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Name This Plant Game: Summer Blooming Perennials 10

Chuck — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 09:00:11 +0000

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This simple game tests your gardening knowledge by identifying five plants shown in photos from a list of possible names. Photos of each plant are accompaned by a clue describing the type of plant or its broad characteristics. To play the game you identify [...]

Plant Profile: Leadwort (Ceratostigma plumbaginoides)

Karen — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:05:37 +0000

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Plumbago is at the top of my list for ground covers blooming late in the season. It starts in mid summer with its vivid blue flowers and continues well into fall until the first frost. This blue color is really an eye catcher and is especially welcome [...]

Plant Profile: Dwarf Black Fountain Grass (Pennisetum alopecuroides ‘Moudry’)

Karen — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:40:28 +0000

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A small mound of glossy, bright green foliage begins to grow in the spring; by August the mound is a couple of feet tall, cascading, and has long black foxtails emerging from it. Eventually the foxtails stand 10-18” above the leaves and make [...]

Plant Profile: Bluebeard (Caryopteris x clandonensis)

Karen — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 12:23:41 +0000

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Bluebeard seems to be the most frequently used common name but two others are blue spirea or blue mist, both of which seem more descriptive. Whatever you call it, this shrubby perennial looks terrific in a perennial border when it blooms in late summer to early [...]

Five Bold Perennials for Specimen Planting

Karen — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 13:18:29 +0000

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Sometimes you want a spectacular plant to make a statement, serve as a focal point, or add uniqueness to the border. The plant must be outstanding in some way; the color of its flower, the form, size or texture of its leaves, or the shear size [...]

Five Fabulous Perennials to Get Rid of the Summer Blahs

Karen — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 14:55:37 +0000

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By the time August rolls around my garden usually looks like it needs a new lease on life. The heat and humidity have taken their toil, the insects, fungi, and wildlife have had their share and most of the perennials look tired [...]

What is the Difference Between an Annual, Perennial, or Biennial?

admin — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 18:37:34 +0000

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When spring comes and the urge to buy seeds and plants envelops the gardener, one of the first things to consider is the life cycle of the plant involved; is it an annual, perennial or biennial? Knowing the answer to this question [...]

Plant Profile: Gayfeather (Liatris spicata ‘Kobold’)

Karen — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:47:11 +0000

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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 [...]

Plant Profile: Red Valerian/Jupiter’s Beard (Centranthus ruber)

Karen — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 11:42:12 +0000

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If you like the look of flowering plants growing out of old walls or brickwork you will probably like Red Valerian. It is drought tolerant and a lime lover and so thrives in mortar and concrete. It has a relaxed growth habit and looks lovely [...]

Plant Profile: Spiderwort (Tradescantia x andersoniana)

Karen — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 11:52:23 +0000

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My spiderwort is probably the oldest plant in my garden. It was a division of a plant that my mother had since I was a child and I have always been able to depend on it for bloom and vigorous growth no matter what garden or [...]