Virtues: We love jack-in-the-pulpit for its striking and bizarre flower structure, which gives rise to its common name. This perennial also offers visual interest after its spring flowers fade.
Jack-in-the-Pulpit: a Unique Perennial for Shade
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Try Creeping Mazus As a Low-maintenance Lawn Substitute
Virtues: We love creeping mazus for its stunning mat-like foliage that creeps over the ground in a carpet of deep green. In spring through summer, the groundcover is speckled with tiny clusters of bluish-purple, tubular flowers with white centers spotted … Read Article
Tidying Up Heuchera Plants by Pruning Them
Heucheras, commonly referred to as coral bells, are stunning, shade-loving foliage plants with an abundance of different varieties in varying vibrant colors. Although beautiful, these charming evergreen perennials often can become ratty after a harsh winter. However there is a … Read Article
Growing the Golden Barrel Cactus
Virtues: We love golden barrel cacti for their plump, rounded form textured with sharp ribs that bear bright, yellow spines. These globular plants bloom in summer with vibrant yellow flowers.
Jasmine Plants: Fragrant Vines for the House and Garden
Virtues: We love winter and sambac jasmines for the cheerful splendor their blooms bring during the winter season.
Ascot Rainbow: A Colorful Perennial Euphorbia
Virtues: We love ‘Ascot Rainbow’ spurges for their striking, sage and lime green foliage that turn stunning shades of pink, red and orange during the colder months. These perennials also have vibrant green flowers with radiant red centers.
Heucherella Sweet Tea: a Perennial with Colorful Foliage
Virtues: We love this butterfly-attracting perennial for its tantalizing array of orange-colored foliage throughout late spring, summer and fall.
Wintering Over Tender Perennials in Containers
I grew some perennials in containers this year that are not hardy in my area. What should I do with them over the winter?
The Come-Back Mum: Chrysanthemum Clara Curtis
Virtues: A truly hardy, perennial mum, ‘Clara Curtis’ will return year after year to bloom with soft pink daisy flowers in the fall.
Learn the Proper Way to Divide Perennials from The New York Botanical Garden
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 … Read Article
Dividing Peonies in the Fall
Although peonies may be divided right after they bloom in early summer, many gardeners prefer to take on this task in the fall. The Flower Gardener’s Bible, by Lewis Hill and Nancy Hill, explains how to divide them in four … Read Article