Type:  Perennial Flower Species:  29 Height:   60 Growing:  Australia Flowers:  Yellow Kingdom:  Plantae Unranked:  Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids Order:  Myrtales Family:  Myrtaceae Genus:  Hypocalymma Share in:

This is a family of hardy rock and border plants. The flowers are white, silvery grey, and yellow, and the plants, which are mostly summer-flowering, do not need any special cultivation. Anthemis Biebersteinii, grey leaves and yellow flowers, 12 inches, and macedonica, white flowers, 6 inches, are suitable for the rockery. Kelwayi and tinctoria grow […]

This popular plant has graceful feather-shaped leaves, and the flowers of different varieties are blue, white, or pink in color. Usual greenhouse soil suits them, and they require to be kept moist and warm They are propagated by means of cuttings taken in spring. Share in:

The plants of the genus Melissa, a hardy herbaceous perennial with aromatic stems and leaves, are classified as balm They flower in the summer months, at which period the stems should be cut off and stored for winter use Balm leaves make a good pot-herb and were formerly used extensively The plants may be increased […]

The most popular species of Andromeda is known to botanists as Pieris floribunda. It is an American evergreen. with leathery leaves and dense racemes of white flowers , appearing in April. The height is commonly 3 to 4 feet . Another beautiful species is Japonica with tufts of creamy bells in abundance. There is a […]

This name is given to the small, dull-green, unopened flower buds of a trailing shrub which grows wild in Greece, North Africa, and various parts of South Europe. It is cultivated to a small extent in Great Britain. The bud is picked long before the flower is ready to bloom, and the further it is […]

The sacred lily of Greek mythology is in gardening phraseology the Asphodelus, a hardy herbaceous perennial of Southern Europe, with white or yellow flowers. The species ramosus attains a height of 4 ft. in good soil; it has long, sword-shaped leaves and bears white flowers in late spring and summer. It does well in a […]

The daisy-like flowers of the calliopsis (or coreopsis) are orange, yellow, crimson, and brown, growing on stems l,5 – 2 ft. high. The annual varieties are sown out of doors in March – April, where they are to bloom in summer. Several kinds are perennial, but as they are liable to perish after having flowered […]

CACTUS: How to Grow. If the cacti are to be grown in a room, a very light and sunny position in front of a window should be selected. In a greenhouse plenty of air and the avoidance of a damp atmosphere likely to result in success . The great thing is to get the plants […]

This is the popular name applied to trailing heath-like plants belonging to the genus Arctostaphylos. They are useful for the moist side of the rock garden, and the best sort, A. Uvaursi, has pink flowers in early summer and red berries in the autumn The bear berry needs only the culture given to ordinary rock […]

The flowers and also the aromatic leaves of borage arc used for flavoring such beverages as claret cup or negus; the leaves and young tops may be employed in salads. The flowers are blue, the leaves oblong and clothed with white hairs, the stems about 2 ft. high, hollow and rough. The plant is best […]

Type:  Annual Flower Species:  25 Height:  15 Growing:  North America Flowers:  White, Pink, Violet, Blue Kingdom:  Plantae Unranked:  Angiosperms, Eudicots, Asterids Order:  Lamiales Family:  Plantaginaceae Genus:  Collinsia Share in:

The best known species is the native Sagittaria sagittifolia, which has arrow-shaped leaves 3 in. to 6 in. long, and white flowers in widely spaced whorls in July. The numerous stamens have purple anthers. It is found in pools and is a good plant for the water garden, but the water should not be more […]

Type:  Annual and Perennial Species: 15 Height:  30 Growing:  Australian Flowers:  White Kingdom:  Plantae Unranked:  Angiosperm, Eudicots, Rosids Order:  Myrtales Family:  Myrtaceae Genus:  Acmena Share in: