a general fertiliser. Even without an annual feed, most grasses will put on a first-rate show. The more nitrogen grasses receive the greener and further they'll grow. This spreading habit is fine in a field, but in a garden they may become too lush and the flower quality may suffer.</p> <p>Division: <br />Once the plant is established, divide in March to April. It is relatively easy to propagate by division. Do this in spring, not autumn, as some newly divided plants may rot before they've developed a good root system.</p> <p>Plant Uses: <br />Architectural, Cottage/Informal Garden, Drought Resistant, Flower Arranging, Flowers Borders and Beds, Green Roof, Low Maintenance, Mediterranean or Maritime. </p> <p>Origin: <br />Native to Europe, it was originally described by French naturalist Dominique Villars.</p> <p>Nomenclature: <br />Festuca is derived from the Latin <em>festuca</em> meaning ’stalk or straw’. <br />The species name glauca is derived from the Greek word <em>glaucous</em> meaning ‘blue grey’ in reference to the colour of the leaves. <br />It is commonly known as the Blue Fescue, Blue Mountain Grass, and Grey Fescue</p> </div> </div>

UT 3

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<div id="idTab1" class="rte"> <h2><span style="font-size:14pt;"><strong>Sweet Alyssum or Sweet Alison Seeds</strong></span></h2> <h2><span style="color:#ff0000;font-size:14pt;"><strong>Price for Package of 600 seeds (0,3g).</strong></span></h2> <p>Lobularia maritima syn. Alyssum maritimum, common name sweet alyssum or sweet alison, also commonly referred to as just alyssum (from the genus Alyssum in which it was formerly classified) is a species of low-growing flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae.</p> <p><strong>Description</strong></p> <p>It is an annual plant (rarely a short-lived perennial plant)[2] growing to 5–30 cm (2–12 in) tall by 20–30 cm (8–12 in) broad. The stem is very branched, with dense clusters of small flowers. The leaves are 1–4 mm long and 3–5 mm, broad, alternate, sessile, quite hairy, oval to lanceolate, with an entire margin.</p> <p>The flowers are about 5 millimetres (0.20 in) in diameter, sweet-smelling, with four white rounded petals (or pink, rose-red, violet and lilac[2]) and four sepals. The six stamens have yellow anthers. The flowers are produced throughout the growing season, or year-round in areas free of frost. They are pollinated by insects (entomophily). The fruits are numerous elongated seedpods rather hairy, oval to rounded, each containing two seeds. The dispersal of seed is effected by the wind (anemochory)</p> <p><strong>Etymology</strong></p> <p>The genus name Lobularia comes from the a Greek word meaning "small pod", referring to the shape of the fruits. The name of the species maritima refers to its preferred coastal habitat.</p> <p><strong>Distribution</strong></p> <p>This plant is native to the Mediterranean region, Macaronesia (Canary Islands, Azores) and in France in the Bay of Biscay. It is widely naturalized elsewhere in the temperate world. There is an endemic subspecies in the local flora of the Columbretes Islands.</p> <p><strong>Habitat</strong></p> <p>It is common on sandy beaches and dunes, but can also grow on cultivated fields, walls, slopes and waste ground, preferably on calcareous soil, at an altitude of 0–300 metres (0–984 ft) above sea level.</p> <p><strong>Cultivation</strong></p> <p>Lobularia maritima is cultivated in gardens, with many horticultural varieties with purple or pink flowers. The plant is best planted in early spring, but requires little maintenance when growing. Although an annual, it may reseed in temperate climates.[2] It will flower more profusely if spent blooms are trimmed. When grown in gardens, it is typically used as groundcover, as it rarely grows higher than 20 cm (8 in) tall. It is also grown in cracks in paving and walls, and is especially associated with coastal locations. It prefers partial shade, and is resistant to heat and drought. Plants with darker-colored flowers do better in cooler temperatures.</p> </div>

F 50

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<div id="idTab1" class="rte"> <h2><span style="font-size:14pt;"><strong>Purslane Seeds (<strong>Portulaca Grandiflora)</strong></strong></span></h2> <h3><span style="font-size:14pt;"><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Price for Package of approx 2000 seeds (0,4g).</span></strong></span></h3> <div> <p>Portulaca grandiflora is the Latin name for the moss rose, a succulent, colorfully flowered plant native to the pampas region of Argentina. An annual plant, it dies back each year after it has produced seeds. The seeds are tiny and black. Some gardeners recommend sowing the seeds with sand so that they scatter uniformly throughout a bed. Horticulturists from the University of Arkansas Extension suggest cutting back seed heads to encourage repeat season blooming.</p> </div> </div>

