Best Blooming Perennials

The cutting shouldn't need repotting for a couple of years and can be grown on in its small pot.During the growing season, fertilize with a soluble plant fertilizer once per month.

See them with the morning sun shining through their waxy spathes and they glow in translucent perfection, while a peek inside one of these marvelous inflorescences draws your eye from the dazzling white of the rim to the deep blush at the center and the...

The Cereus flower is a large white flower borne off the tops of the stems. The most common are Epiphyllum, Hylocereus or Selenicereus (). The first rays of the sun will see the petals droop and die.You can force your Cereus to bloom by keeping the plant...

Being a kindhearted person, Beth answered me by digging up a few plants and saying with a smile, "It's yarrow. That is my solution to the problem of disturbing the yarrow roots. The yellow yarrow kept its growth habit but now tends to lean to catch some...

It appears as a central stem with a cluster of tightly grouped seed-bearing berries, which are initially bright green, and ripen to a vibrant orange-red.As a coastal and woodland plant, it grows well in partly sunny to sunny areas, and likes rich, well-drained...

We northern gardeners long for flowers in winter. When deciding which plants to take inside with you for the cold months, keep in mind that pelargoniums will do fairly well, as dry air doesn't bother them much.Wax begonias also don't require a huge amount...

Once new growth starts, give the plant a boost with a little more sun and a little quarter-strength fertilizer.Clematis plants are especially notable for coming back from their roots.

Baptisia dies back to the ground in winter, but you'll get plenty of showiness from bloom time in spring to snowfall and dieback in winter.Propagating principles - asexual and seed are the means of reproduction looked at by the selection committee, the...

They won't thrive and should be discarded.The daisies I divided here are the same as the kind in the articleby Jill M. It's good for the plant, costs nothing but time, andke a large plant and make several smaller ones, calledEssentially, you pull apart...

Pruning back to the base each winter can force more herbaceous growth. Soil must be very well drained, as the stems will rot in consistently wet soil. In cooler climates where it gets killed to the ground in winter, it performs more as an herbaceous perennial...

Wash the aphids off with a strong jet of water or treat them with insecticidal soap. This comes as no surprise to most gardeners. In strong winds the wiry stems to bend and wave but the foliage that hugs the ground suffers no damage.Few insects or diseases...

Why not include a few of these loud plants to your garden for an extra bit of sizzle? With all these selections nobody need go without fireworks for the Fourth of July or any other day of the year.

Cut flowers last up to seven days in a vase making them excellent selections for cutting gardens. Echinacea dries well if allowed to mature on the plant and then cut and hung upside down in a well ventilated place.

Stems grow deep underground and gradually spread to form a groundcover that is semi-evergreen in upper reaches of Zone 8, but evergreen in Zones 9 and higher. However, I have successfully transplanted small pieces removed from the roadside with a few...

The species forms often escape cultivation and are seen naturalized in fields and along roadways, giving rise to the common name ‘ditch lily' that so many of us know them by.These perennial plants spread by producing fleshy rhizomes from the parent...

If you feel some give, it should yield to careful persistent tugging.Lacking two forks, try one fork and your hands. As luck would have it, I sliced right through one fan at its base.

We all have the same issue ? This really is a miracle plant for the home gardener.This is one of those plants that may not perform at its best but it will keep going on neglect. Iris is one of those plants that people have enjoyed for years, back into...

Their significant gift to gardeners has resulted in the following exciting new cultivars of Heuchera villosa.Following the tremendous success of his introduction '', he has continued to generate new selections which have inherited the strength, vigor...

They are surprisingly fast growers once they start. They are worth it -- traffic stopping beauties that are easy to care for. They are one of the last of the perennials to poke their heads up in the spring.

Some other Ligularia species/selections include L. Palmatiloba, P. Dentata 'Desdemona' and L. For the back of the border, they are second to none! As long as they have steady access to soil moisture, Ligularia will provide you with the ultimate plant...

These vary in plant size (from 15 to 75 cm) and flower colour, which includes every shade of blue as well as white, pink and splash-pettaled. I won't go into every one of these but a few of the more standrad cultivars are worthy of mention.Some of the...

All species bear clusters of five-petaled flowers with tubular bases. It is native to the Appalachian region and appreciates moist but well-drained, rich soil and full sun to partial shadePlants self seed and spread by rhizomes to form large colonies.

One-quart container. How many of us have placed an order for a plant we just had to have only to find that it did not flourish in our gardens? During the winter the plants may look a bit tattered, but if trimmed in early spring, new foliage emerges and...

There are about 50 species found throughout the north temperate regions of the world (18 from North America). (Editor's Note: This article was originally published on August 4, 2009.

Evergreen or deciduous linear, basal leaves subtend the flowers.According to many experts, most selections found inas a groundcover in areas where the foliage is hardy. They are popular as potted plants at poolside, on decks and porches, and are even...

Popular cultivars of V. This article will introduce you to the taller types of speedwells; the species, cutlivars and hybrids that make ideal plants to use in the middle or back of the border.

What is their greatest pearl of wisdom for growing iris? It was made twice has hard when I had to move my whole flowerbed to get down to the grass I should have removed to start with.