Blog List Category: Perennials

Best Way to Germinate Baptisia Australis Seeds

Baptisia australis, also called false indigo or false blue indigo, is a native of North America and a great garden perennial…

Are Castor Bean Plants Poisonous – Should Gardeners Grow Them?

Cold climate gardeners are always looking for something exotic to grow and there are few plants that beat the dark red-leafed…

Roscoea cautleyoides – the Orchid Roscoea

Are you interested in an easy to grow exotic orchid for your garden? Roscoea cautleyoides isn’t a real orchid but the…

Alyssoides utriculata – the Greek bladderpod

I have grown Alyssoides utriculata for a number of years and I never see it mentioned in discussions. It really does deserve…

Salvia Sclarea v. Turkestanica – Clary Sage

Salvia sclarea has been in my garden for over 12 years and it is always a pleasure to see it. It is very fragrant, and makes…

Know Your Green Dragon: Arisaema Dracontium vs Pinellia Pedatisecta

Who wouldn’t want a green dragon in the garden? The problem is that some green dragons are native to North America…

Mertensia virginica

Mertensia virginica is a delightful spring ephemeral with soft blue flowers. Easily grown in shade or part shade, and…

Acanthus hungaricus – Hungarian Bear’s Breeches

The first time I saw Acanthus hungaricus, the Hungarian Bear’s Breeches, in flower I was mesmerized. This is such a…

Don’t Pick The Trillium Flower and Other Trillium Myths

The trillium is one of the main harbingers of spring, at least here in Ontario. It is not the earliest ephemeral to flower…
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