AMERICAN GARDENER

Verbena is a diverse and captivating genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Verbenaceae, encompassing around 250 species native primarily to the Americas and Europe. Ranging from low-growing, spreading ground covers to tall, airy, border perennials, verbena offers an extraordinary range of garden forms and uses that have made it one of the most … Read more

Zoysia grass is a warm-season turfgrass belonging to the genus Zoysia within the family Poaceae, native to Southeast Asia, the Pacific Islands, and parts of Australia, where it grows naturally in coastal areas, open grasslands, and forest margins. Named after the Austrian botanist Karl von Zois, zoysia was introduced to the United States in the … Read more

Verbena is a diverse and enchanting genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Verbenaceae, encompassing around 250 species distributed across the Americas and Europe, with the greatest concentration of species found in the tropical and subtropical regions of South and Central America. Ranging from low-growing, ground-hugging annual and perennial species to tall, airy, self-seeding … Read more

Forget-me-not (Myosotis) is a delightfully charming and romantically named flowering plant belonging to the borage family, Boraginaceae, encompassing around 50 species distributed across temperate regions of Europe, Asia, New Zealand, and the Americas. Small, delicate, and unassuming in stature yet breathtaking in mass, forget-me-not has captured the imagination and affection of gardeners, poets, artists, and … Read more

Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) is a magnificent, sun-loving wildflower that stands as one of the most iconic and beloved native plants of the North American prairie and meadow landscape, belonging to the vast and diverse daisy family Asteraceae. Instantly recognizable by its brilliant golden-yellow ray petals radiating outward from a prominent, dark chocolate-brown to near-black … Read more

Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) is one of the most cheerful, vibrant, and instantly recognizable wildflowers native to North America, belonging to the daisy family Asteraceae. With its brilliant golden-yellow ray petals surrounding a distinctive, dark brown to black raised central cone, the black-eyed Susan has become one of the most beloved and widely grown flowering … Read more

Impatiens are among the most cherished and widely cultivated flowering plants in gardens across the world, belonging to the expansive family Balsaminaceae and encompassing an astonishing diversity of over 1,000 species. Found naturally in tropical and subtropical environments spanning Asia, Africa, and the Americas, impatiens range from delicate woodland wildflowers to the bold, showy, and … Read more

Impatiens are extraordinarily popular and versatile flowering plants that have captured the hearts of gardeners around the world for generations, belonging to the large and diverse family Balsaminaceae. With over 1,000 species found naturally across tropical and subtropical regions of Asia, Africa, and Central America, impatiens represent one of the largest genera of flowering plants … Read more

Impatiens are one of the most popular and widely grown flowering bedding plants in the world, belonging to the family Balsaminaceae and encompassing over 1,000 species distributed across tropical and subtropical regions of Asia, Africa, and North America. Known affectionately by gardeners as “Busy Lizzies,” impatiens have earned their beloved status through their extraordinary ability … Read more

Cornflower (Centaurea cyanus), commonly known as Bachelor’s Button, is a charming and cheerful annual flowering plant belonging to the daisy family, Asteraceae. Native to Europe, it once grew abundantly as a wildflower in grain fields and meadows across the continent, giving rise to its common name. With its distinctive, fringed, thistle-like blooms and slender, grey-green … Read more