General Flowering Info Archives

The Foxglove Plant (Digitalis purpurea), one remarkable, distinctive flower reminiscent of our earlier childhood years. Seeing the foxglove brings us back to memories of summers long past spent in cottage gardens.

No flower runs through a greater range of true blue than does the gentian. Since its various species provide bloom from early March to winter snows, it seems strange that

Many beautiful plants have come to us from the tropical regions of the world. The cleome flower, or spider-flower (not the spider plant chlorophytum comosum), is one of them. Its

Perennial sweet pea aka Lathyrus latifolius [LAY-thy-russ lat-ee-FOH-lee-us] is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial. Known as: Perennial pea Wild sweet pea Everlasting pea The plant is a member of the Fabaceae

Phacelia Tanacetifolia (fa-SEE-lee-uh, tan-uh-see-tee-FOO-lee-uh) is a flowering species of the Boraginaceae family, also known as the hydrophyllaceae and forget-me-not family.  It is also sometimes referred to as Phacelia Tanacetifolia Benth.

Lunaria Annua (loo-NAR-ee-uh, AN-yoo-uh) is a flowering plant species from the Brassicaceae or Cruciferae family.  This family of plants is commonly known as the cabbage family and the plants are

Have you ever heard of the term “deadhead”? No, we’re not talking about the diehard fans of the band “The Grateful Dead.” So what is deadheading then? Deadheading flowers is

Carpenteria Californica (kar-pen-TER-ree-uh, kal-ih-FOR-nik-uh) is an evergreen shrub from the family Hydrangeaceae, commonly known as the hydrangea family.  It is the only species in the genus Carpenteria and has a

Hardy annuals provide a colorful garden with annual flowers, quickly and cheaply through the wise use of flower seeds. By planting these inexpensive seeds properly and tending to them carefully,

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

Skimmia japonica ‘Rubella'[SKIM-ee-uh juh-PON-ih-kuh] is a compact flowering evergreen shrub which produces red fruits and belongs to the Rutaceae family. This shrubby species gets its name from its place of

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.

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

When I hear the word “early summer”, my thoughts go right to lots of sun and high temperatures. Trouble is not all plants are “sun-loving plants” and like full sun

Abutilon megapotamicum [a-BEW-tih-lon meg-uh-poh-TAM-ih-kum] aka flowering maples are graceful, fast-growing plants with trailing stems. It often blooms throughout a large portion of the year, offering extra color from spring to

We long for spring to show us her flowers and before we know it, the hot summer arrives. The great news is that there are heat-loving, hardy plants that can

When the heat of summer hits and everything seems to droop a bit, it’s nice to some color backup. Summer flowers are few during the months for bloom and few

Which summer flowers help you light up the hottest dog days of summertime? Below are 11 flowers that bloom all summer and tips on how they grow and where to

Flower or window box liners are plastic trays or sheets of coconut fiber material used to line the bottom of flower or window boxes and planters before potting plants with

When great-grandma grew flowers one or two varieties of hardy chrysanthemums were about all she had. There just weren’t many varieties for her to select from. Plus she had to

One of the things I enjoy at theme parks is the hanging baskets. They are simply amazing! Full of color, design ideas and enormous in size, growing in full sun

Lavender or the English lavender is a popular hardy shrub and makes for an attractive garden plant and is commercially important for the extraction of essential oils, handling drought, poor

Do you have an exposure that faces east without much sun? What flower vines or flowers do not need a lot of sun? That’s a question asked over at the