Evergreen, Ornamental Foliage Plant for Beginners: Tree Ivy
BY WIKILAWN | JULY 24TH, 2011 | CLIMBER, CONTAINER GARDEN, EVERGREEN, FOLIAGE PLANT, INDOOR, OUTDOOR, SHRUBS AND BUSHES, ZONE 10A, ZONE 10B, ZONE 11, ZONE 7A, ZONE 7B, ZONE 8A, ZONE 8B, ZONE 9A, ZONE 9B

If you are a beginner looking for some easy-to-grow plants for year round ornamental foliage, you should give Tree Ivy (x Fatshedera Lizei) a try. It is a less-demanding as well as a versatile plant that can be grown as evergreen ground cover, as climbing plant against walls and trellis, as evergreen shrub in garden […]

Unusual Flowering Plant: Dicentra, Bleeding Hearts
BY WIKILAWN | JULY 20TH, 2011 | FLOWERS, HERBACEOUS, ZONE 2A, ZONE 2B, ZONE 3A, ZONE 3B, ZONE 4A, ZONE 4B, ZONE 5A, ZONE 5B, ZONE 6A, ZONE 6B, ZONE 7A, ZONE 7B, ZONE 8A, ZONE 8B, ZONE 9A, ZONE 9B

Dicentra Spectabilis (now known as Lamprocapnos Spectabilis) or Bleeding Hearts is a perennial plant known for its ornamental and unusual flowers. As the name suggests, most species of Dicentra produce heart-shaped flowers. Petals on these unusual flowers are curved and spurred to give them the shape of bleeding hearts. These herbaceous perennials are native to North America […]

Easy to Grow Flowering Plant for Beginners: Gaillardia
BY WIKILAWN | JULY 14TH, 2011 | ANNUALS, DROUGHT TOLERANT PLANTS, FLOWERS, HERBACEOUS, PERENNIALS, ZONE 10A, ZONE 10B, ZONE 3A, ZONE 3B, ZONE 4A, ZONE 4B, ZONE 5A, ZONE 5B, ZONE 6A, ZONE 6B, ZONE 7A, ZONE 7B, ZONE 8A, ZONE 8B, ZONE 9A, ZONE 9B

Gaillardia is a small genus of annuals and perennials from the family of sunflower and bear very colorful flowers over a long flowering season. Gaillardia is commonly known as Blanket Flower because of its colorful flowers that are reminiscent of colorful blankets of native Red Indians of Americas. They are native to Americas, and make […]

Hardy, Evergreen Flowering Shrub: Kalmia Angustifolia
BY WIKILAWN | JULY 13TH, 2011 | EVERGREEN, FLOWERS, FOLIAGE PLANT, SHRUBS AND BUSHES, ZONE 4A, ZONE 4B, ZONE 5A, ZONE 5B, ZONE 6A, ZONE 6B, ZONE 7A, ZONE 7B, ZONE 8A, ZONE 8B, ZONE 9A, ZONE 9B

Widely known as Sheep Laurel, Kalmia Angustifolia is a low growing flowering shrub suitable as ornamental plan in gardens. Native to Cuba and parts of North America, Kalmia is a good choice for gardens and landscapes both as foliage plant and flowering shrub. Leaves of Kalmia are dark and glossy green. They are known to […]

Colorful and Fragrant Climber for Warm Climate: Wisteria
BY WIKILAWN | JULY 3RD, 2011 | CLIMBER, CREEPERS, FLOWERS, ZONE 10A, ZONE 5A, ZONE 5B, ZONE 6A, ZONE 6B, ZONE 7A, ZONE 7B, ZONE 8A, ZONE 8B, ZONE 9A, ZONE 9B

Wisteria is perhaps one of the most beautiful flowering climbers that fill your garden with exotic colors and fragrance. Native to temperate regions of North America and Asia, it is a very fast growing woody climber. Not all species produce fragrant flowers, but all of the species in the genus are excellent bloomers. Flowers appear in […]

Fragrant Evening Bloomer: Mirabilis Jalapa, Marvel of Peru
BY WIKILAWN | JULY 2ND, 2011 | FLOWERS, PERENNIALS, ZONE 10A, ZONE 10B, ZONE 11, ZONE 7B, ZONE 8A, ZONE 8B, ZONE 9A, ZONE 9B

Commonly known as Marvel of Peru, Mirabilis Jalapa is an easy to grow flowering perennial. The plant is quite unusual in its flowering habit and bears flowers of different colors on different stems of the same plant. The funnel-shaped flowers can be of red, purple, pink, yellow of white colors. These lovely flowers often bloom […]

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