Phlox Flower – A Glory of Summer Garden
Most people are familiar with the tall Phlox Flower that is the glory of the summer garden. The Phlox Flower has big clusters of...
The White Lily Stands Purity for Centuries
The white lily has stood for purity for centuries. The lily is also a sign of the resurrection, and as such, is the Easter...
The Beautiful Flowers of the Shingle Beach
Flowers that grow by the sea must cope with exposure to wind and salt spray. Those living on Shingle Beach also have to adapt...
How to Grow Colchicum Autumnale
Colchicum autumnale, generally recognized as autumn crocus, meadow saffron, or naked lady, is a flower that resembles the true crocuses but blooms in autumn....
Blanket Flower – Beautify your Home and Gardens
Blanket Flower is a perennial long season of bloom, produced from early summer to early fall in different shades. Blanket flower, also known as...
Coleus Plant – Loved for its Dramatically Variegated Leaves
Coleus is a colorful perennial plant, whose flowers are grown as a tender annual.
This plant is loved for its dramatically variegated leaves in...
Quiabentia (Britton & Rose 1923)
Within the genus Quiabentia, there are two species: one found in Brazil and the other in Bolivia, Paraguay, and Argentina.
There was early and lingering...
Polaskia chichipe: Elegant cactus that resembles a columnar tree
Habitat: The Polaskia chichipe succulent cactus grows in xerophytic shrubland. Plants are treelike, branching more or less terminally to form distinct crowns up to...
Ferocactus cylindraceus (Engelmann) Orcutt 1926
Description: George Engelmann named the barrel-cactus variation Ferocactus cylindraceus in 1853. This unusual cactus poses a threat to plant collectors due to its exquisite...
Ferocactus emoryi (Engelmann) Orcutt 1926
Family: Ferocactus emoryi is a species of the family Cactaceae in the order Caryophyllales.
Genus: It is a barrel cactus in the genus Ferocactus.
Habitat: Ferocactus...