Matt Mattus, Author at Growing With Plants

Fallishness

September 19, 2006

The first day of autumn is officially Thursday, but why has it felt like fall since the first week of August? Yeah, it has…

Fall = Orchids not Mums

September 19, 2006

You all know how I feel about bushel basket mums the size of dairy cows, all hormoned-up and perfectly perfect in every way. These…

First Fall Bulb Growth

September 13, 2006

Colchicum ‘Poseiden’ The first of the potted Colchicum are blooming, this new bulb of C. “Posieden’ a colchicum of which Russel Stafford of Odyssey…

The Rainy Season Begins

September 7, 2006

Nature has a way of managing cycles. Moon cycles, daylength cycles, temperature cycles, moisture cycles, even wildfires all combine to stimulate a chemical reaction…

Random ramblings – September week 1

September 7, 2006

Ipomoea platenseThis relative of the common morning glory look more like a cactus than a vine, but once it blooms, one can easliy see…

Clerodendron bungeii

September 5, 2006

Clerodendron bungei Fast growing tropical plants with magnificent late summer displays like this Clerodendron bungei, were at one time, only found only in botanic…

Bye bye, Summer and a new computer

September 1, 2006

Tulbaghia blossoms – last of the seasonFall is allabout new clothes, fresh pencils, and new computers. It’s back to school time. But, for me,…

Old School Daffs:The Miniature Winter-Blooming Narcissus

August 24, 2006

August is the time to plant these tiny precious and rarely seen Narcissus species. I grow many of the bulbocodium types of Hoop Daffodils…

A walk in the garden – August

August 23, 2006

The intensely fragrant Cestrum nocturnum shares it’s scent only at night Since I am so busy working on my book on design trends, which…

Zephyranthes- Rain Lilies

August 19, 2006

Zephyranthes ‘Labuffarosa’ I never intended on collecting Zephyranthes, to be honest, one comes across them in many specialty bulb catalogs, and even sometimes in…