Flowering

The cigar plant, Cuphea ignea [KYOO-fee-uh IG-nee-uh] is a low-growing tender perennial shrub native to Mexico and parts of the West Indies. Cigar plants belong to the Lythraceae family, which

Verbena Canadensis [vur-BEE-nuh, kan-uh-DEN-siss], also known as trailing Verbena, has a unique appearance with small spikey flowers and leaves which are sometimes hairy. This plant will have blue, white, purple

The Zinnia flower – at ease in any garden, thriving on hot weather, a quick source of cut flowers all summer long, plus the zinnia possesses virtues obvious to beginner

The Angel Trumpet plant is the common name of Brugmansia Suaveolens or Brugmansia Arborea and is native to South America.  Learn more about Angel Trumpet Care These evergreen plants are

The Brugmansia [brug-MAN-see-uh] with the common name Angel Trumpet is a semi-tropical flowering shrub that grows as a bush or a tree. They are woody plants with large, fragrant pendulous

Lonicera fragrantissima [luh-NIS-er-a, fray-gran-TISS-ih-muh] is a hardy shrub and often grown as a hedge due to its stiff branches.  It’s part of the Caprifoliaceae (honeysuckle) family and commonly called: Winter

Stylophorum diphyllum [sty-loh-FOR-um, dy-FIL-um] is a wildflower native to Eastern North America, including Ontario and the eastern United States.  It’s part of the Papaveraceae (poppy) family and often found growing

From the mustard family, Brassicaceae comes the Dames Rocket better known as Hesperis matronalis [HES-per-iss, mah-tro-NAH-lis] a herbaceous biennial flowering species.  The flower’s scientific name comes from a Greek-derived genus

Shade flowers we love them, and it’s good to have a cool and shady setting around your home. However, shade can present challenges if you love to grow flowers and

Very often, the common names of plants are used to express action. For example, there is creeping gloxinia, trailing coleus, Johnny-jump-ups, bouncing Bet, wandering Jew, squirting cucumber, and walking iris

Helianthemum nummularium [hee-lee-AN-thee-mum, num-ew-LAH-ree-um] commonly known as rock rose belongs to the Cistaceae family. Another common name of the plant “flower of the sun” comes from Greek words helios meaning

Brugmansia sanguinea [broog-MAN-zee-ah, san-GWIN-ee-a], is a flowering shrub native to the Andes mountains in South America. For centuries, South American shamans have used the Angel Trumpet plant for various rituals

Commonly known as the Stock flower, Matthiola [ma-the-OH-la] is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family  Brassicaceae or mustard family. The genus is native to southern Europe, from

Dendromecon Rigida [den-droh-MEE-kon] [RIG-ih-duh] is an evergreen shrub requiring plenty of space. Rigida produces large blooms of yellow flowers in the spring and summer. You’ll probably see Rigida labeled as

Doronicum (dor-ON-ih-kum) – leopards bane is a deciduous, spring-blooming perennial that grows from tubers or rhizomes. This herbaceous perennial flower is also known as: Caucasian Leopard’s Bane Plantain Leopard’s Bane

Scaevola pronounced [skee-VO-luh) is a genus of flowering plants from the family Goodeniaceae with over 130 species to its name. The plants in this genus are Polynesia and Australian natives.

The verbena plant produces fragrant, good looking flowers that sit atop fern-like foliage with an old-fashioned look and drought tolerant. Verbena plants consist of around 250 semi-woody species with dense

The summer-blooming Iceland poppy Papaver nudicaule is a hardy perennial suited for cold climates as it comes from the icy, rocky terrains of Iceland and the polar regions. Featuring large,

Have you heard of the plumbago plant – Ceratostigma plumbaginoides? It’s a hardy, excellent choice for a landscape design in need of a groundcover type plant. The plant loves the heat,

Isotoma axillaris ( Eye-SOT-oh-muh ax-ILL-ar-iss) is an Australian and New Zealand native. It does very well in warm climates in USDA hardiness zones 10 – 11. It grows as a

The lovely Bouvardia flower [boo-VAR-dee-uh] is a compact, shrub-like plant producing gorgeous trumpet-shaped blooms. It is a late bloomer with white, red, hot pink, or yellow flowers depending on the

The Flowering Tobaccos – Nicotiana alata and Nicotiana sylvestris are excellent plants for bold effects and massing in the garden. They are also attractive potted specimens and the flowers for

The Viola odorata [vy-OH-la][oh-dor-AY-tuh] is often chosen for its lovely fragrance, which is referenced in the name. “Odorata” means fragrant. The fragrant violet commonly called the “sweet violet,” goes by

The double Petunia from a small beginning has developed into a fabulous flower that puts on a spectacular show all summer. The double varieties now available are remarkably big, and

The Ornamental Allium – They’ve been called the “Aristocrats For The Garden.” Many gardeners across the country are beginning to show interest in ornamental onions (Alliums). These mostly strong-smelling plants,

Honeysuckle (Lonicera) or Jin Yin Hua in Chinese, is a beautiful, fragrant, vigorous, easy to grow, heat-tolerant addition to your garden. It produces lovely, abundant, fragrant flowers in shades of