Tag Archives: Ornamental Plants

The herbaceous Peony has been cultivated in home gardens for over 600 years. Considering the beauty of the flower and the longevity […]

Roses come with a stigma of being ornery and problematic, but growing roses doesn’t need to be difficult. Beginner rose gardeners should […]

Easy To Grow Houseplant: The Jade Plant The Jade plant (Crassula ovata) is a succulent and is one of the easiest to […]

It’s time for a fall makeover. Give your garden a fabulous finish by filling fall containers with plants that stage a fall […]

Plants from the Fittonia genus, also known as nerve plants because of the bright leaf veins, are popular houseplant choices because of […]

Caladiums are tropical plants growing from tubers, most known for their colorful foliage, and used as a houseplant or summer bedding plant. […]

Growing Passion Flowers Flowers “Passiflora”, otherwise called passion vines or passion flowers, is a variety comprising of 500 types of flowering plants […]

No matter where you live, there are indoor or outdoor varieties you can rely on. If you’re on a mission to find the […]

Three is often the magic number when it comes to Oxalis. The most common species grown as a houseplant is Oxalis triangularis […]

Stapelia Gigantea is a variety of plant belonging to the group of Apochynaceae that bears, flowers. These plants smell like rotting flesh […]

Cacti have a reputation of being easy to grow, which many of us have proven completely false. Cacti and other succulent plants […]

Daylily foliage looks great all season, flowers in a rainbow of colors, no special care and now, many that reward you with […]

Easy Orchid Species for the Beginner Complex, delicate, incredibly diverse, and stunningly beautiful, orchids are oft considered to be the crowning achievement […]

Pothos is arguably the easiest houseplant to grow. It’s a long-growing, leafy vine that can reach 40 feet or more in tropical […]

Freesia Planting Guide Freesia flowers are “zygomorphic” which just means that they grow along one side of the stem, in a single […]

Home gardeners often assume that starting perennials from seed is more difficult than sowing annual flowers or vegetables, when, in fact, it […]

Many people like to grow Chrysanthemums in their gardens, but you may also grow them indoors in pots. These plants can thrive […]

A long-time favorite of plant store owners and growers, the Peace Lily (or Spathiphyllum) finally got the recognition it deserves from the […]

Hanging baskets are a display method that adds vertical beauty to any location. Whether you make your own or purchase a planter, […]

Best flowers for balcony garden are those which are easy and flexible to grow and looks beautiful. You can grow them anywhere […]

Monstera deliciosa, the Hurricane or Swiss Cheese Plant are all names for an old fashioned but true favorite for many. Look closely […]

Are you fascinated by exotic and unusual cacti and succulent? Potted cacti and succulent plants take up a lot of room on […]

A plant with a distinctive and unusual appearance, string of pearls (Senecio rowleyanus), also known as string of pearls, is bound to […]

The Gerbera Daisy or Transvaal Daisy is a pot plant that is related to the familiar white and yellow daisies that you […]

Why do so many people enjoy growing Amaryllis indoors? For starters, they are an easy bulb to grow. Forcing Amaryllis to bloom […]

The African violet is a member of the family Gesneriaceae (or Gesneriads). It was discovered by Baron Walter Von Saint-Paul in 1892 […]

What makes Christmas berry a great plant is how it flowers during summer and then produces the berries, making it a lively […]

Guzmania is a popular genus of bromeliad. Their colorful flower bracts can be found in shopping malls, conservatories and many other plantscapes […]

The Moth Orchid, Phalaenopsis or Phal’s are very well known house plants and easily recognised today and have arguably done more to […]

Don’t you just pity those people who do not have four seasons!? They do not get the joy of cleaning up and […]