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Growing Guide: How to Grow Siberian Iris
Siberian Iris are prolific and an easy to grow perennial in an array of conditions. The spectacular flowers come in a range of colors with intricate markings and excellent form.
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Growing Guide: How to Grow Red Hot Poker
Red Hot Poker is also known as Red Hot Poker and Torch Lily. It is a beautiful plant that can add life and color to your garden. It's easy to...
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Growing Guide: How to Grow Echinacea
Echinacea, also known as Coneflowers, are herbaceous perennials of the daisy family. They have large daisy-like flower heads with drooping petals and brown cone-shaped centres, giving them their unusual...
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Growing Guide: How to Grow Helenium
Helenium is an easy to grow perennial plant that brings brightness and joy to any garden. In nature, they can commonly be spotted in meadows and outer woodlands. They blossom...
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Growing Guide: How to Grow Delphinium
Delphinium commonly called Larkspur is a clump forming perennial. It grows upright and boasts dark green foliage. It’s a great choice to incorporate in cottage gardens, beds and borders, and adds a...
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Growing Guide: How to Grow Penstemon
If you are in search of a perennial that has high-impact, is long-blooming and easy to grow, then Penstemon is perfect for you. With blooms starting in early summer. you...
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Growing Guide: How to Grow Veronica Longifolia
Veronica Longifolia, also commonly known as 'Speedwells' are long-blooming and easy to grow perennials that are prized by gardeners. Their spikey, colorful flowers rise elegantly and attract butterflies. The extremely...
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Growing Guide: How to Grow Helleborus
Growing Helleborus is easy. They grow best in rich soil that can retain moisture, and are very flexible in terms of sunlight exposure. As a woodland plant though, they tend...
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Growing Guide: How to Grow Monarda
Monarda is a classic, cottage garden favorite that is adored by gardeners not only for its fantastic colors, but its evocative fragrance. Not only is is beloved by gardeners- planting...
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Growing Guide: How to Grow Astrantia
Create a summer garden that is bright and luscious with Astrantia! Astrantia are one of the most stand-out flowers of all summer species and are excellent for cutting. They are...
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Growing Guide: How to Grow Columbine (Aquilegia)
Aquilegia, also known as Columbine or Grannys Bonnet, are cottage garden favorites! They are easy to grow perennials and are nectar-rich, making them attractive to bumblebees. It blooms in a...
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Growing Guide: How to Grow Ranunculus
The joys of growing Ranunculus don't only consist of their reliable performance and attractive blooms, this cut-flower has an unbelievably long vase life too! Producing multiple blooms per plant, your garden...
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- Alliums
- Alocasia
- Amaryllis
- Anemones
- Arisaema
- Astilbe
- Astrantia
- Begonias
- Calla Lilies
- Camassia
- