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Purple Joe-Pye weed (Eutrochium purpureum)Purple Joe-Pye weed is a towering perennial in the aster family with large clusters of late-summer pink-purple flowers atop stems that can reach 6-feet ...
Marigold. wulingyun/Getty Images. Marigolds bring bright orange and yellow pops of color against their dark green, fernlike foliage, so they're a striking addition to any garden plot. These ...
Chrysanthemum cultivation in Japan began during the Nara and Heian periods (early 8th to late 12th centuries), and gained popularity in the Edo period (early 17th to late 19th century). Many flower shapes, colours, and varieties were created. The way the flowers were grown and shaped also developed, and chrysanthemum culture flourished.
An annual plant is a plant that completes its life cycle, from germination to the production of seeds, within one growing season, and then dies. Globally, 6% of all plant species and 15% of herbaceous plants (excluding trees and shrubs) are annuals. [ 1] The annual life cycle has independently emerged in over 120 different plant families ...
Bedding (horticulture) Many types of flowering plants are available to plant in flower gardens or flower beds. The floral industry calls these plants, bedding plants. These fast-growing plants in seasonal flower beds create colourful displays, during spring, summer, fall or winter, depending on the climate. [ 1][ 2][ 3] Plants used for bedding ...
Aug. 6—I often hear gardeners say their gardens look tired, spent or drab as the weeks of August go by. And it's often true. We tend to hurry to buy plants in the spring, excited by emerging ...
Petunia is a genus of 20 species of flowering plants of South American origin. [1] The popular flower of the same name derived its epithet from the French, which took the word pétun, 'tobacco', from a Tupi–Guarani language. A tender perennial, most of the varieties seen in gardens are hybrids (Petunia × atkinsiana, also known as Petunia × ...
Rudbeckia hirta is an upright annual (sometimes biennial or perennial) growing 30–100 cm (12–39 in) tall by 30–45 cm (12–18 in) wide. It has alternate, mostly basal leaves 10–18 cm long, covered by coarse hair, with stout branching stems and daisy-like, composite flower heads appearing in late summer and early autumn.