Dictamnus fraxinella, as the burning bush is known to botanists, is a herbaceous hardy perennial. 2 to 3 ft. high. It bears alternate pinnate leaves and purplish red-veined flowers in summer, and has a pronounced and agreeable odour. During hot weather the plants exude a volatile, inflammable oil which may ignite if a lighted match […]

Snapdragon or antirrhinum is a time old English plant. It was originally a wall plant. Modem cultivation has raised its height from six or nine inches to two feet or so, diversified and multiplied its colorings and increased the size of the individual flowers. While, strictly speaking, a perennial, the snapdragon is often at its […]

Type:  Perennial Flower Species:  5 Height:  40 – 70 cm Growing:  Tasmania, South Australia, Victoria, Westarn Australia Flowers:  White Kingdom:  Plantae Unranked:  Angiosperms, Monocots Order:  Liliales Family:  Colchicaceae Genus:  Burchardia Share in:

The eschscholtzia, or Californian poppy, is commonly seen bearing deep orange flowers with a yellow margin; but there are also white, pink and red varieties. Notable varieties are the white or alba; semi double o range or flore pleno; Mandarin , which is orange shaded red; Rose Queen; Ruby King; Rose Cardinal , a creamy […]

The best known species of arnebia is echioides, a hardy perennial from Armenia. It is about 12 in. high, and produces yellow flowers in May. Each blossom has five dark spots, fabled to be the marks of the lingers of Mahomet, hence its popular name of the Prophet flower. It is a curiosity for the […]

Bean capers are the flower-buds of a small tree of the genus Zygophyllum, sometimes used as substitutes for the true caper. Gather the buds on a dry day, lay them on a paper out in the sun for a few hours, and turn into wide-mouthed bottles or jars. Boil one pint good vinegar with 1/2 […]

BROOM: The Plant. This name is given both to cytisus and genista, hardy spring and summer flowering shrubs of great garden value. They thrive particularly well on poor or light land. When planting brooms it is important to choose small plants which have been grown in flower pots; large plants lifted from the open ground […]

A native evergreen, found on the heaths, butcher’s broom has angled, erect stems, and rigid, twisted spiny leaves, on the center of which the greenish white flowers appear in early spring They are followed by red berries in early winter. The height is 2 to 4 ft. This shrub is dioeciously male and female flowers […]

Closely related to the globe artichoke, the blanched stalks and main root of the cardoon are eaten instead of the undeveloped flower-head. It is hardly suitable for small gardens, but in large ones it is often grown in trenches like celery, but given more room. The trenches should be larger, and be 4 ft. apart, […]

The orange or black berries of the asparagus fern are pretty, but it is the decorative lightness of the foliage which is most admired. Among several ornamental forms Sprengheri is a good indoor plant, enduring the dry air as few others will. Retrofractua is a similar variety. Sinilax (Asparagus medeoloides) is useful for table decoration. […]

Type:  Perennial Flower, Annual Flower Species:  50 Height:  40 – 70 Growing:  Africa Flowers:  White Kingdom:  Plantae Unranked:  Angiosperms, Monocots Order:  Asparagales Family:  Orchidaceae Genus:  Aerangis Share in:

Type:  Perennial Species:  40 Height:  40-70cm Growing:  Australia, New Zeland Flowers:  Yellow Kingdom:  Plantae Unranked:  Angiosperms, Eudicots, Asterids Order:  Apiales Family:  Apiaceae Genus:  Aciphylla Share in:

This is a hardy herbaceous perennial, equally attractive in leaf and bloom. The foliage, somewhat like that of a begonia, in autumn colors well; it gets dingy later, but should be left on through the winter to protect the buds It is a spring flowering plant, bearing yellow, white, blue, or violet flowers. The height […]

A native of South Africa, the African Lily, or Agapanthus, has long, sword- shaped leaves and beautiful blue flowers, the latter being borne on a stem about 3 ft. in height. There is a single species, umbellatus, also several varieties, including whites, and a double form. It is usually grown in small tubs or large […]