The Hibiscus syriacus plant, is otherwise known as the Rose of Sharon. It is a vase-shaped shrub that grows large, showy flowers. It belongs to the Hibiscus plant genus (Malvaceae family), and blossoms from midsummer until the first hard frost. Gardeners like this shrub for its large flowers and for the fact that it grows […]
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Helictotrichon sempervirens, commonly known as Blue oat grass, belongs to the Poaceae family (monocotyledonous grasses) and is native to the grasslands of Southwest and central Europe. This bunchgrass that is often used in garden design and landscaping as an ornamental grass. One of its main features are its attractive blue foliage. Blue oat grass has
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Rhaphiolepis indica is commonly known as the Indian hawthorn. It is a slow-growing evergreen shrub from the Rosaceae (rose) family. It blooms with attractive colorful white and/or pink flowers in the spring. These are fragrant and showy. It is perhaps the most popularly grown member of the Rhaphiolepus genus, and belongs to the Maleae (or
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Paeonia officinalis, or Common peony, is a long-lived garden perennial. It is prized for its lavish and carefully scented blooms. It has a shrubby nature and is native to mountainous woodlands of Europe. It blooms in late summer and sets seed in the middle of summer. It is a fairly easy to grow perennial, coming
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Callirhoe involucrata is a type of perennial plant better known by the common name of Purple poppy mallow. It is a member of the mallow family (Malvaceae). This plant is indigenous to the USA and northern Mexico. Where they are found in abundance in sunbaked stony terrains in grasslands, meadows, on the shoulder of roads.
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Polystichum acrostichoides is more commonly known as the Christmas fern or Dagger fern. It is often grown by gardeners to help prevent soil erosion in rocky or shallow garden borders, and is great to grow in a shady part of the garden. They are also popular in Native American plant garden beds, as part of
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