Flower Gardening

The BLACKBERRY LILY (Gemmingia Ciminensis; Pardanthus Chinensis of Gray) is a member of the Iris family. It has flowers of a deep orange color, speckled irregularly with crimson
and purple within. The name Pardanthus is a derrivative of “Pardos”, meaning leopard, and “anthos”, meaning flower. Leopard Flower.

This plant grows one and …

The YELLOW CLINTONIA (Clintonia borealis) is in the Lily-of-the-valley family. It has straw colored, or greenish yellow flowers less than one inch long. It usually features three to six flowers nodding on slender leafless pendicels on a plant that grows about six to fifteen inches tall. The plants leaves are …

Xeriscaping is the act of creating a garden that conserves water. In other words, it’s great for dry desert areas, but it’s also quite useful for anyone who wants a pretty or unusual garden that will not create high water bills, and will not require a lot of time and …

Super Hero Rose

The PRAIRIE, CLIMBING, or MICHIGAN ROSE (R. setigera) lifts clusters of deep, bright pink flowers, that after a while fade almost white, above the thickets and rich prairie soil, from southern Ontario and Wisconsin to the Gulf, as far eastward as Florida. Its …

Super Hero Rose

Wild Roses, (Rosa)

Just as many members of the lily tribe show a preference for the rule of three in the arrangements of their floral parts, so the wild roses cling to the quinary method of some primitive ancestor, a favorite one also with …

Choosing water lilies for your water garden can be a difficult as there are so many colors, sizes and types to pick from. Among the many types of lilies, you are faced with color choices, here we are going to tell you all about the types of yellow lilies …