Blue Anemone Flower

It grows wild on seaside bluffs and down the slopes of the coastal mountains. In late winter and early spring sweet little clusters of flowers bloom in shades from deep blue to rich purple.

Their leaves are reasonably attractive, being mostly basal and covered in short, stiff hairs. I obviously need to grow more of these! The flowers range in colour from white through shades of pink to redddish-purple and may be single, semi-double or double.

It instantly commands attention in a garden. Use Blue Puffball in place of catmint, lavender or sage in your garden and enjoy the fresh new take on lavender-blue spikey plants. Well thanks to a new breakthrough in breeding we now have the first perfectly...

The last installment in this series will be the fall-flowering anemone from China and Japan...coming soon! Several of these are native American plants, useful for today's trend towards gardening with natives.

The Rose of Sharon or Althea is an easily grown deciduous shrub that was once a common pass along plant. Provide ample sunlight and a well-drained, fertile soil. Learn more about the Spring Meadow Nursery Satin Hibiscus series development in Tim Wood's...

Cover the seeds lightly, then keep the soil moist until the seeds germinate. Each colorful, long-lasting bloom grows atop a single, slender stalk. Mature height of the plant is 24-30 inches.Growing blue lace is an easy task if you can provide a sunny...

Generally you will need to seek out a specialty woodland plant nursery.Both have lavender flowers but the outside of the tepals is lilac-blue on ‘Allenii' while the exterior is more grey-blue on ‘Robinsoniana'.Also quite large-flowered is ‘Blue...

Try to give the plants a minimum indoor temperature of 60 degrees Fahrenheit (15 C.). Empty the saucer to make sure the roots aren't sitting in water. They don't mind dry air or dim light.

Hot conditions keep the flowers blooming most of the summer, and it requires little to no care. It does prefer dry and sandy soil and does not like wet soil in the winter. As a ground cover, delosperma is very useful in preventing erosion.

Predictably, California has the California poppy and Florida, the oranPerhaps the most recognized state flower of all is the Texas Bluebonnet.selected a house to rent and we knew that we would bemoving soon.

Five-Spot Seeds - Nemophila maculata Seed What a lovely little wildflower! A dainty little thing, Five-Spot – or “Buffalo Eyes” is as unusual as it is attractive - beautiful when planted en masse.

Agapanthus make great potted plants. They grow in HUGE round heads like drumsticks. Not to worry, though, if you live anywhere north of zone 8. It will reward you with an over-abundance of flowers all year round, but especially in the spring and summer.

This 'Variegated' liriope is excellent for edging and ground covers; when planting, space 12-15" apart. The flowers are followed by very dark purple, almost black, berries. ‘Variegated' is one of the best choices for a care-free attractive ground cover.

In the north, morning sun is tolerated and in the south, dense shade is necessary. It does require full shade in most areas. Try a combination of plants with ‘Jack Frost' such as, hostas, ferns, pulmonarias, and particularly hellebores, which often...

Blue Ice Blue Star provides three great seasons of color and texture in your garden. The only pruning necessary is to cut the seed heads off in the fall, unless you want more seedlings – this native love to reseed.

Liatris ‘Kobold' has a plant height of 2' and a spread of 12-18” and should be planted in full sun in a well-drained area. It is a major butterfly and bee attractor. Liatris ‘Kobold' looks great as a perennial background, with grasses or white blooming...

The plant grows wild in nearly every part of the United States. Thereafter, one deep watering per week during warm weather is usually sufficient. Native Americans of the West Coast roasted the seeds and ground them into meal or flour.and the seeds are...

Sun or shade, rich soil or poor, Liriope Spicata will happily make your garden look great. Let them spill out of your favorite containers. Do you need a plant that is super easy to care for, forgives you if you forget it, yet still looks graceful and...

This is the first bicolor agapanthus! The individual trumpet-shaped flowers are true-blue at their base fading to white at their tips. A mass planting of Twister is unlike anything you've ever seen.

This variety of Hyssop is more tolerant of cold winters and wet soil. You can enjoy its long lasting blooms and color, especially late in the season when other plants begin to fade! * Many Blue Violet Spikes in Late Summer * Cold and Wet Soil Tolerant...

Baby Blue Eyes Seeds - Nemophila menziesii Seed Baby Blue Eyes are hardy annual flower seeds native to California, but will also grow prolifically throughout the rest of the United States.

Why plant a common groundcover when you can have a Big Blue Liriope in your yard! With evergreen foliage, lovely flowers…and even berries for winter interest, Big Blue Liriope is sure a winner! * Summer flowers * Winter interest * Deer and rabbit resistant...

U.S. Plant Patent #23,132. Part sun to part shade. A massing of ‘Wild Swan's pale-violet buds on tall stems transforms into a nodding chorus of pure-white flowers with a gray-blue-violet reverse.

A great introduction from the high performing Fantasytm series, ‘Pocahontas' bubblegum-pink, slightly cupped flowers are double, with clear yellow centers and thick petals and strong stems that hold up in tough weather conditions.

Preferring partial shade and well-drained soil, this long-lived perennial is an excellent choice for natural woodland gardens, or as a companion to hostas or astilbes. Pink buds open into opalescent, almost-white blooms with gold centers.

Shake the bag after a week and then pick out the larger pieces of chaff. Baby blue eyes may get 6 to 12 inches high and over a foot wide. Fortunately, the plant is easy to sow and takes off quickly.Since baby blue eyes is a low growing plant with a succulent...

I require the mature, viable seed of Daucus carota subspecies carota, also known as Queen Anne's lace, Bishops Lace, Wild Carrot, and Bird's Nest. It must be wild carrot seeds, which is also known as Queen Anne's Lace.