F 29

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<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /> </head> <body> <h2><strong>Pasărea paradisului seminţe (Strelitzia reginae)</strong></h2> <h2><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Preț pentru pachetul de 3 semințe.</strong></span></h2> <p><span>Denumire populară: Orange Bird of Paradise - Pasărea Paradisului Aparţine familiei Strelitziaceae. Toţi membrii familiei Strelitziaceae cresc în habitatul lor original, în zonele subtropicale ale Africii de Sud. Strelitzia reginae este o plantă anuală sempervirescentă, mare, care creşte în grupuri, tufe şi este cultivată pentru florile decorative. </span></p> <p><span>Frunzele de 1,5 m lungi şi de culoare gri-albăstrui sunt situate la capătul trunchiului în formă de evantai, iar florile minutate, fără pereche, se deschid printre ele pe tulpină lungă. Pentru o dezvoltare optimă, sunt necesare locuri cu semi-umbră şi locuri luminoase, călduroase. Pentru a obţine cele mai bune exemplare, plantele trebuie puse la umbră în perioada cea mai călduroasă a zilei. Pentru scurt timp rezistă şi la frig. </span></p> <p><span>Pot fi cultivate în soluri productive, bine drenate, în lumină puternică, însă vara trebuie să fie protejate de lumina directă a soarelui. Frunzele se deteriorează dacă temperatura este -2°C sau mai puţin, însă planta se regenerează mai târziu când temperatura este optimă din nou. </span></p> <p><span>Este rezistentă la secetă, însă pentru creştere rapidă trebuie udată în mod regulat. Ghivecul nu are voie să stea în apă! Este suficient să fie tratată cu soluţie nutritivă o dată pe lună. Se poate ţine afară de primăvară până toamnă. </span></p> <p><span>În perioada de iarnă sau când temperatura scade sub 5°C, trebuie pusă în grădină de iarnă sau în apartament! Temperatură minimă: 5-10°C . Este sensibilă la îngheţ. Perioada de germinare a seminţelor este de la 4 săptămâni până la 18 luni.</span></p> <h2>Sowing: </h2> <p>Sow indoors at any time of year.</p> <p>Before sowing, remove the bright orange tuft of hairs attached to the seed (aril of each seed), the hard seeds can be scarified (nicked or scratched) to decrease germinate. To scarify, soak the seeds in lukewarm water for several hours, and then nick them with a knife or small file. Scarified seeds will germinate in two to three months.</p> <p>Another way to decrease germination time is to put un-scarified seeds in a plastic bag and place them in a refrigerator at 4°C (40°F) for two weeks. Then scarify and sow them.</p> <p>Sow in seed trays filled with a well-drained soil medium at a depth of 1.25cm (½”)</p> <p>Keep at a constant temperature of 25°C (77°F) low temperatures retard germination. Germination takes four to eight weeks.</p> <p>The soil mix must be kept consistently damp until the seeds germinate. To ensure a moist, humid environment, cover the seed container with a sheet of glass or clear plastic and place it in indirect light.</p> <p>Seedlings should be a good size before transplanted (two to three leaves) into a well-drained medium. Young strelitzia plants must be grown in shade, for the leaves tend to burn in direct sunlight. Regular repotting allows the young plant to develop rapidly. Restricting the root development of retards growth.</p> <h3>Cultivation: </h3> <p>Strelitzia nicolai is an easy plant to grow in the garden. Plants do well in full sun to semi-shade, love rich loamy soil and plenty of water throughout the year. They respond well to regular feeding with a slow-release fertilizer and compost. They are very tolerant plants and will thrive in most soils and can survive with very little water once established. They are also wind resistant and grow well in coastal gardens.</p> <p>Strelitzias are sensitive to cold and in areas with frosts would need a sheltered position. In cold climates, it is better to grow them in pots that could be moved indoors when frosts are expected. As soon as the frosts finish for the winter, you may place the plant outside in a sheltered south-facing the garden. They tend to do well when temperatures do not drop below 10°C (50°F) and do very well in a greenhouse/conservatory.</p> <h3>Tips for growing strelitzia in a temperate climate: </h3> <p>Overwintering - One of the main points with exotic plants is to avoid frost. Keep in a warm, well-lit area. Stop feeding the plants to allow them to become dormant. Do not overwater in the dormant season/winter. Wet soil is cold soil.</p> <p>Springtime: - Feed the plant well once growth starts again. Feed regularly throughout the growing season but do not over-feed otherwise your plants will just grow foliage and no flowers.</p> <h3>Flowering: </h3> <p>From seed, plants given ideal conditions will flower within 3 years. To get a mature flowering plant from seed takes about three to five years.</p> <p>They usually start to come into flower at Christmas time and sometimes later in the summer months. The flower spikes take a few months to grow full size, but then open gradually, taking a few weeks, to a few months to open up to reveal their famous flowers</p> <h3>Watering: </h3> <p>The bird of paradise plant should be watered thoroughly but then allowed to dry out almost completely before re-watering. They don’t like to be over-watered, and in the rest period (winter) they should only be watered when the soil is almost completely bone dry. When growing begins in the Spring they should be given phostrogen feed once every two weeks, to encourage new growth.</p> <h3>Feeding: </h3> <p>During the summer months, Strelitzia requires as much sunlight and ventilation as possible. Feed once a week with a phostrogen feed to help encourage new leaves and flower spikes.</p> <h3>Potting: </h3> <p>As soon as the roots start to stretch the pot wider, it would then be wise to pot the plant up into the next size pot. They tend to do very well in a loam-based compost with either grit or bark chippings to aid drainage. The optimum pH is 6.5.</p> </body> </html>

