Plants

Picture: Ninebark shrubs in the front yard Ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius) is a magnificent, tough, and extraordinarily versatile native North American deciduous shrub belonging to the rose family Rosaceae, native to a wide range of habitats across eastern and central North America including stream banks, rocky slopes, woodland edges, and disturbed ground from Quebec and Ontario … Read more

Picture: Foxglove Flowers in the landscape Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) is one of the most dramatically beautiful, ecologically valuable, and medically significant of all flowering plants native to the temperate regions of Europe and western Asia, belonging to the plantain family Plantaginaceae and growing naturally in woodland clearings, hedgerows, mountainsides, and disturbed ground across a wide … Read more

Picture: Daffodil in the Frontyard Daffodil (Narcissus) is one of the most universally beloved, instantly recognizable, and emotionally resonant of all flowering bulbous plants, belonging to the amaryllis family Amaryllidaceae and native primarily to the meadows, woodlands, rocky hillsides, and coastal regions of southwestern Europe and northwestern Africa, with the greatest concentration of wild species … Read more

Picture: Daisy In a Container Daisy is one of the most universally recognized, deeply beloved, and emotionally resonant of all flowering plants, a name that encompasses a broad and diverse group of flowering plants belonging primarily to the vast daisy family Asteraceae — one of the largest and most successful plant families on earth, encompassing … Read more

Picture: Sunflowers Growing From Seeds In Container The sunflower is the most popular oilseed crop in Europe and North America, and the crop originated and was domesticated during the first millennium B.C. Sunflowers are believed to have been grown by American Indians in Arizona and New Mexico as far back as 3000 BC, and were … Read more

Picture: White Orchid Orchids belong to the Orchidaceae family, one of the two largest families of flowering plants on Earth, with around 28,000 accepted species across approximately 700 genera. They are incredibly diverse monocots found on every continent except Antarctica, thriving in habitats ranging from tropical rainforests and cloud forests to temperate grasslands and even … Read more

Canna lilies (Canna spp.) are bold, tropical-looking flowering plants native to the tropical and subtropical regions of Central and South America, as well as parts of Asia and Africa. Despite their common name, they are not true lilies at all — they belong to their own family, Cannaceae, and are the sole genus within it. … Read more

Picture: Petunias Thriving In Container Petunias (Petunia spp.) are flowering plants belonging to the Solanaceae family — the same family as tomatoes and peppers — and are native to South America, particularly Argentina and Brazil. They were introduced to Europe in the early 19th century and have since become one of the most widely grown … Read more

Picture: Rex Begonia thriving In Container Begonias are a large and diverse genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Begoniaceae. With over 2,000 known species, they are one of the largest plant genera in the world, native to moist subtropical and tropical climates across Africa, Asia, and the Americas. One of the most distinctive … Read more

Picture: Stock flower Under Cultivation Stock flower (Matthiola incana), commonly known simply as stock or gillyflower, is one of the most deliciously fragrant and classically beautiful of all cool-season flowering plants, belonging to the cabbage family Brassicaceae and native to the rocky coastal cliffs and hillsides of southern Europe and southwestern Asia. Cultivated in European … Read more