Aubrietia – Purple Rock Cress, False Wall Cress – Arabis
Early in the Spring, our eyes search for color in the garden. We grow the Rock Cress (Axabis) for white, Golden Alyssum fo...
Yucca – Adam’s Needle and Thread, Spanish Bayonet, Perennials Guide to Planting Flowers
Yucca – Adam’s Needle and Thread, Spanish Bayonet
The stiff, broad, sword-shaped leaves of Yucca ,filamenlosa are familiar to all. In Midsummer the flower stalks, rising to a height o...
Gaillardia – Blanket Flower, Perennials Guide to Planting Flowers
Gaillardia – Blanket Flower
The satisfactory Blanket Flowers deserve a place in all gardens. They are showy, bloom under adverse conditions and are easy of culture. The great improve...
January Perennial Flowers
A dormant perennial garden in the Seattle area. This was one of the most enjoyable projects, planting over 300 plants. It was truly a beautiful garden. Currently, they have divided the property...
Gypsophila – Baby’s Breath, Perennials Guide to Planting Flowers
Gypsophila – Baby’s Breath, Chalk Plant, Gauze Flower, Fairies’ Breath
The Gypsophila is one of the daintiest of the old-fashioned flowers with a misty grace which is not...
Heather – Heath, Perennials Guide to Planting Flowers
Heather – Heath
The American finds it almost unholy to write of Heather because his remarks may be read by a Scotchman who might wonder by what right an American obtained permission ...
Trollius – Globe Flower, Perennials Guide to Planting Flowers
Trollius – Globe Flower
The Globe Flower is a glorified Buttercup; its leaves and flowers resemble the Buttercup in form but are larger. Improved varieties have orange, gold, ...
Polygonum – Knot-Grass, KnotWeed, Perennials Guide to Planting Flowers
The Knot Weed is a very ornamental plant for any garden because the foliage is so beautifully tinted in Autumn. Some of the varieties grow very high and greatly resemble Bamboo in growth. Polygo...
Perennial Flowers in my garden
Information on 50+ Perennials
Perennial Flower Garden – How to
Common Name LatinAaron’s Beard Accommodation Flower Adam’s Needle Alkanet Allegheny Vine A...
Hibiscus – Marsh Mallow, Swamp Rose Mallow, Perennials Guide to Planting Flowers
Hibiscus – Marsh Mallow, Swamp Rose Mallow, Mallow Marvels
The perennial Mallows bear some of the largest flowers of any of our perennials and present a gorgeous sight when in bloom....