Tag Archives: flowering plants

How to Grow African Violets as a Houseplant

January 21, 2014 | Maria Woodie | 0

What can you tell me about growing African violets? I never have success.

Tropical Hibiscus Can Make a Beautiful Flowering Houseplant

December 30, 2013 | Maria Woodie | 0

Virtues: We love tropical hibiscus for its large, enticingly vibrant flowers that bloom in a variety of reds, pinks, oranges and yellows. Glossy, rich green foliage offers a spectacular backdrop to the exotic blooms.

Why Won’t My Potted Cacti Ever Flower?

December 30, 2013 | Maria Woodie | 0

I have a small collection of cacti that I keep as houseplants and they never flower. Any ideas why?

Gold Collection Hellebores Stand Out Among the Rest

December 10, 2013 | Maria Woodie | 0

Virtues: We love Gold Collection Hellebores for their beautiful outward-facing, long-lasting blooms that fill homes and gardens with an abundance of elegant color in the long, cold months of winter and early spring.

Have Patience When Planting Amaryllis Bulbs

December 10, 2013 | Maria Woodie | 0

Amaryllis, with their large, exotic, vibrant blooms, can help bring a little brightness to the dull winter season. Often given as a beautiful gift for the holidays or grown to decorate homes in winter, these bulbs are sure to impress.

Confused Forsythia Blooms in the Fall Instead of Spring

November 18, 2013 | Maria Woodie | 0

My forsythia seems to be blooming now, in the fall. How is that possible, since this is a spring-blooming shrub?

Eating the Fruit of Flowering Quince

November 12, 2013 | Maria Woodie | 0

My flowering quince (Chaenomeles speciosa) seems to have set and ripened fruit. Are these edible? What can I do with them?

Plant Matrona Sedum for Cold-Season Interest

November 5, 2013 | Maria Woodie | 0

Virtues: We love Sedum ‘Matrona’ for its stunning, blush colored flower heads that bloom atop of stout, radiant red stems in late summer lasting into fall. Beneath the large flower heads you will find a spectacular display of lush, silverish-green …

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Forest Pansy Redbud Is a Garden Tree with Fall Color

October 29, 2013 | Maria Woodie | 0

Virtues: We love Cercis canadensis ‘Forest Pansy’ for its clusters of stunning rosy-pink flowers that bloom profusely atop of thin, bare branches in late winter through early spring, just before the foliage emerges. In late-spring, brilliant scarlet-purple leaves cover the …

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How to Harvest and Grow the Seeds of Blue Indigo

October 22, 2013 | Meghan Shinn | 0

My wild blue indigo has many seed pods. Can I harvest these and grow new plants from the seed? Are there special tricks to germinating baptisia?

Rhapsody Blue: a Compact Reblooming Bigleaf Hydrangea

October 22, 2013 | Meghan Shinn | 0

Virtues: Rhapsody Blue is a hydrangea in the Let’s Dance hydrangea series from Proven Winners ColorChoice Shrubs. Like other hydrangeas in this series, Rhapsody Blue has a compact habit and it sets flower buds on both “old” and “new” wood, …

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