Bearded iris are another of the very easy to grow perennials. The color purple is most often associated with bearded iris but you will find bearded iris in almost every color imaginable.
Bearded iris has a thick fleshy root called a “rhizome”. The leaves of the bearded iris are long, flat and pointed and grow in an overlapping fan-like way. While most bearded iris bloom in the springtime, there are some that rebloom. Read the rest of this entry »
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I love, love, love hydrangeas. I think the blooms are just gorgeous. They just have an old-fashioned romantic feel to them.
In the two years I have been living at my current house I have planted oakleaf hydrangeas and lacecap hydrangeas. I have not planted any mophead hydrangeas, but that is about to change. If I don’t buy any other plant this year the one plant I must have is endless summer hydrangea.
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Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) is another very easy to grow perennial that is a favorite of mine. You would think with the common name purple coneflower that the blooms would be purple, they are not. I have seen the color described as pink-purple or rosy purple, but however you describe it, the color does lean more to the pink side than purple. Read the rest of this entry »
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One of the easiest perennials to grow, daylilies (Hemerocallis) provide colorful flowers and when not in bloom the plant is still attractive because of the grass like foliage.
Daylilies come in many sizes from around 10 inches to around 40 inches tall with most being in the 2 to 3 foot range. Daylilies are available in almost any color except blue. Daylily flowers are basically trumpet shaped, but modern hybrids produce blooms in a variety of shapes and forms some with double petals or ruffled petals or even spider shaped petals. Many daylilies will have a central eye that is a contrasting color. Some have blooms edged in a different color.
I have daylilies and daffodils planted on each side of my front walkway. The daffodils bloom in early spring before the daylilies start new growth. The daylilies new growth starts and by the time the daffodils are nothing but dying foliage the daylilies have nice lush foliage that hides the yellowing daffodil foliage. Read the rest of this entry »
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A friend and I were talking this weekend and she was asking me questions about how I choose the plants I use in my gardens. I have loved plants as long as I can remember. When I didn’t have a place to grow plants I still read gardening books and magazines, and wished for a place to grow all the beautiful plants in the pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
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