Lovely Companion Plant for Your Vegetable Garden: Phacelia
BY WIKILAWN | NOVEMBER 4TH, 2011 | ANNUALS, COMPANION PLANTS, FLOWERS, GROUND COVER, PERENNIALS, ZONE 10A, ZONE 10B, ZONE 7A, ZONE 7B, ZONE 8A, ZONE 8B, ZONE 9A, ZONE 9B

Phacelia is a genus of annual and perennial herbaceous plants from the Americas. These quick growing plants are usually used in massive plantation schemes for cover empty spaces and for their attractive spring blooms. These sun loving plants are easy to grow and require moderate watering in a well-drained soil. One of the commonly known […]

Lovely, Tropical Shrub for Landscapes: Lollipop Plant
BY WIKILAWN | OCTOBER 25TH, 2011 | EVERGREEN, FLOWERS, PERENNIALS, ZONE 10A, ZONE 10B, ZONE 11, ZONE 9A, ZONE 9B

Pachystachys is a genus of evergreen shrubs from tropical parts of South America, West Indies and parts of Africa and the US. These prolific bloomers produce attractive bracts and flowers almost throughout warm months and make decent accent plants in gardens as well as good indoor plants. From about 12 species in the genus, Pachystachys […]

Evergreen, Fragrant Flowering Bush: Cheiranthus, Wallflower
BY WIKILAWN | OCTOBER 10TH, 2011 | ANNUALS, EVERGREEN, FLOWERS, HERBACEOUS, PERENNIALS, ZONE 10A, ZONE 10B, ZONE 5A, ZONE 5B, ZONE 6A, ZONE 6B, ZONE 7A, ZONE 7B, ZONE 8A, ZONE 8B, ZONE 9A, ZONE 9B

Cheiranthus are flowering perennial and annual plants of wide spread origin. Usually grown as free-flowering plants, Cheiranthus can be found in Europe, Asia, the Americas and parts of Mediterranean regions. Known for their sweet scented flowers of yellow, orange, pink, blue or purple shades, Cheiranthus are good flowering plants for growing under sun or partial […]

Evergreen Shrub with Lovely Fragrant Flowers: Pimelea
BY WIKILAWN | OCTOBER 5TH, 2011 | EVERGREEN, FLOWERS, HERBACEOUS, OUTDOOR, PERENNIALS, SHRUBS AND BUSHES, ZONE 10B, ZONE 11

Pimelea is a genus of evergreen flowering shrubs from New Zealand and Australia. These herbaceous perennials are grown for their fragrant and very showy flowers. Flowers of Pimelea grow in clusters and resembles clustered flowers of Ixora. Pink Rice Flower or Pimelea Ferruginea is among popular shrubs from this genus. It grows as small (up […]

Butea Monosperma: Flame of the Forest
BY WIKILAWN | SEPTEMBER 22ND, 2011 | FLOWERS, MEDICINAL PLANTS, OUTDOOR, TREES

Butea Monosperma or Flame of the Forest is a mid-sized tree from tropical and sub-tropical regions of South East Asia especially Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka and farther across Thailand, Myanmar and Indonesia. Irregular branching habit, racemes of large bright orange-red flowers and pinnate leaves are typical characteristics of this beautiful tree. Butea Monosperma usually grows […]

Ornamental Flowering Plant for Gardens: Torenia Fournieri
BY WIKILAWN | SEPTEMBER 14TH, 2011 | ANNUALS, CREEPERS, FLOWERS, GROUND COVER, HERBACEOUS, INDOOR, PERENNIALS

Whether you are a beginner or a master gardener, you just cannot resist Torenia in your garden for its beautiful flowers and versatile usage. It is an excellent choice for hanging baskets and window gardens, as ground cover or as trailing plant in landscape borders, raised beds or indoor containers. Torenia forms tender branches of […]

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