Flower Gardening

How to Grow Red Hot Poker Plants

Red hot poker plants, also known as torch lilies or Kniphofia, are unique and eye-catching perennials that are native to South Africa. With their spiky, brightly colored blooms that resemble red-hot pokers or torches, it’s easy to see where these plants get their common names. Growing red hot poker plants in your garden can add … Read more

Perennial Seeds to Sow in Fall for a Beautiful Spring Garden

This curated bundle features six hardy perennial varieties perfect for fall planting, ensuring vibrant blooms and lush foliage come spring. Selected for their resilience and compatibility, these seeds will establish strong roots over winter, ready to burst into life as the weather warms. Start your perennial garden today and enjoy a stunning, low-maintenance landscape for … Read more

flowers that look like grass

“Sedges have edges” (note: some non-Carex species do, too). The stem is usually triangular in cross-section. Sedges are easiest to tell apart by their reproductive parts, so try to view a flowering or fruiting plant. The seed-bearing flowers and their fruits are enclosed inside a sack-like scale called a perigynium. A more-or-less flat scale is … Read more

Growing Peony Seeds from Cut Flowers: A Simple Guide for Unique Blooms

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Whether herbaceous, Itoh or tree type, peony flowers always add a graceful, classic touch to flower. Hardy in zones 3-8, peonies are pretty tough perennial or woody landscape plants. Throughout history, peonies have been cultivated for variety … Read more

The Majestic Strelitzia Giant Bird of Paradise Plant

Giant Bird of Paradise is remarkable, decorative foliage plant with exotic large, upright, banana-like leaves and extraordinary flowers. The leaves of Strelitzia nicolai are fewer but larger than the reginae types. Giant Bird of Paradise makes for a great houseplant and can be used outdoors during warmer periods as well. It grows striking blue and … Read more