http://www.karensgardentips.com Practical tips to help you get the most out of your garden. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:19:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.karensgardentips.com/plant-profiles-how-to-grow/plant-profile-sweet-william-dianthus-barbatus/ http://www.karensgardentips.com/plant-profiles-how-to-grow/plant-profile-sweet-william-dianthus-barbatus/#comments Mon, 14 Nov 2011 10:00:57 +0000 Karen http://www.karensgardentips.com/?p=14845 Read 'Plant Profile: Sweet William (Dianthus barbatus)' at http://www.KarensGardenTips.com.

Sweet William has charmed flower lovers for centuries and even in modern times Kate Middletown included it in her bridal bouquet to honor her groom. The fringed and toothed flowers come in white, various shades of pink, red, purple and bicolors, and are borne in dense [...]]]> http://www.karensgardentips.com/plant-profiles-how-to-grow/plant-profile-sweet-william-dianthus-barbatus/feed/ 0 http://www.karensgardentips.com/plant-profiles-how-to-grow/plant-profile-mexican-sunflower-%e2%80%98fiesta-del-sol%e2%80%99-tithonia-rotundifolia-%e2%80%98fiesta-del-sol%e2%80%99/ http://www.karensgardentips.com/plant-profiles-how-to-grow/plant-profile-mexican-sunflower-%e2%80%98fiesta-del-sol%e2%80%99-tithonia-rotundifolia-%e2%80%98fiesta-del-sol%e2%80%99/#comments Wed, 07 Sep 2011 09:00:53 +0000 Karen http://www.karensgardentips.com/?p=14066 Read 'Plant Profile: Mexican Sunflower ‘Fiesta Del Sol’ (Tithonia rotundifolia ‘Fiesta del Sol’)' at http://www.KarensGardenTips.com.

‘Fiesta del Sol’ is the first truly dwarf Mexican sunflower topping out at 2½’ instead of 5-6’ like other varieties. The plants thrive in heat and humidity, are drought tolerant, and produce masses of daisy-like bright orange flowers from late [...]]]> http://www.karensgardentips.com/plant-profiles-how-to-grow/plant-profile-mexican-sunflower-%e2%80%98fiesta-del-sol%e2%80%99-tithonia-rotundifolia-%e2%80%98fiesta-del-sol%e2%80%99/feed/ 0 http://www.karensgardentips.com/plant-profiles-how-to-grow/plant-profile-ornamental-millet-%e2%80%98purple-majesty%e2%80%99-pennisetum-glaucum-%e2%80%98purple-majesty%e2%80%99/ http://www.karensgardentips.com/plant-profiles-how-to-grow/plant-profile-ornamental-millet-%e2%80%98purple-majesty%e2%80%99-pennisetum-glaucum-%e2%80%98purple-majesty%e2%80%99/#comments Wed, 31 Aug 2011 09:00:47 +0000 Karen http://www.karensgardentips.com/?p=14055 Read 'Plant Profile: Ornamental Millet ‘Purple Majesty’ (Pennisetum glaucum ‘Purple Majesty’)' at http://www.KarensGardenTips.com.

‘Purple Majesty’ is a regal plant that does well in the border, containers, and vase. Standing 4 to 5’ tall, it has a commanding presence in the garden forming a striking backdrop for the bright colored flowers of neighboring plants such as [...]]]> http://www.karensgardentips.com/plant-profiles-how-to-grow/plant-profile-ornamental-millet-%e2%80%98purple-majesty%e2%80%99-pennisetum-glaucum-%e2%80%98purple-majesty%e2%80%99/feed/ 0 http://www.karensgardentips.com/plant-profiles-how-to-grow/plant-profile-gayfeather-liatris-spicata-%e2%80%98kobold%e2%80%99/ http://www.karensgardentips.com/plant-profiles-how-to-grow/plant-profile-gayfeather-liatris-spicata-%e2%80%98kobold%e2%80%99/#comments Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:47:11 +0000 Karen http://www.karensgardentips.com/?p=2155 Read 'Plant Profile: Gayfeather (Liatris spicata ‘Kobold’)' at http://www.KarensGardenTips.com.

Read 'Plant Profile: Gayfeather (Liatris spicata ‘Kobold’)' at http://www.KarensGardenTips.com. Gayfeather is one tough plant! It can take heat, cold, drought, or poor soil and still come through with its tall fuzzy purple flower spikes. The plant first makes its appearance in spring as a tuft of grass-like leaves. Later, a leafy spike appears bearing the [...]]]> http://www.karensgardentips.com/plant-profiles-how-to-grow/plant-profile-gayfeather-liatris-spicata-%e2%80%98kobold%e2%80%99/feed/ 0 http://www.karensgardentips.com/plant-profiles-how-to-grow/persian-buttercup-ranunculus-asiaticus/ http://www.karensgardentips.com/plant-profiles-how-to-grow/persian-buttercup-ranunculus-asiaticus/#comments Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:16:23 +0000 Karen http://www.karensgardentips.com/?p=372 Read 'Persian Buttercup (Ranunculus asiaticus)' at http://www.KarensGardenTips.com.

Persian buttercups, unlike their country cousins, have gorgeous, large, full flowers consisting of many crepe paper like petals. They are excellent cut flowers or container plants. Type: Tuber. Bloom: Wide range including shades of pink, rose, yellow, gold, salmon, tangerine, and white. Size: 12”-18” H x 12″ W. [...]]]> http://www.karensgardentips.com/plant-profiles-how-to-grow/persian-buttercup-ranunculus-asiaticus/feed/ 0