The forget-me-not is a flowering plant from the genus Myosotis in the Boraginaceae family. The colloquial name borrows from the original German name, Vergissmeinnicht, which translates to “forget-me-not.” The flowers are also prominent in literature. They appear in … [Read more...]
How to Grow Phlox Flowers
Phlox contains sixty-seven species and has fragrant flowers that come in pale blue, violet, pink, red, and white. There are many individual flowers arranged into a common head on each plant. The head is typically spherical in shape. These plants are known to only produce one … [Read more...]
A Flower Gardening Introduction
“In my garden there is a large place for sentiment. My garden of flowers is also my garden of thoughts and dreams. The thoughts grow as freely as the flowers, and the dreams are as beautiful.” - Abram L. Urban A home flower garden is above all a place to create and dream. It … [Read more...]
How to Grow Violets
The common name of 'violet' represents about four to five hundred species and are found in the wild as well as in most gardens. The plant has heart shaped leaves and asymmetrical flowers. Sometimes the violet plant can be a shrub. For most violets the color of the flower is, as … [Read more...]
How to Grow Sunflowers
Sunflowers are a large flower that can grow to up to a meter in height and produces one large flower. However, when looking closely at this large flower it is visible that the head of the plant is composed of many flowers clustered together. The outer flowers are called florets … [Read more...]