Tag Archives: flowering plants

Tiny Wine Ninebark Offers Dark Foliage on a Compact Shrub

March 4, 2014 | Maria Woodie | 0

tiny wine ninebark

Virtues: We Love Physocarpus opulifolius Tiny Wine for its dwarf, compact habit covered with spectacularly rich bronze to burgundy foliage. In spring, tiny pink buds begin to appear, later exploding in bundles of blush pink, small button-like flowers that contrast …

Plant Pineapple Lily Bulbs in Spring for Summer Bloom

January 28, 2014 | Maria Woodie | 0

Virtues: We love Eucomis comosa for its lush, broad, strap-like foliage that arches gracefully in a basal rosette and its amazing, unique summer flowers.

Adam’s Needle Yucca Is a Low-Maintenance Hardy Succulent

January 21, 2014 | Maria Woodie | 0

yucca filamentosa

Virtues: We love Yucca filamentosa for its long, narrow sword-like blue-green foliage that grows in a rosette form with an abundance of twining white fibrous threads along the margins. In late spring, a woody flower stalk ascends from the center …

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

tropical hibiscus flower

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

cactus flowering

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

camelot gold collection hellebore

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 flower

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

forsythia flowers

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 …