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<div id="idTab1" class="rte"> <h2><span style="font-size:14pt;"><strong>Love-In-A-Mist Multicolor, Ragged Lady Flower Seeds (Nigella damascena)</strong></span></h2> <h2><span style="color:#ff0000;font-size:14pt;"><strong>Price for Package of 50 seeds.</strong></span></h2> <p>Nigella damascena (love-in-a-mist, ragged lady) is an annual garden flowering plant, belonging to the buttercup family Ranunculaceae. It is native to southern Europe (but adventive in more northern countries of Europe), north Africa and southwest Asia, where it is found on neglected, damp patches of land.</p> <p>The specific epithet damascena relates to Damascus in Syria.[2] The plant's common name comes from the flower being nestled in a ring of multifid, lacy bracts. It is also sometimes called devil-in-the-bush.</p> <p>It grows to 20–50 cm (8–20 in) tall, with pinnately divided, thread-like, alternate leaves. The flowers, blooming in early summer, are most commonly different shades of blue, but can be white, pink, or pale purple, with 5 to 25 sepals. The actual petals are located at the base of the stamens and are minute and clawed. The sepals are the only colored part of the perianth. The four to five carpels of the compound pistil have each an erect style.</p> <p>The fruit is a large and inflated capsule, growing from a compound ovary, and is composed of several united follicles, each containing numerous seeds. This is rather exceptional for a member of the buttercup family. The capsule becomes brown in late summer. The plant self-seeds, growing on the same spot year after year.</p> <p><strong>Cultivation</strong></p> <p>This easily grown plant has been a familiar subject in English cottage gardens since Elizabethan times, admired for its ferny foliage, spiky flowers and bulbous seed-heads. It is now widely cultivated throughout the temperate world, and numerous cultivars have been developed for garden use. The most common variety is 'Miss Jekyll' which has blue flowers, but the more recent 'Persian Jewels' is a mixture of white, pink, lavender and blue flowers. 'Persian Rose' is pale pink. Other cultivars are 'Albion', 'Blue Midget', 'Cambridge Blue', 'Mulberry Rose', and 'Oxford Blue'. 'Dwarf Moody Blue' is around 15 cm (6 in) high. The white-flowered cultivar 'Miss Jekyll Alba' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.</p> </div>

