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Red Rieger Begonia plant with lots of blooms

The 5 Best Valentine’s Day Plants For Your Gardener

Houseplants, Projects & Ideas

Give a living plant this year for long-term beauty It's almost Valentine's Day and you might be thinking of sending your loved one cut flowers - but wouldn't it be nice if you got the beauty of flowers but they lasted longer? There are several potted plants available at this time of year that would make a great Valentine's Day gift, …

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Black-eyed Susan flowers with a butterfly feeding on one flower

My Favorite Plant-It-And-Forget-It Flower: Black-eyed Susan

Deer-resistant, Drought-tolerant, Flowers, Heat-tolerant, Low maintenance, Native Plants

If you're looking for a plant-it-and-forget-it type of plant that still produces lots of flowers AND attracts pollinators, then look no further than the black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta). This easy-to-grow wildflower is found throughout North America where you can find it alongside roads, in grassy openings and prairies, and even along the edge …

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Cast iron plant flower

The Unique (and Rare) Flowers of the Cast Iron Plant

Flowers, Ground Cover

I adore plants. So when I had the opportunity to salvage some from the flower beds at my old home, I spent hours of my weekends digging and sweating in the Mississippi humidity in spite of the fact that I didn't keep these plants. I just don't have any more room at my current house for more plants right now and with the winter weather quickly …

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Japanese Honeysuckle vs Native Honeysuckle Vine

Invasive Plants & Weeds, Native Plants, Vines

Have you ever plucked a honeysuckle flower, turned it around, and gently sucked the nectar from the tube-shaped back of the flower? If you grew up in the southeastern U.S., I bet you did. That taste of super-sweet honey nectar always makes me think of summer nights spent chasing fireflies and summer days spent running wild and free. Imagine …

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Cypress Vine

Cypress Vine: Delicate, But Aggressive

Vines

Tiny, star-shaped, brilliantly red flowers cover my cypress vine (Ipomoea quamoclit) in spring. Although the flowers are tiny, they really stand out against the light green of the leaves and vine. My favorite part about the cypress vine is its dainty, feather-like leaves. The leaves look so fragile and fairy-like that, even when it isn’t …

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Common buttonbush flower with skipper butterfly

Buttonbush for Wet Soils and Cool Blooms!

Low maintenance, Native Plants, Shade Areas, Trees & Shrubs, Wet Soils

Nature produces some interesting shapes, which is true for the flower of the buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis). Common buttonbush (or buttonwillow) produces these crazy-looking little spiky ball-like blooms of compound florets. They’re pretty cool, actually, and both bees and butterflies agree. I recently caught this skipper butterfly …

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