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Floss flower (Ageratum houstonianum) is a dependable annual that can grow soft, cloud-like blooms in shady garden beds. At 6 to 12 inches tall, it forms neat, clumping mounds of fluffy, aster-like ...

A butterfly-magnet new ageratum, a shrub-turned-annual-flower called dampiera, and a new sunflower with a thousand blooms headline the list of interesting new annual flowers debuting in the 2025 ...

One blue perennial is not only a beautiful addition to your garden that will attract hummingbirds, but it will also keep ...

Hummingbirds migrate north in the spring, and their arrival is eagerly anticipated by some gardeners. Certain plants, like cuphea, geraniums, impatiens, lantana, nicotiana, petunias, salvias, and ...

Half the fun of gardening is seeing what everyone else is doing. My main Facebook fun is scrolling though the photos of people’s flowers, vegetables and landscapes. For me, horticulture wasn’t just a ...

Roses are red, violets are blue, but people want blue roses! In the industry of floriculture, the cut blue flower is a coveted product. So much so, that according to the Institute of of Vegetable and ...

The first week of July is when annual flowers should be exploding with celebratory fireworks of color. If your petunias are pouting and geraniums, marigolds and other bedding plants not yet in flower, ...

Pollinator populations are declining in North America due to loss of habitat, harmful pesticide usage, and climate change. This means more than just less bees in the world; pollination is essential ...

Have you noticed some of the spectacular blue and white flowers this summer? Among the ones that have attracted my attention are the white Cora vinca flowers. They are a summer annual, so they will ...

Annual flowers that will flourish in the shade can transform any dim corner of your garden into one of the most inviting spaces. Shade can seem limiting, but many plants have adapted to grow with ...