Articles related to "Cultivars"

Wood sage (Salvia nemorosa) cultivars can be a gardener's magnet attracting beneficial insects including bees and butterflies to their nectar-rich stands of flowers.

Landscape gardeners have numerous crapemyrtle (Lagerstroemia) hybrids and cultivars from which to choose. Options suit most southwest and southern landscape settings.

'Venus' & 'Hartlage Wine' (Calycanthus spp.) are new hybrid cultivars, large, shade-loving shrubs excellent as specimen plants in many landscape garden designs.

Plant breeders love to create new, brightly colored varieties of Coleus plants for container gardeners or home landscaping. These are some of the most popular choices.

Crapemyrtles (Lagerstroemia) are summer-bloomers in southern U.S. landscape gardens. Grown for over two hundred years, these plants are often called "southern lilacs."

Mouse-ear plant cultivars of miniature hosta varieties are popular in small space design gardening. Diminutive plantain lilies are easy to grow in themed landscapes.

Types of strawberries differ in how they respond to the length of day. This affects both runner and berry production.

Careful planning is critical with long-lived, perennial crops that will occupy the same space for many years, like fruit and nut trees.

Whether growing for the delicious seeds, to attract wildlife to the landscape, or for cut flower blossoms, gardeners love sunflowers.

Why would anyone deliberately cultivate blackberries, when they grow rampantly along the roadsides? Inviting these unruly plants into one's garden isn't just a wild idea.

See how to care for, maintain, and use camellias in the garden. More than beautiful winter flowers and evergreen foliage the camellia has a lot to offer gardeners.

The 2009 Southern Living™ Plant Collection features three dwarf deer-resistant Loropetalum cultivars for low-maintenance southern landscape gardens.

Catmint was originally grown as an herb for tea and to keep flying pests out of the garden. Now, many cultivars are highly ornamental.

The old-fashioned panicled hydrangea (Hydrangea paniculata 'Grandiflora'), a traditional feature of Northeast American garden landscapes, makes a comeback in new forms.

Shadbush, saskatoon, sugarplum, juneberry...all are names applied to the serviceberry, a North American native with plenty of landscaping potential.

Learn what bulbs will give you the earliest spring color.

Virginia spiderwort (Tradescantia virginiana), Virginia Native Plant Society 2008 Wildflower of the Year, is a long-blooming herbaceous perennial for native plant gardens

A favorite of English and Cottage Gardeners, the garden cranesbill is an excellent choice of flowering perennial for any garden situation. Here's how to care for them.

Easy-to-grow crapemyrtle (Lagerstroemia) dwarf shrubs are newcomers to landscape gardens. Heat tolerant, pest-resistant and summer flowering, they ensure design novelty.

Carolina spicebush or sweetshrub (Calycanthus floridus) and its cultivars are large, hardy, shade-loving shrubs at home in hedges, mixed shrub beds and natural gardens.

Hamamelis vernalis, a North American native, is a two-season landscape performer with fragrant yellow spring blooms and deep yellow autumn leaves.

Cardinal Shrub (Weigela florida), very popular for generations, was enhanced through breeding into a wide assortment of cultivars.

Rudbeckia, or black-eyed Susan, is a beautiful daisy-like flower that adds a beauty and splash of color to the summer garden for weeks.

Snapdragons are charming long-time favorites when it comes to flowering garden play-things. See how to grow and use snapgdragons in the garden and some popular cultivars.

Echinacea (coneflower) hybrids are up-to-the-minute plant breakthroughs. American plant breeders work to bring bright flower and plant color to landscape garden designs.

Landscape fabrics work for specific projects. Some plant groups thrive and are easier to maintain than other groups when used with these erosion and weed control fabrics.

Chives are a hardy perennial that flourishes throughout the growing season. Along with mint, it is an easy starter plant for beginning gardeners.

Published by Chrysalis Books Group and written by Rod Leeds, Autumn Bulbs provides a glimpse into the often ignored treasures of the autumn garden.

Sweet and juicy, fragrant, high-fiber, nutrient and phytochemical-rich, cantaloupes are one of summer's best gifts. They are an excellent snack, dessert, or appetizer.

Crabapple diseases ruin landscape designs. Bacteria and fungi cause the majority of crabapple diseases. Awareness and proper environments lead to healthy crabapples.

National display gardens have reliable plant collections. In Canal Winchester, Ohio, Garden on Cedar Hill Road has more than 1000 daylilies growing.

Snowy vistas can be pretty flat and dreary. Introducing cultivars with interesting bark can bring winter's dormant landscapes to life.

Rex begonias grow best in shade. The striking foliage of Begonia rex cultorum makes this a good choice as a houseplant or for outside gardens.

Unique bark coloration and texture, graceful growth forms, and attractive foliage make birches desirable landscape ornamentals. Birches highlight landscapes worldwide.

White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) readily select small trees as available food sources. Native deer-resistant plants ensure success in built landscapes.

Recent trends in breeding and selection for Rose-of-Sharon Hibiscus include plant size choices, larger sterile flowers, and vividly colored long-lasting flowers.

Eighteen kinds of crabapples form the backdrop to a Memorial Garden in a western MA orchard. Autumn crabapple display begins with warm sunny days and cold nights.

Eastern redbud trees and cultivars enrich landscape gardens with varieties of form, silhouettes and unusual seasonal color. Site selection is essential for good display.

How to Propagate Forsythia shrubs and its different cultivars available to gardeners

Multiple characteristics allow witch hazels to fill garden niches and extend landscape interest to four seasons. Effective use depends upon siting and use in a landscape.

Hydrangeas for American Gardens by respected plantsman Michael A. Dirr is the first book to deal specifically with hydrangeas in North American landscape gardens.

Home gardeners can mimic the success of professional landscapers by using plants of varying heights. These tall growing plants do well for behind shorter flowers.

The fruits of the citrus trees are similar in both shape and color; learn to identify the differences between orange, lime, lemon, tangerine and grapefruit citrus fruits.

In the war on unwelcome garden invaders, OPM employs defensive and offensive strategies in helping to minimize problems with weeds, diseases, insects and animal pests.

Apples, blueberries, blackberries, peaches, plums, nectarines and other fruits can be grown successfully in parts of Florida if the correct varieties are planted.

Lavender herb plants are an aromatic and useful choice for cottage gardens, drought tolerant landscapes and other garden situations.

Top six annual plant selections for weeping growth habit that adds lovely growth to containers, hanging baskets, raised beds, mixed borders, rock gardens and more.

Purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) selections and cultivars can enhance prairie and meadow gardens. These native N.A. plants tolerate some shade and moist soil.

Choosing optimal site and microclimate for Hamamelis (witch hazel) planting locations facilitates growth and generates best spring and autumn performance.

Daylilies (Hemerocallis) are popular flowering perennials with dozens of blooms, each lasting only one day. Hardy plants and colorful blooms look great in the garden.