Color in the Garden thru Fall and Winter Popular plants such as, Camellia japonica and Camellia sasanqua, cyclamen, pansies, mums, petunias and snapdragons, are great this time of the year as they bring us colorful flowers, but it can be difficult to keep color in the Fall and Winter garden. How about introducing wildflowers in […]
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Passionflower Passiflora – commonly known as Maypop, Passionvine or Passionflower, is a vine with unusual and exotic looking blooms. The flower is said to symbolize the crucifixion. It attracts butterflies and humming birds. Blooms in late summer to Fall in red, purple and occasionally all white blooms. This climbing vine is vigorous and uses tendrils
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Althaea “White Angel” Rose of Sharon Hibiscus syriacus or Althaea is also known as Rose of Sharon and is a member of the Mallow or Malvacea family. The same family as the tropical hibiscus. A native of India and China, This old southern favorite has been grown in New Orleans and most southern gardens since
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Evolvulus Blue Daze Blue Daze – Evolvulus glomeratus, Evolvulus nuttallianus, is a heat tolerant plant that does well in sun or part shade. It has small beautiful true blue flowers. This plant has gray-green foliage with no real pest or disease problems. It is a shrubby, low growing, mounding plant. Evolvulus performs well in beds
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Spirea Japanese Spirea Spirea, Spirea x vanhoutei, Bridal Wreath Baby’s Breath or whatever you call it, has beautiful small white clusters of blooms in spring. Southern homeowners have planted them alternated beside azaleas for years. The pink variety, pink spirea however, is a deciduous shrub that you may want to consider for your garden even
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