… Large blue-and-white flowers open above the fern-like foliage in spring on this Colorado native. It is a short-lived perennial in nature and in cultivation, so gardeners should allow the seeds to mature and disperse to ensure future …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Description: Quite common in the Midwest, these birds lay their eggs in other species' nests. They can be found everywhere at the Garden looking for nests in which to lay their eggs. One female can lay 70 eggs in one season. …
Type: Birding
… Best grown in peaty, fertile, well-drained but consistently moist soils in light shade. Tolerates full shade. Avoid full sun. Performs best in cool summer climates. Intolerant of drought. Propagate by division or seed. Site in locations …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… to southern France and the Canary Islands, lavender proved quite hardy and happy growing in England, and in the sixteenth century it was dubbed the "queen" of the scented herb garden. A member of the … attractive addition to any perennial bed. Add lavender's characteristic scent that is stored in oil glands embedded among its flowers, leaves and stems, and the result is a plant that has …
Type: Plant Info
… always enjoyed nature, Jessica’s passion for plants really blossomed after a semester abroad in Australia and a life-changing field botany course in college. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of Puget Sound and a Master of Arts in Museum Studies from Johns …
Type: Staff bio
… tips. The 4- to 6-inch long oblong leaves are arranged opposite each other along the stem. In summer through winter, firespike bush produces abundant 9- to 12-inch upright panicles of … individual flowers are about 1-inch long. It is one of the few such showy flowers to bloom in autumn. The firespike bush is very popular with hummingbirds and all kinds of butterflies. … defoliated plants will grow new leaves, but if deer persist, the plant eventually will die. In USDA Zones 8-11, firespike bush thrives outdoors in full sun and partial shade, where it likes …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… fern is native to the lowland rainforests of north-eastern Australia where it is found growing in the rainforest canopy on tree trunks, tree branches, and sometimes on rocks. It has two types … and other debris providing nutrients to the epiphytic fern. Large specimens are spectacular in form with attractive light green fronds. A warm humid environment with filtered light is necessary for the successful growth of these ferns. In home gardens it is commonly grown by tying the crown to a board or by planting in a epiphytic …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… compact, rounded mound (3’ X 3’). Tiny white flowers that are attractive to butterflies grow in small, flattened clusters in late spring on new wood. The foliage turns shades of orange, red, and purple in the fall. Birchleaf spirea is named for the shape of its leaves, which resemble those of the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… spirea can grow to a height of 3’ with a 5’ spread and is covered with small white flowers in May or June. This shrub can be planted in full sun in a wide range of soil types as long as it is well drained. It flowers on new wood, so prune in …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… a clumping warm season grass with bright green leaves and delicate flower spikes that appear in late summer and early fall. The clump can grow to about 3 feet high and 3 feet wide. The fragrant flowers are a pinkish brown which mature to a golden brown in late fall. In massed plantings the flowers provide an attractive pinkish haze which is enhanced by …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
