I have great respect for Broccoli because it appreciates the cool climate in which we live. In a long, cold spring, a summer with little sun, or a fall...
Family: The belted kingfisher (Cerylealcyon, formerly Megaceryle alcyon) is a member of the family Alcedinidae in the order Coraciiformes.
Behavior: The...
Polaskia is named after Charles Polaski, an amateur American. In 1905, Robert Roland-Gosselin described two large cacti that grow in the dry, cactus-rich area...
Two types of fritillaries are very commonly grown in gardens. They’re like Mutt and Jeff. Fritillaria meleagris (checkered lily) has flowers shaped like little...
Matucana intertexta plants are usually solitary. The stunning flowers are oblique, pale orange to vermilion to scarlet, with violet margins, 7–10.5 cm (2.8–4.1 inches) long,...
Trumpet vine is a perfect example of a hummingbird plant. It's red-orange two to three-inch, trumpet-shaped flowers, which bloom in mid-July have evolved along...
Philodendron means “tree loving,” inspired by the tree-climbing habit of many South and Central American jungle plants. Some species are not jungle plants. Philodendron...