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<div id="idTab1" class="rte"> <h2><span style="font-size:14pt;"><strong>Dwarf Marigold Seeds (Tagetes Patula Nana)</strong></span></h2> <h3><span style="font-size:14pt;"><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Price for Package of 80 seeds (0,4g).</span></strong></span></h3> <div> <div><span style="font-size:10pt;">Tagetes is a genus of 56 species of annual and perennial mostly herbaceous plants in the sunflower family (Asteraceae or Compositae). The genus is native to North and South America, but some species have become naturalized around the world. One species, T. minuta, is considered a noxious invasive plant in some areas. <span style="line-height:1.5em;">Description </span><span style="line-height:1.5em;">Tagetes species vary in size from 0.01-2.2 m tall. Most species have pinnate green leaves. Blooms are naturally in golden, orange, yellow, and white colors, often with maroon highlights. Floral heads are typically (0.1-) to 4–6 cm diameter, generally with both ray florets and disc florets. In horticulture they tend to be planted as annuals, although the perennial species are gaining popularity. </span><span style="line-height:1.5em;">Depending on the species, Tagetes grow well in almost any sort of soil. Most horticultural selections grow best in soil with good drainage. </span><span style="line-height:1.5em;">Nomenclature </span><span style="line-height:1.5em;">The name Tagetes is from the name of the Etruscan Tages.</span></span></div> <div><span style="font-size:10pt;">The common name in English, "marigold", is derived from "Mary's Gold", a name once exclusively applied to Calendula. In Nepal it is called 'शयपत्री' that means hundred leafed flower, referring to its many florets per head. <span style="line-height:1.5em;">The cultivated varieties are known variously as marigolds or variously as Mexican marigolds (or cempasúchil), African marigolds (usually referring to cultivars and hybrids of Tagetes erecta, although this species is not native to Africa), or French marigolds (usually referring to hybrids and cultivars of Tagetes patula, many of which were developed in France although the species is not native to that country). Tagetes minuta is a naturalized species in Africa, Hawaii, and Australia, and is considered an invasive species - weed in some regions.</span></span></div> <div><span style="font-size:10pt;">Tagetes is not to be confused with the genus Calendula, which goes by "marigold" in some areas. See "marigold (disambiguation)" for this and other species commonly called marigold.</span></div> <div><span style="font-size:10pt;">[edit]Cultivation and uses <span style="line-height:1.5em;">Depending on the species, marigold foliage has a musky, pungent scent, though some varieties have been bred to be scentless. It is said to deter some common insect pests, as well as nematodes. Tagetes are hence often used in companion planting for tomato, eggplant, chili pepper, tobacco and potato. Due to antibacterial thiophenes exuded by the roots, tagetes should not be planted near any legume crop. Some of the perennial species are deer-, rabbit-, rodent- and javalina or peccary-resistant.</span></span></div> <div><span style="font-size:10pt;">T. minuta (khakibush or huacatay), originally from South America, has been used as a source of essential oil for the perfume and industry known as tagette or "marigold oil", and as a flavourant in the food and tobacco industries. It is commonly cultivated in South Africa, where the species is also a useful pioneer plant in the reclamation of disturbed land.</span></div> <div><span style="font-size:10pt;">The florets of Tagetes erecta are rich in the orange-yellow carotenoid lutein and are used as a food colour (INS-Number E161b) in the European Union for foods such as pasta, vegetable oil, margarine, mayonnaise, salad dressing, baked goods, confectionery, dairy products, ice cream, yogurt, citrus juice and mustard. In the United States, however, the powders and extracts are only approved as colorants in poultry feed.</span></div> <div><span style="font-size:10pt;">Marigolds are recorded as a food plant for some Lepidoptera caterpillars including the Dot Moth, and a nectar source for other butterflies. They are often part of butterfly gardening plantings. In the wild, many species are pollinated by beetles.</span></div> <div><span style="font-size:10pt;">Cultural significance</span></div> <div><span style="font-size:10pt;">[edit]Tagetes lucida<span style="line-height:1.5em;">The species Tagetes lucida, known as "pericón," is used to prepare a sweetish, anise flavored medicinal tea in Mexico. It is also used as a culinary herb in many warm climates, as a substitute for tarragon, and offered in the nursery as "Texas tarragon" or "Mexican mint marigold".</span></span></div> <div><span style="font-size:10pt;">Tagetes patula flowers</span></div> <div><span style="font-size:10pt;">Tagetes minuta</span></div> <div><span style="font-size:10pt;">Tagetes minuta, native to southern South America is a tall upright marigold plant with small flowers, and is used as a culinary herb in Peru, Ecuador, and parts of Chile and Bolivia, where it is called by the Incan term huacatay. Huacatay paste is used to make the popular potato dish called ocopa. Having both "green" and "yellow/orange" notes, the taste and odor of fresh Tagetes minuta is like a mixture of sweet basil, tarragon, mint and citrus. It is also used as a medicinal tea in some areas.</span></div> <div><span style="font-size:10pt;">Tagetes - various species</span></div> <div><span style="font-size:10pt;">The marigold is very significant in Nepalese culture where marigold garlands are used almost in every household especially during the Tihar festival. It is always sold in the markets for daily worships and rituals.</span></div> <div><span style="font-size:10pt;">The marigold was regarded as the flower of the dead in pre-Hispanic Mexico, parallel to the lily in Europe, and is still widely used in the Day of the Dead celebrations. The marigold is also widely cultivated in India and Thailand, particularly the species T. erecta, T. patula, and T. tenuifolia. Vast quantities of marigolds are used in garlands and decoration for weddings, festivals, and religious events. Marigold cultivation is extensively seen in Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Karnataka, and Uttar Pradesh</span></div> <div><span style="font-size:10pt;">In Ukraine, Chornobryvtsi (Tagetes erecta, Tagetes patula, and the signet marigold, Tagetes tenuifolia) are regarded as one of the national symbols, and are often mentioned in songs, poems and tales.<span style="line-height:1.5em;">Other marigolds have other uses around the world.</span></span></div> </div> </div>

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