Anemone Coronaria (ah-NEM-oh-nee kor-oh-NAR-ee-ah), also known as Poppy Anemone, is a herbaceous flowering perennial that belongs to the genus Anemone and from the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae. It is one of the five Anemone species, together with the following: Anemone hortensis L. Anemone palmata L. Anemone pavonina Lam. Anemone somaliensis Hepper These flowering bulbs are native … Read more
Amaryllis belladonna (am-ah-RIL-lis bel-ah-DON-nah), also known as Belladonna Lily, is a perennial summer-flowering bulb that belongs to the genus Amaryllis and from the Amaryllidaceae family. It is one of the two Amaryllis genus species and is considered a true Amaryllis. It is not to be confused with the common Amaryllis from the unrelated genus Hippeastrum, … Read more
Over a century ago, the word “rhododendron” was a name touched with magic, conjuring up images of mansions framed in priceless shrubberies, the utmost in beauty and exclusiveness. Today that magic is slowly fading from the name. What has happened? A wild shrub, Rhododendron maximum, with leaves resembling garden rhododendrons but with ungraceful stalks and … Read more
The Pacific Northwest is natural rhododendron country. In that narrow belt along the Pacific slope running from Vancouver and Victoria to San Francisco, the winters are tempered by warm waters. The air is moist year-round, there is very little extreme summer heat, and the soil is naturally acid. All this adds up to a perfect … Read more
Here’s an iris that tells time! At three o’clock every day from late July to frost, the 2″ inch flowers open into colorful gems of blue, lavender, or wine color, some enhanced by orange, mahogany, or tyrian markings on the attractive falls. Bigger And Better By careful crossing and selection, the height of the vesper … Read more
Deep in the swamps of south Louisiana grows a horticultural treasure that has all the brilliance of precious jewels. Whence this fabulous Louisiana iris came, or when, no one knows. It was in the late 1920s that Dr. John K. Small of The New York Botanical Garden first brought these swamp beauties to the attention … Read more
These are by no means all of the flowers available for strong early summer bloom. Omitted, for instance, are the true lilies and the hemerocallis, both such staples for color that they are in classes by themselves. In the photograph are Depending on your latitude and climate, you will probably have these flowers in bloom … Read more
The chamomile plant is a collective term that describes a group of flowering plants that belong to the composite family, known as “Asteraceae”. Although the plant exists in a variety of species, the two most popular ones are the Roman (perennial) and German chamomile (annual), which are known scientifically as “Anthemis nobilis” and “Matricaria recutita” … Read more
Acidanthera (ass-ih-DAN-ther-ah), also known as Gladiolus murielae or Acidanthera murielae, is a cormous perennial which belongs to the genus Gladiolus and is a member of the family Iridaceae. This perennial summer-blooming bulb is native to the tropical mountains of East Africa, namely in regions of Ethiopia, Madagascar, Malawi, and Mozambique. It’s commonly known for its … Read more
Fritillaria is a genus of a perennial flowering herbaceous bulb. The plant belongs to the lily family and is also classified as a bulbous plant, which means that it grows and dies back to an underground bulb year by year. The plant is native to the Northern hemisphere in places where the temperature is mild, … Read more