The cardinal flower is a tall perennial lobelia that is native to the eastern United States and not to be confused with the low-growing, often blue annual lobelia. Its brilliant, showy red blooms ...

Let us spice up our landscapes. Our landscapes are overrun with a limited plant palette. We must diversify the landscape. In this landscape series, “Diversify the Landscape,”we are exploring unique ...

In honor of Pride Month, gardeners are sharing their favorite native perennials to plant to create a rainbow garden.

Herbaceous perennials, plants that return year after year, but lack the woody stems of trees and shrubs, are some of my favorite ornamental plants in the summer garden. Unlike their early season ...

This is it folks. This is THE article you’ve been waiting years for. Well, maybe not years. Okay, maybe not waiting at all. Anyway, this is about TRUE BLUE flowers. Not cyan, teal, turquoise, indigo ...

Have you ever wondered if an unfamiliar plant in your flower garden is the new perennial you planted last year or just a weed that grew in its place? There’s an easy way to tell — just pull on it. If ...