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Sunsprite Rose, also known as KORresia or Friesia, is a rose cultivar that was developed by Reimer Kordes and introduced in 1973. It is a cross between the cultivars ‘Friedrich Wörlein’ and ‘Spanish Sun’, and it is one of the most successful floribunda roses in the market. The Sunsprite Rose plant is a shrub that … Read more

Rosa ‘Teasing Georgia’ is a type of yellow rose cultivar, bred by British rose breeder David C.H. Austin in 1987. It is named in honor of German journalist, Gorgia Tornow. The rose is part of the David Austin English Rose Collection. The rose was introduced to the market in 1998 and is a moderately sized … Read more

Oregold rose (aka TANolg) is a deep yellow hybrid tea rose bred by Mathias Tantau, Jr in Germany in late 1960s. It is a cross between the yellow hybrid tea rose ‘Golden Holstein’ and the pink hybrid tea rose ‘First Prize’. Mathias Tantau Jr. was a renowned rose breeder who developed many popular rose varieties … Read more

The Julia Child rose, also known as the “Buttergold” rose, is a floribunda rose that was introduced in 2004 by the American rose breeder Tom Carruth. This rose was named after the famous American chef Julia Child, who was a cooking teacher, author and television personality. The rose has large, buttery yellow blooms, which have … Read more

In an unstable, disorienting, and often infuriating world, it can be the purest tonic to see your garden reliably spring to life and throw color around your garden. Because of the intellectual stimulation and therapeutic benefits it provides, gardening has long attracted some of the world’s greatest thinkers. As a result, there is a wide variety … Read more

Floribunda is a hybrid group of garden roses that was developed by crossing hybrid teas with polyantha roses, the latter being derived from crosses between Rosa chinensis and Rosa multiflora. The idea was to create roses that bloomed with the polyantha profusion, but with hybrid tea floral beauty and colour range.  Typical floribundas feature stiff … Read more

The cactus family (Cactaceae) is a fascinating world of bright flowers and spiny stems, ranging from tiny plants to the huge desert giants. All cactus are native to the Americas, with the exception of one species. Cacti are found from British Columbia to South America, sharing a few specialized characteristics that determine whether or not … Read more

As one of the most easily recognized tropical plants, Bird of Paradise (Strelitzia ssp) gets its common name from its unusual flowers, which resemble the beak and head plumage of a bird in flight. Native to South Africa, where it also is called the crane flower, Bird of Paradise type plants are popular in conservatory … Read more

Introduction Lilies add graceful elegance and fragrance to any garden, blooming from early summer all the way through fall, depending on the type. By carefully blending early, mid-season, and late varieties into your garden, you will enjoy their magnificent blooms from spring through first frost. At home in both formal and naturalistic settings, most lilies also … Read more

Sempervivum is a genus of about 40 species of flowering plants in the family Crassulaceae, commonly known as houseleeks. Other common names include liveforever and hen and chicks, a name shared with plants of other genera as well. It is a mat-forming succulent that produce rosettes of juicy leaves. These leaves are often covered by … Read more