Flower

It's all about the soothing, calming blue color! These five tropical vines with spectacular blue flowers will transform your garden into a relaxing tropical sanctuary.

Calla lilies add tropical flare inside your home or out in your garden.

Do you like gardening flowers? If yes, then you will surely love to know about New York asters, how these beauties get their name, and the process of planting seeds with care instructions.

These North American native wildflowers will make your garden better in very cold climates. They will do extremely well in extended cold winter conditions, blooming nicely in the warmer months and surviving harsh winters.with ease.

Caladiums are shade plants with large, colorful leaves. They can be grown in your shade garden or indoors as a houseplant.

Add color to your fall garden and brighten your day with perennial late-blooming plants that return each fall.

Endangered native wildflowers are good for the environment and good for gardeners. They are also very easy to grow. These plants will make your garden better than the flowers often sold in garden stores.

Madonna lilies have graced our gardens for 3,000 years. In addition to history, they will lend your garden height and fragrance in the spring.

The yellow wildflowers listed here—including coreopsis, yellow violet, St. John's wort and others—might best be described as garden ambassadors. They give gardeners a great introduction to the concept of growing native plants.

Hyacinths are colorful spring bulbs that are also very fragrant.

Red spider lilies are a great way to add color to your garden in the late summer and early fall. The intensely red flowers look like spiders with their long stamens.

Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) is a native wildflower that is easy to grow in the home garden.

Whether a true native plant or a garden center cultivar, bee balm is a garden favorite.

Obedient plants are a native plant that looks like a snapdragon. It is an aggressive spreader so it can take over your garden if you are not careful.

Growing milkweed will make your garden better by attracting monarchs, adapting to many conditions, and providing a wide range of other benefits. Once considered an annoying weed, milkweed is now a desirable garden plant.

Agapanthus can lend a tropical touch to your landscape. In colder climates, it can be grown indoors as a houseplant.

Not until its flowers bloom does the meaning of its name become clear, as the flower of the starburst bush resembles a shooting star. The pretty, bunchy flowers make it appealing to folks searching for unique ornamental flowers.

You can make your garden better by planting flowers in the winter. Hardy perennial flowers will germinate on their own and grow nicely from December through April. All it takes is knowledge of some basic principles.

Pineapple lilies are easy to grow summer flowering bulbs with flowers that look just like pineapples.

Coreopsis is the name for a varied group of perennial wildflowers that can bring many assets to any home flower garden. These native plants need very little water, bloom repeatedly with deadheading, and make strong healthy foliage that stays green well past the first frost.

Nasturtiums are easy to grow, edible and valuable companion plants in your vegetable garden.

Tuberous begonias' brightly colored flowers add a pop of color to a shady corner in your yard or patio.

Canterbury bells are a wonderful addition to your cottage garden. They bloom in the late spring and will readily self-sow.

Purple coneflowers are a drought tolerant native that are a must in every garden. Not just beautiful, they also attract bees, butterflies and birds.

Astilbe will light up your shade garden with its colorful plumes of flowers.

The colorful leaves of coral bells are great way to add color to your shade garden.

Lady's Slippers are native orchids that are hardy in most of the US. Grow them in a shady corner or under a tree.

Turtlehead flowers look like turtles with their mouths open. They are a woodland plant that needs wet soils.

Solomon's Seal is a native woodland plant that is superbly adapted to grow in your shady garden. Its berries are an important food source for the birds in your backyard.

Toad lilies are a good solution for that soggy corner in your landscape. They thrive in wet soil and shade.

Bugleweed is a groundcover that can planted in full sun or partial shade. Its colorful foliage and unusual flowers add color to a semi-shady corner of your yard.

A daylily has an excellent reputation for being a disease-resistant, carefree, and dependable flower. The trumpet-shaped bloom opens and fades in a single day, only to be quickly replaced by new blooms. Daylilies have a set number of blooms predetermined by their genes.

Purple bell vines are a Mexican native that is grown as an annual. The 10 foot vines are covered with purple flowers that look like bells.

Foxtail lilies can add drama to your garden with their 6 - 8 feet tall flowers.

Resurrection lilies grow their foliage in the spring and their flowers at the end of the summer. They are a nice "surprise" in August.

The rockrose, native to the Mediterranean, is one of those rare flowers that thrive on neglect. These plants require only a minimal amount of maintenance.

You can have colorful flowers around your home in the fall, as well as the spring. You just have to know which ones to plant. I hope this article will present ideas for you in regard to the many gorgeous flowers, trees and shrubs that are available for the different growing zones.

The tubular blossoms of nicotiana add color and texture to your garden.

Autumn crocus look like crocus but bloom in the fall instead of the spring.

African violets are very beautiful and long blooming indoor plants. It is super easy to care for these flowers and you can propagate them by using their leaves! This article will share more information about this procedure.

Canary creeper is a tropical flowering vine whose bright yellow flowers look like canaries flitting among the leaves.

Lupines add interest to your garden with unusual leaves and colorful spires of flowers.

Gardenias are small trees that are grown for their fragrant flowers. With a little care, you can grow them outdoors in warm climates or indoors as houseplants in colder climates.

Baptisia is an easy to grow native plant that will provide you with multiple seasons of interest. Its lovely pea-like flowers appear in the spring followed in the summer by its interesting seedpods that rattle in the breeze.

Gladioli are tall, elegant flowers that look great at the back of your border or as cut flowers in a flower arrangement.

This article presents the best flowering container plants for the full sun. Add a splash of color to your front porch, balcony, or outdoor sitting area with these ornamental flowering container plants. Read on to know more about these plants.

Mandevilla vines are tropical vines with colorful flowers that can be grown in temperate climates either as annuals or grown in containers that are brought indoors during the winter.

A wide array of beautiful fruits and flowers can be grown in the semi-arid to arid climate of the southwestern United States, depending on the location. This guide will break down some wonderful selections for what to plant in this hot but beautiful region.

Siberian bugloss, also known as False Forget-Me-Not, is a shade loving perennial that can be grown in wet soils.

Wisteria is a flowering bine that can be become invasive. Choose one of the native species so that you can enjoy the beautiful springtime flowers without worrying that it will take over your garden.