The daylily is an amazingly low-maintenance perennial. It’s virtually disease-free, pest-free, and drought-resistant; it’s also not picky about soil quality. Plus, the flower has a long bloom period! Here’s how to plant and care for daylilies in your garden, as well as how to eas...
Thedaylilyis an amazingly low-maintenance perennial. It’s virtually disease-free, pest-free, and drought-resistant; it’s also not picky about soil quality. Plus, the flower has a long bloom period! Here’s how to plant and care for daylilies in your garden, as well as how to easily...
Calla lilies are well-suited to being grown in containers, either by themselves or in combination with other plants. They are also commonly sold as a potted houseplant.How long do calla lilies bloom?Calla lilies are long-lasting, with flowers blooming from 6 to 12 weeks, depending on the ...
Here at our garden nursery, we combine cannas with spring bulbs, baptisia, daylilies, coneflowers, cuphea, and ornamental grasses. Canna plants are 55mph plants and can be located along highways where they can be appreciated by drivers. In 1986, in preparation for the US Olympic Festival in...
They all shed their leaves after the blooming season and go into a dormant phase over summer. Dutch hybrids tend to bloom earlier than the tall bearded rhizomatous varieties and are the well-known variety featured in florist’s spring bouquets. Reticulated irises are well-suited for growing in...
Ahhh! The scent of hyacinth is intoxicating in springtime! And who can resist the tiny blue Muscari? Learn more about planting these spring-flowering bulbs as well as caring for the pretty pastel flowers after they bloom. About Hyacinths and Grape Hyacinths ...
Lilies do not bloom more than once per season, but you can remove the faded flowers so that the plants don’t waste energy making seeds. After the lily blooms, you can also remove just the stem itself. However, doNOTremove leaves until they have died down and turned brown in the fall...
Irises attract butterflies and hummingbirds and make lovely cut flowers. For iris companions in the garden, look toroses,peonies, andlilies. Read Next Growing the Siberian Iris Planting Irises bloom best in full sun, meaning at least 6 to 8 hours of sunlight daily. They can tolerate as litt...
Bloom Time Summer Flower Color Orange The Almanac Garden Planner - Use It Free for 7 Days! Plan your 2025 garden with our award-winning Garden Planner. Try Now Flashy and flamboyant, canna lilies are perennial flowers that thrive in the heat of July and August. Learn how to plant and grow...
Waxed bulbs are intended for single use. They have all they need to bloom, but after that, they are meant to be discarded. However, you can and should remove blooms on a stalk once they have faded. Also, if a flower stalk itself is fading, often one or two more will start to grow...