Flowers

Brussels Sprouts – The Ultimate Cool Weather Crop

Some vegetables, like lettuce and asparagus, are grown for the thrill of an early harvest of fresh-tasting produce for the table. Brussels sprouts are a late thrill. The ultimate...

Hall’s Babbler (Pomatostomus halli)

Surprisingly Hall’s Babbler (Pomatostomus halli) was not discovered until 1963. In spite of its abundance and wide range...

Superlative Photos of Wild Foxes in Snowy Landscape

In the cold depths of Russia's northeastern Chukotka region. Magadan-based photographer Ivan Kislov captures stunning, colorful signs of...

5 Fun Facts About Scottish Fold Cats

5 Fun Facts About Scottish Fold Cats Scottish fold cats are known for their gentle personality and friendly nature....

Mountain Avocetbill: The Tiny Jewel of the Andes

Mountain Avocetbill is one of the most captivating creatures in the bird's kingdom. Mountain Avocetbill "Opisthoprora euryptera" is a...

How to Grow Most Showy Hybrids Ranunculus

Ranunculus is a large genus of about 600 species of plants in the "Ranunculaceae". The genus members include the buttercups, spearworts, and water crowfoots....

Campanula Flowers are the Secret to a Dreamy Pastel Garden

Bellflower is also called Campanula, whatever kind of flower garden you have; there is a bellflower for you. A gardener's dream come true is...

Larkspur: A Delicate Long Lasting Cut Flower

Larkspur known scientifically as Delphinium is a delicate long-lasting cut flower.  If you love delphiniums but don’t have the patience it takes to grow...

Gas Plant ‘Dictamnus albus’: The Alluring Plant That Can Ignite Fire!

The gas plant “dictamnus albus” is a flowering plant species belonging to the Rutaceae family. It is also called a burning bush, dittany, or gas...

Petunia Petals Hiding Secret Universes Inside Them

Petunia petals have many different patterns, colors, shapes, and sizes; it's not unusual to gaze upon a strange plant and realize that it reminds...

Diphylleia grayi Flowers Turns into Skeleton in Rain

Have you ever heard about flowers turning into skeletons in the rain? The Diphylleia grayi is an astonishing flower with white petals that turn...

Thick Fleshy Leaves Creeping Sedums Plants

Sedums, also known as stonecrops,  are succulents with thick, fleshy leaves filled with water. There are an enormous number of them, most of which...

Butterfly Orchid: The Petals Looks Like Antennae

This is not a butterfly taking a rest on a piece of shrubbery. This is a “Psychopsis papilio” much known as the butterfly orchid,...

Grow Hyacinth Flower For Fragrance and Colors

Hyacinth Flower is a small genus of bulbous flowering plants in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae. To grow Hyacinth Flower actually perfume the room,...

Rose of Sharon comes in Number of Varieties Shades

Rose of Sharon "Hibiscus syrfiacus" is the chief value of this shrub, also known as “shrub althaea,"  which lies in its late summer bloom....