Tips for Growing Thalictrum Meadow Rue
The blossoms of the meadow rue are usually lavender, and the plant is highly prized for its pretty flower color and the unusual shape of them. The plant also comes …
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Growing Guide: Tips on Growing Duranta Plant (Duranta erecta)
This tropical plant is a great addition to a garden all year long. It blooms with lovely purple flowers from the spring up until the weather changes in the fall. …
Growing Guide: Tips on Growing Pasque Flower (Pulsatilla Vulgaris)
These flowers have beautiful, star-shaped blooms that many people love for their shades of blues, purples, and even reds in various varieties of the plant. They will grow in the …
Tips for Growing Partridge Pea (Guide)
The partridge pea is a cute flowering plant that brings plenty of color to a flowerbed. It isn’t too finicky about its temperatures, and it can be grown in zones …
Tips on Growing Hellebore (Care Guide)
Hellebores, more commonly referred to as Lenten roses, are evergreen, flowering plants. The plants are commonly referred to as Lenten roses because they get small rose-like flowers that tend to …
Growing Guide: How to Grow and Care for Asters
The aster is a flowering plant with blooms that look much like a daisy’s. They come in purple, white, pink, red and blue. They can be grown in zones 3 …
Tips on Growing Corydalis Plants
The corydalis plant has small flowers that are unusual and delicate. They are a trumpet shape, and they come in many different colors, including yellow, white, blue, purple and pink. …
Growing Lobster Claw Plant (Heliconia rostrata)
The lobster claw plant, officially Heliconia rostrata, is an amazing tropical plant that has bright red bracts, modified leaves, in the shape of lobster claws. It grows small flowers, but …
Tips on Growing Elegant Lacy Phacelia
The Lacy Phacelia is an elegant plant that blooms in the summer with lacy, light-purple flowers. It’s a high-nectar plant, so it attracts pollinators to the area. It grows to …
Growing Basket-of-Gold (Aurinia saxtilis)
Basket-of-gold plants are named that way because of their bright golden blooms that cover the plant. They grow to about 1′ tall and about 2′ wide. They can be grown …
12 Perfect Plants for a Rain Garden
If you have a sunken area in your landscaping where the water loves to pool after a rainstorm, then a rain garden may be a perfect solution. There are many …
15 Best Cascading Plants for Retaining Walls
A retaining wall can be an eyesore, depending on its location and design. Yet, it may be necessary to keep your soil in place, keep water from pooling near your …
Different Types of Barrenwort (Photos)
Barrenwort (Epimedium) is a hardy perennial that often blooms in the spring. It may go by several different names depending on your location, including bishop’s hat. This plant seldom grows …
5 Different Types of Plumeria (Photos)
Most plumerias are small ornamental trees or shrubs that are grown in tropical climates. If you happen to be a gardener in a colder climate, you can grow this plant …
8 Different Types of Yarrow (Photos)
Yarrow is a spritely garden plant with clusters of small heads comprised of many tightly-packed blooms that are a favorite of many gardeners. These little blossoms come in a rainbow …
10 Different Types of Sea Holly
Sea holly is a native of Europe. This plant prefers well-drained sandy soil, but its long taproot allows it to grow in many different conditions. These plants love the sun …
Growing Yellow Wax Bells (Kirengeshoma palmata)
If you are looking for a plant that does well in the shade, then Yellow Wax Bells are ideal for your garden. They are unique looking plants that have maple-shaped …
12 Different Types of Corydalis (Photos)
There are at least 470 varieties of corydalis. This plant that is widely grown in China and the Himalayas will make a beautiful addition to your landscaping. Most options do …
10 Best Plants for Trained Espalier Growth
An espalier tree is trained to grow in small places. Often fruit trees are chosen because it is easier to pick because it is eye-level or below. Since many espalier …
Growing Cape Fuchsia (Growing Guide)
Cape Fuchsia is a stunning plant that will attract butterflies, bees, hummingbirds, and other pollinators to your garden. The plant will grow to be about 3 to 5 feet in …