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Red Wings in the Air and Garden: Cardinal Songbirds and Cardinal Flowers
If planted in full sun, plants must be given plenty of water; do not allow them to dry out between watering.Soil should be a well-balanced, fertile garden mix. Given these conditions several generations of flying red ‘blooms' will live on your property...
California
El Segundo
Aunt Bett and the Divorce Dilemma: Lobelia
One cold winter day several of the kids in my classroom were absent. Somehow she might have known that and realized it caused more problems than it cured.I learned a lot about life and people as well as Aunt Bett's uses for plants.
California
El Segundo
The Flower of Distinction: Cardinal flower
I was expected to do what I was told to do, and for the most part I did, never expecting a word of praise. I looked up the word distinction: a state or quality of being worthy or different.I guess Aunt Bett knew me very well, I am not sure I was very...
California
El Segundo
How to Cut Back Lobelia
Keep the plant shape attractive and uniform by trimming back any long stems that grow beyond the average length of the main foliage. Using your pruning shears, cleanly remove the top 1/2 of the entire plant.
California
Santa Monica
How to Care for Hanging Lobelia
The plant adapts easily to containers. Flowers appear in shades of blue, pink, white, purple and red. Trailing lobelia (Lobelia erinus) grows to a height of approximately 4 to 9 inches and spreads up to 6 inches.
California
Santa Monica
How to grow: Lobelia (Growing Guide)
Lobelia varieties that bloom blue are wonderful cascading flowers to combine with petunias or other easy annuals in containers. Our Garden Planner can produce a personalized calendar of when to sow, plant and harvest for your area.
England
Liverpool
Lobelia for Hiccups—And Much More!
Careful Wildcrafting There are a number of lobelia species throughout the country, so you're likely to have come upon one of them. One or two drops of lobelia tincture will stop hiccups—immediately! This was a great discovery for me, which may sound...
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
How to Take Care of Lobelia Plants
Always apply fertilizer to damp soil to prevent damage to the plant; then water thoroughly to distribute the fertilizer evenly around the roots.Pinch back the tips of young annual and perennial lobelia plants by 1/2 to 1 inch to create full, bushy plants.
California
Santa Monica
Is the Lobelia Plant an Annual or a Perennial?
This type of lobelia can survive in poor soil. Hence, the nickname. With perfect growing conditions, it will grow year after year. It has erect stems, ranges from 2 to 3 feet in height, and blooms in late summer.Often called Indian tobacco, Lobelia inflata...
California
Santa Monica
4 Herbs to Grow for Asthma
We're still talking quite a bit about allergies this time of year. Garlic ( Allium sativum ) This delicious culinary bulb is also very helpful when it comes to asthma, and you can easily find it at the farmer's market this time of year.
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
The Best Flowering Perennials
Indigenous people used the root of this plant as a cure for bronchitis and other lung ailments. It is a member of the aster family of flowers and has many hybridized variations. Its sturdy blooms are good cut flowers and are grown with other mid-size...
California
Santa Monica
Contain Your Plants - Teach Your Plants to Live In Pots, and Like It
Let your imagination go crazy - pot something up today!For more information... After all,is just a vehicle to provide the roots of the plant with oxygen and water - which we need too! Plants, like people and other living things, also need nutrients, like...
California
El Segundo
What Flower Can I Plant With Snapdragons?
Plant a clematis vine in the background for added interest, and a colorful purple vinca in the foreground for drama.Pick companion plants that need the same amount of moisture to thrive.
California
Santa Monica
How to grow: Salpiglossis (Growing Guide)
Our Garden Planner can produce a personalized calendar of when to sow, plant and harvest for your area. Established plants in a sheltered location can sometimes survive winter in mild climates.
England
Liverpool
How to grow: Alyssum (Growing Guide)
Alyssum is famous for attracting tiny wasps and other beneficial insects. When the seedlings have more than four leaves, thin to 6 inches (15 cm) apart in all directions. In white or pastel shades, alyssum in the perfect little flower to tuck into the...
England
Liverpool
Kale Companion Plants: Learn About Plants That Grow Well With Kale
Also, many plants grow well with kale – receiving and giving benefits to each other. In fact, it can be grown throughout the year in some areas. It seems to be quite happy there.
Ohio
Willoughby
Exciting Diascia Varieties You\'ll \
Co.On the left, D. Trailing Antique Rose and Trailing Red, uh, trail, but the others are more upright. Some which won't give up in the heat, like zinnias, and some which will act more like pansies, ceasing to bloom in the hottest part of the summer but...
California
El Segundo
How to grow: Nicotiana (Growing Guide)
In midsummer, cut the plants back by half their size to quickly gather up hornworms eating the leaves. Very tall varieties benefit from staking. Nicotiana is a warm-natured flower.
England
Liverpool
How to grow: Heliotrope (Growing Guide)
To grow bushy plants, it is important to pinch back the seedlings when they are young. Harvesting Snip off spent blossoms to keep plants looking neat, and to prolong flowering. Heliotrope cannot tolerate cold temperatures.
England
Liverpool
How to grow: Iris (Growing Guide)
Most popular garden irises are hardy to -25F (-32C). Showy iris blossoms look especially beautiful when they rise above the foliage of low-growing flowers with fine-textured foliage such as lobelia or sweet alyssum.
England
Liverpool
Growing Plants In Shoes – How To Make A Shoe Garden Planter
Will you really wear those orange high heels again? Just unleash your imagination and have fun with shoe planters in the garden.When it comes to shoes as plant containers, think fun and fanciful, quirky and cute! Pull those old purple crocs from the bottom...
Ohio
Willoughby
10 Native Pollinator Plants For Containers
They provide food sources for native insects and other wildlife, and many have added benefits, such as being edible, medicinal or aesthetically pleasing. They are also used medicinally in a variety of ways.
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Flowers to Plant at the Cemetery
Taller plants could overpower a small headstone or cover the wording on it. Some organizations restrict the height of the plants, as well as the use of specific containers to hold arrangements.
California
Santa Monica
Buying annual plants (and other stuff) on eBay -- is it a good idea?
It did in fact arrive two days later, and this time the lobelia had already started to flower. And my favorite feature of eBay is Buy It Now. Then there are the sad cases of folks planning to put their child through college by buying undervalued designer...
California
El Segundo
Hot Chocolates for Your Garden
Watch for 2014 summer availability. All rights reserved. Hisand 'Blueberry Sundae', a purple-blue variety, are easier to find.Photographs: Thumbnail Red Shiso Perilla - Copyright ©Wind; Laird Liam photo used with permission Copyright ©Solaris Farms;...
California
El Segundo
List of Different Types of Flowering Plants
Parsley is also a biennial, better known as an herb than a flower. The plant dies when the first frost comes. Flowers grow on plants no more than a few inches high such as lobelia, or on trees more than 30 feet tall.
California
Santa Monica
Heaven in the Garden: Blue Flowers and Plants
In the garden, blue imparts serenity and expansiveness. Calibrachoa, also called million bells, comes in both light and dark blue shades and is often used in summertime hanging baskets.
California
El Segundo