House plants beautify your environment, purify air indoors, and create a naturalistic element to often sterile-looking office spaces. Because they grow and change, some people even view plants as companionable.…
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Busy Lizzies, also called impatiens or touch-me-nots, feature brightly-colored flowers with small, heart-shaped petals. They grow in clumps of glossy green leaves and range in color from bright pink and…
Rhododendrons and azaleas grow best in light, well-drained soils with good soil aeration and an ample supply of soil moisture during the summer. They can be grown in heavy soils…
Rhododendrons are a favorite flowering plant in gardens across the United States, particularly in cool and moist environments like the Pacific Northwest. Nearly 1,000 species occur within the genus Rhododendron,…
Species of rhododendrons (ericaceae) — commonly known as azaleas — are members of the heath family. Rhododendrons are deciduous shrubs with white, pink or yellow flower clusters. All parts of…
The most serious diseases of dahlias are caused by viruses. Mosaic disease is a virus typically characterized by yellowish or pale-green bands along the midveins and branch veins of affected…
Dahlias are perennials that produce beautiful blooms throughout the summer. They continue blooming into late summer and autumn when other plants have stopped. Dahlia tubers can be treated as annuals…
Dahlias are a gorgeous, showy flower that come in countless varieties. Although they can be grown from cuttings or seedlings, most dahlias are grown from tubers. They are a beautiful…
The orchid tree (varieties of Bauhinia) is a valuable landscape plant with 5-inch-wide, fragrant, showy flowers which appear from September to November, making an impressive fall display when most other…
Micro herbs are often grown in pots and picked before maturity. Tangy in flavor because they are picked early, these baby greens consist of lettuce, mustard greens, fennel, coriander, celery,…