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Choose those that suit your needs or your fancy.Those who grow snapdragons primarily for cut flowers most likely grow the tall to intermediate types. If rust appears in a planting, choose another part of the garden the following year.

Although globe amaranth is drought tolerant, it prefers moderately moist soil. Plant them from 12 to 18 inches apart if a massed effect is wanted. Consider using one of the Styrofoam balls covered with globe amaranth blossoms as a Christmas tree ornament.

Due to the overwhelming response to the original installment of "," I have put together a list of beautiful green-flowering cultivars of some favorite plants. Olive green, lime green, chartreuse, Kelly greensome of the many wonderful shades of green that...

It does best in areas with warm, mild summers, and will not fare as well if exposed to drought or very hot and humid conditions. The seeds require light to germinate, so leave them only lightly covered with soil.

However, the blooms are a striking shade of chartreuse sometimes with crimson centers. An excellent cut flower, these blooms last for several weeks on or off the plant. However, good luck.This rare species lily hails from the Himalayas and requires moist,...

Thanks to recent advances in breeding, you'll find a bonanza of bloom and foliage color choices. Green -- the color of youth and optimism -- is never more welcome than in spring. This variety is readily available at nurseries and home centers.

It was used primarily as rope. I enjoy hearing from my readers! The oldest extant records mentioning hempcome from central Asia and were made in the third millennium B.C.The Chinese symbol for hemp, for example, is over 4,700 years old (see image at the...

I've made my husband pull over at an intersection while I dashed out of the car to snatch as many daisies as I could before the light changed. Nonetheless, my father surprises her with a bouquet of Shasta Daisies every year on May Day as well as on their...

This effect is of course a result of the tannin content of the plant. That was the way of the ancients, if it looked like a body part, or was the color of a body part, then it should be beneficial to the body part.

Read on to find out what you and your loved ones' birth flowers are.Carnations have been cultivated for 2,000 years and are still popular in many different cultures around the world.

Use a good quality, peat-based potting mixture, as good quality potting soil retains water longer than poor quality potting soil. Proper drainage is just as important for impatiens planted in containers.

All edible flowers have almost zero calories.For those of you with allergies remove the pollen-bearing parts of the flower, the pistils and stamens before eating the flowers.Toxic Flowers include Azalea, Clematis, Crocus, Daphne, foxglove, Amaryllis,...

This will extend the plant's flowering season and keep plants looking neat. For the longest cut flower life, you should avoid exposing bouquets containing black-eyed Susan to ethylene sources such as ripening fruit.Most of the 25 types of rudbeckia are...

They are also traditionally yellow. Suddenly the world looks like a display ofThe "hardy" chrysanthemums will live through frost, certainly, but not through real winter (probably—see).

Antique flower varieties are as popular as antique furniture. These antique flowers can be found in many gardens and in countless settings. Garden design inspiration can be found on the internet, at the library or by gazing out the window of the car as...

Consider cannas and other tropicals that you can allow to go dormant and store over the winter. Nurserymen try to guess the interest of the buying public, but flowers don't always sell as anticipated.That must have been the case last fall when my store...

As long as it has the same tone it will look absolutely divine!There truly is no other color as decadent and delicious as red. You'd be surprised at how fast and ruthlessly an entire garden can revert back to it's original, natural colors.

How many plants are there in the garden that will take whatever comes their way and never miss a beat? Beyond that, I let them grow and make it on their own. Most of them will grow and bloom even in the little pots you use for cuttings.

The most exceptional branching dwarf marigold available on the market. Very good landscape plant with high-impact colors. Quick to flower in only 7-8 weeks. Lush plants that perform better and last longer.

I was enchanted. It was like a middle child. My window wall of greenery would not have been complete without it and to me, it was worth the trouble.It would be years later, after many apartment plants, apartment trees, bottle gardens, terrariums under...

It asks for lots of sun and little water. Produces lavish show of rich, mind-spinning, golden-yellow, daisylike double flowers. Height: 10-12” Spread: 10-12” Bloom season: Summer-Fall Light requirements: Full Sun to Part Shade Sowing Method: Indoor

In mild climates once the flowers bloom they will self seed and be there year in and year out. The tall flowers no longer come in simple yellow heads! The reds, browns, oranges, white, and yellow-toned flowers are perfect for the back or borders and to...

Read on for more details... There's a contest and you haven't voted yet! It's the American Garden Award for the best new flower of 2012, and gardeners just like you have the opportunity to vote on the specific annual you think should get this prestigious...

If started from seeds, sprinkle them where they are to grow and press firmly into the soil. Wishbone flower prefers fertile soil, so add a bit of high potassium fertilizer every month or so to encourage abundant flowers.

They will burst in color early in the spring and keep color into early summer. Perfect companion of spring flowering bulbs. The best plant to have in the landscape bed around the house in fall and during the winter months.