Growers Guide for Pot Marigold

A Southern European Plant That Is Popular in Garden and Greenhouse Showy annual plants from southern Europe belonging to the Daisy family, Compositive. They have simple alternate leaves and branching stems 1 1/2-2 1/2 ft. high, bearing large heads of yellow, yellowish or orange-colored flowers which are in full beauty during the summer. Calendula is derived from calendae, the calends, […]

Annual Flower Garden Design – 8 Plants

Great simple Annual flower bed design for your yard. Below and Above a wall 1 . Verbena Crystal (white) 2. Centaurea Dusty Miller 3. Euonymous (evergreen, on wall) 4. Ageratum Blue Mink, and 5. Ageratum Fairy Pink 6. Celosia Yellow Toreador 7. Petunia SnowStorm (under- planting) 8. Geraniums peach pink color In a level bed 1. Dwarf marigold Lemon Ball […]

CLARKIA, Annual Flower Information

CLARKIA (This is a native of our Western States and was first found by members of the Lewis-Clark Expedition. It was consequently named for Captain Wm. Clark) These lovely annuals are becoming better known each year. Two species are commonly cataloged: Clarkia elegans and C. pulchella. In the latter species the petals are three-lobed at the tips. The flowers are […]

MESEMBRYANTHEMUM . Iceplant or Figmarigold, Annual Flower Information

Let’s read about this Annual Flower Press the Flower Child and see all the photos for this plant. MESEMBRYANTHEMUM Iceplant or Figmarigold (Name derived from mesembria, mid-day; anthemon, a flower,refers to fact that flowers open in full sunlight) The Replant (M. cryslallinum) is the most commonly grown representative of this genus. It is a curious plant with thick leaves covered […]