Tag Archives: flowering plants

To Avoid Pruning Forsythia, Try Compact ‘Arnold Dwarf’

February 24, 2013 | Maria Woodie | 1

Virtues: We love Forsythia ‘Arnold Dwarf’ for the stunning, vivid yellow tubular flowers that bloom in early spring and for its naturally compact size, which makes it a good groundcover shrub.

Make Amaryllis Flowers Last Longer

January 19, 2013 | Maria Woodie | 0

Amaryllis flowers (Hippeastrum) are gorgeous, exotic plants that burst with luminous color. With their spectacular intrigue, why not showcase their splendor by displaying them in your favorite vase?

Jasmine Plants: Fragrant Vines for the House and Garden

December 17, 2012 | Maria Woodie | 0

Virtues: We love winter and sambac jasmines for the cheerful splendor their blooms bring during the winter season.

Chenille Plant: An Interesting Flowering Houseplant

December 10, 2012 | Maria Woodie | 0

Virtues: We love chenille plants for their fluffy, vibrant red, tassel-like flowers that bloom vivaciously throughout the year. They make a great houseplant.

Cape Primrose or Streptocarpus is an Easy Flowering Houseplant

December 3, 2012 | Maria Woodie | 0

Virtues: We love easy-to-maintain houseplant cape primrose for their clusters of trumpet-shaped flowers that bloom in stunning purples, pinks, lavenders, whites and blues, frequently with veins in contrasting colors.

Redvein Enkianthus: A Blooming Shrub with Great Fall Foliage

November 27, 2012 | Maria Woodie | 0

Virtues: We love redvein enkainthus for their clusters of bell-shaped creamy, white flowers marked with radiant red veins that bloom in spring through early summer. Their deep green leaves transform into striking shades of yellow, orange and red in fall.

Christmas Cactus, Thanksgiving Cactus and Easter Cactus

November 20, 2012 | Maria Woodie | 1

I have a “Christmas cactus” that always blooms at Thanksgiving. Is there a way to make it bloom a few weeks later?

Planting and Growing Amaryllis to Flower for Christmas

October 16, 2012 | Meghan Shinn | 0

Amaryllis typically bloom 6 to 8 weeks after they are potted, so if you want your amaryllis in bloom for Christmas or New Year’s, plant the bulb in early to mid-November.

The Come-Back Mum: Chrysanthemum Clara Curtis

October 16, 2012 | Meghan Shinn | 0

Virtues: A truly hardy, perennial mum, ‘Clara Curtis’ will return year after year to bloom with soft pink daisy flowers in the fall.

Drumstick Allium: Round Purple Flowers Grown from a Bulb

October 9, 2012 | Meghan Shinn | 0

Virtues: This late-blooming allium, or ornamental onion, has round purple flowers that appear in early to midsummer, later than most other alliums.

Learn the Proper Way to Divide Perennials from The New York Botanical Garden

September 29, 2012 | Dorian Winslow | 0

Division is one of the easiest ways to propagate perennials. It’s also a life-saving measure for some plants that need to be divided periodically for the health of the plant. (Irises, coreopses and Shasta daisies will eventually die if they’re …

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