Georama Growers September, 2013
Scarlett Jewel – Georama Growers Plant of the Week
Common Name: Scarlett Jewel Maple Botanical Name: Acer rubrum Continuing on with our fall colour guide, I would like to introduce to you a gorgeous fall colouring, red Maple called Scarlett Jewel. In this part of BC, autumn is a time to witness and celebrate nature’s transformation into a mesmerizing colour scheme – Scarlett Jewel […]
Nandina domestica – Georama Growers Plant of the Week
Common Name: Heavenly Bamboo Botanical Name: Nandina domestica I have to confess up front that the Heavenly Bamboo is one of my all time favorite plants, even though it is not a Bamboo at all! The naming of plants is a great mystery to most people, myself included, however in this particular case it […]
Burning Bush – Georama Growers Plant of the Week
Common Name: Winged Burning Bush Botanical Name: Euonymus alatus As we approach the end of summer weather and look forward (some of us anyway) to fall in the Kootenays, we anticipate the changing of the colours in our landscapes. Most of our native deciduous trees and shrubs in the West Kootenays turn shades of […]