To invite more hummingbirds to your garden, consider planting these flowers as a dynamic duo. They both feed the birds and ...

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, ...

According to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, by far the most common hummingbird in Ohio is the ruby-throated hummingbird. In the dusky light, we did not see any red feathers, but it may have ...

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 ...

Even though the drought this summer has been a huge setback for my garden, crisping up the lilacs and other shrubbery and will most likely result in a sub-par foliage season, one flower that has ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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