Archive for the 'Winter' Category

Alyssum, Sweet Rosie Oday (Lobularia maritima) – An annual

Sweet Rosie Oday is an Annual and grows up to a height of 4 inches. It is a sweetly scented alyssum with delicious fragrance and bears tiny rose-pink flowers to red-pink to rosy lavender flowers. They form mini-rosettes. The leaves are small to medium and in green color. The flower attracts butterflies and other insects [...]

Luna plant- Hibiscus Moscheutos Luna Red (Dwarf Hardy Hibiscus)

Luna plant is a Tropical perennial. It grows in full sun and in normal, sandy and clay type of soils with average to moist soils. This plant is a medium-sized bushy mound of dark green leaves. The stems of the plant die completely in winter. In spring, new growth appears slowly. This plant is hardy [...]

Strawflower: “Summer Solstice”: Helichrysum Bracteatum

Straw flower is an herbaceous annual tropical and tender perennial herb which is easy to grow. These herbs are the natives of Australia and they grow up to a height of 6-12 inches i.e., 15-30 cm or three feet. These flowers are “everlasting” and can be dried and last a long time. The flowers have [...]

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 [...]


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