Yellow Alyssum (Aurinia saxatilis)
Sometimes plant names are confusing and, in that confusion, we overlook flowers that are real gems. Most gardeners are familiar with sweetalyssum (Lobularia maritima syn. Alyssum maritimum), Lobularia being the […]
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Sometimes plant names are confusing and, in that confusion, we overlook flowers that are real gems. Most gardeners are familiar with sweetalyssum (Lobularia maritima syn. Alyssum maritimum), Lobularia being the […]
Green flowers exert a certain fascination. Perhaps it is because they are rather rare in nature. The purpose of colorful flowers is to attract pollinators to insure the genetic continuation […]
Gardeners who grow fruit, especially small fruits such as cherries, blueberries, blackberries, strawberries and raspberries, might be seeing a new invasive pest this summer. According to Penn State researchers the […]
A number of northern gardeners lost impatiens during the last growing season due to infected plants that were greenhouse grown or came in from the south. Typically impatiens (Impatiens walleriana) […]
Every year the Perennial Plant Association chooses a plant with outstanding characteristics upon which to bestow the title of Perennial Plant of the Year. The plants that are chosen share […]