Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia
Over 40 Years of Growing Gardens and Gardeners
cypsela: a one-seeded, indehiscent, dry fruit formed from an inferior ovary and with a fused calyx, characteristic of the Asteraceae
Unlike the internationally recognized terms of taxonomy (the orderly classification of plants), no agreed upon standards exist for naming fruits. Almost 100 types of fruit have been described since 1751 when Carl Linnaeus identified eight different fruits in his Philosophia Botanica.
The Glencarlyn Library Community Garden coordinators have recently created a new series of short videos highlighting the beauty of native plants. We will be sharing these videos on our website every month as well as glossary words that go along with each month's topic. This month's focus is on native shrubs that bear outstanding fruit.
Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
The showy flowers of this native annual dangle on slender stalks mid- summer to early fall along stream banks and in open swamps, moist meadows, and marshes throughout the Mid-Atlantic Region. Water droplets captured on its leaves glisten, giving rise to its common name, Jewelweed. The violent dispersal of seeds from ripe capsules, which burst open upon contact, give it another common name, Touch-me-not.
Featured Glossary word: Annual
Vegetable gardening information and events for October 2022
The Organic Vegetable Garden uses cover crops as transition plantings to improve soil texture, water infiltration, and fertility in the garden. Planting of cover crops begins in September at the OVG.
Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
Sometimes referred to as Wild Raisin because of its dark ripe fruit, this species is the most showy of the native Viburnums with lustrous leaves, multi-colored drupes, and stunning fall foliage. The shrub is indigenous to low woods, swamps, and bogs throughout the region.
Featured Glossary word: Cyme
