Archive for the 'Container' Category

Black Cohosh – Cimicifuga Racemosa : how to grow, soil conditions and benefits.

Black cohosh is a member of the buttercup family found in rich woods of the eastern deciduous forest from southern Ontario south to Georgia, west to Arkansas, north to Wisconsin. Other Common Names: Actee A Grappes, American Baneberry, Amerikansk Slangerod, Black Snakeroot, Cimicaire, Rattle Root, Sauco, Slangenwortel, Tahta Bitiotu, Wanzenkraut, Cimicifuga racemosa. Characteristics of Black [...]

Azaleas – types, growing conditions and what care should be taken.

Azaleas are flowering shrubs making up part of the genus rhododendron. There are two major differences between azaleas and other rhododendrons. Azaleas are smaller, making a good house plant, and they flower in singular large blooms, whereas rhododendrons produce long strips of smaller blooms. Types of Azalea – Evergreen azaleas (R. Tsutsusi) produce two sets [...]

Aristolochia Elegans – how to grow and what are the soil conditions

A diverse race of climbing plants, they are mostly natives of tropical regions. Some of the aristolochias are noted for the extraordinary size and formation of their blooms. The larger flowered varieties, however, all demand a high temperature and extremely careful culture. Characteristics of Aristolochia Elegans – Aristolochia elegans is an evergreen vine with unusual [...]

Chocolate Daisy : Berlandiera lyrata, how to grow, soil conditions and benefits.

Berlandiera lyrata has bright yellow daisy-like bloom, this plant provides a definite chocolate scent all summer. Growing to 18 inches tall, Berlandiera sports silvery foliage and showy 2 inch yellow flowers that have red undersides. The Chocolate Flowers does, indeed, smell like delicious chocolate. Gardeners often grow these along walkways where and below window sills. [...]


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