Fall is the best time to plant and flowering woody perennials. Those that bloom in the fall are among the most desirable garden selections and warrant special attention in this season. Being woody, ...

Take a look around and you’ll see that many flowering perennials are beginning their fall bloom. One of the greatest admirers of these plants is the hummingbird, along with other pollinators. This is ...

Size: Two feet tall and wide. Bloom season: Orange flowers July through October. Exposure: Full sun to partial shade. Pruning needs: Cut back in late February to remove cold damaged growth after ...

The expression “busy as a bee” certainly applies when it comes to our tiny garden visitors that carry minuscule pollen grains from flower to flower. Those industrious insects—along with other ...

Hibiscus sabdariffa commonly called Roselle or Florida cranberry is a tropical hibiscus in Arkansas, that only blooms in the fall. We saw these plants in Texas on our trip that were just loaded with ...

Question: We have a a plant that is sometimes called a hummingbird plant, sometimes a firecracker plant. I have also seen the name lonicera sempervirens. Are they poisonous? This is a plant, not a ...

Again, presented in no particular order, are some of the finest herbaceous perennials for our landscapes. They’re all easy to grow and bear beautiful flowers for long periods. Influenced perhaps by ...

I can't help wondering if firecracker plants grew in pots on Mayan pyramids as the human sacrifices went on and on. After all, this is a Meso-American native, but most botany references point to ...