Also known as Passiflora, passion flower vines are among the most beautiful climbing plants you can grow, with their instantly recognizable flowers, with a long flowering season. They will quickly cover any vertical surface, providing a great screen for any bare fence, wall, or trellis. Not sure if the passion flower vine is for you? Here’s everything you need to … Read More
Amaranth flowers are largely used as ornamental plants in gardens, thanks to their gorgeous pendant flowers in bright colors. But did you know that these flowers also have a lot of symbolism, too? Amaranth flowers signify immortality, but there are other meanings worth exploring, too. Let’s take a look. At A Glance: What You Should Know About Amaranth Amaranth is … Read More
There are amazing wonders in Australia, not just in terms of culture, the people, the rich history, and the views, but also in the world of plants. Depending on your climate, you may even be able to grow some of these in your own slice of paradise, or, as houseplants (depending on plant rarity, protected species, and avoiding any that … Read More
There’s no denying that small flowers are beautiful. But there is a space in every garden that cries out for drama, height, and color that only large flowers can provide. If you were to fill your garden with blooms that are all the same height and size and nothing else, you’d soon find your eyes skimming over them. A sea … Read More
Hellebore or Helleborus, comes from the buttercup plant family, and is a genus made up of around 20 species of perennials. You may also know the hellebore as the Christmas rose or winter rose, but it has no ties to the rose plant family. Hellebores hail from Europe and Asia. Hellebore At A Glance What you might assume to be … Read More
Zinnias come from the daisy plant family, Asteraceae, and hail from North America, with a few other types coming from South America. It’s not a large genus, made up of about 20 different species of tender perennials and annual plants. The one you’re most likely to come across is Zinnia elegans, which is native to Mexico, and is grown all … Read More
Carnations, also known as Dianthus caryophyllus, under the Dianthus genus, are fantastic, long-lasting perennial plants which produce deceptively delicate-looking flowers in a range of colors. These particular flowers have been used as gifts for centuries, but they’ve also been a popular subject for art such as still life, as well as being loved by gardeners and poets everywhere. More often … Read More
We always judge flowers by their color, and this is usually before we consider the form or the species. Take roses, for example. We always consider the color before the form of the rose, whether that’s a single or double flower, our immediate associations and symbolism comes from the color. It’s also the first consideration when we think of what … Read More
Green flowers are valued for their rarity. It’s not often that plants produce flowers in this color, as they’ve evolved to attract pollinators using a wide range of colors. That’s not to say that naturally green flowers aren’t pollinated – but they’re usually pollinated a different way, like wind pollination. Those that are pollinated by pollinators tend to be colors … Read More
