Flowers

Crested Bellbird (Oreoica gutturalis)

Habitat: One aboriginal name for the Crested Bellbird (Oreoica gutturalis) was 'panpanpalala', an alliterative imitation of its song. This the male gives with a raised crest from a high,...

White’s thrush (Zoothera aurea)

Besides the Blackbird and the European Song Thrush, the White's thrush (Zoothera aurea) is the only true old-world thrush...

Quiabentia (Britton & Rose 1923)

Within the genus Quiabentia, there are two species: one found in Brazil and the other in Bolivia, Paraguay,...

Little Lorikeet – Nature’s Tiny Masterpiece

Habitat: The Little Lorikeet (Parvipsitta pusilla) is a bird of the treetops. This little parrot moves among the...

The Little Wild Rosa Canina

Rosa canina is a wild rose. The fact that most roses in our gardens have ample petals? While...

Viburnum – Trouble Free Fragrant Flowering Plant

Viburnums are a joy to grow because they are so trouble-free, and they offer so much. Most bear white flowers in mid or late...

Helleborus lividus corsicus (CORSICAN HELLEBORE)

Helleborus lividus corsicus is an evergreen perennial Corsican hellebore. It is also known as Helleborus argutifolins and before that simply as H. corsicus, is...

Epemedium Flower – Look Like Maidenhair Fern

Epemedium grandiflorum is also called “bishop’s hat” is one of my favorite ground covers. It is one of those plants which look like maidenhair...

Wild Carrot Queen Anne’slace Flower

Queen Annne’slace whose common names includes wild carrot, bird's nest, bishop's lace, and Queen Anne's lace (North America). The Wild Carrot is a white,...

Hydrangea macrophylla

The wild Hydrangea macrophylla (syns. H. hortensis, H. opulordes) is a species of flowering plant, in the family Hydrangeaceae, which comes from Japan. In...

Aster Flower Information – Grow Gorgeous Colors of Falls

The glory of the fall garden, Aster Flower range in height from six tall to just above the ground. Colors are shades of purple,...

How to Grow Clematis

Mention climbing plants and the name that springs to most people’s minds is Clematis an extremely varied genus numbering about 150 species of almost...

Clematis ‘Jackmanti Superba’

Clematis ‘Jackmanti Superba’. This is the best-known and most popular of all hybrid clematis, and justly so. The eye-catching velvety dark purple, white-centered flowers...

Nymphaea Hardy hybrids (water lily)

Nymphaea is hardy hybrids aquatic plant in the family Nymphaeaceae. Water lilies are, of course, the classic plants for pools. The great, many-petalled stars,...

Iris Flower – Sword Like Leaves Blooms in Spring

The most familiar member of this group is the bearded iris (Iris x germanica) that blooms in late spring. The large, handsome Iris Flower...