Flowers

The Historical Natural Bridge of Virginia

Natural Bridge of Virginia has been designated as a Virginia Historic Landmark and a National Historical Landmark, located in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley at the intersection of history, culture,...

Jaguarundi: A Small and Beautiful South American Cat

The enigma is the jaguarundi (Puma Yagouaroundi). This small South American cat looks different from any other small...

Paintings on Fallen Tree Logs Mirror

Gorgeous Paintings on Fallen Tree Logs Mirror Their Natural Origins. The skillful artist Alison Moritsugu captures the real...

Hummingbirds – The Little Jewels of Flight 2

A selection of Hummingbirds that occur in Ventura County, California either as resident breeders, or seen during their...

Black Metaltail – A Shiny Black Head Hummingbird

Identification The black metaltail (Metallura phoebe) is the largest of the metaltails. This hummingbird species has a shiny black...

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...

The Goldenrod Flowers

Solidago commonly called Goldenrod is a genus of about 100 to 120 species of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae. Most people are...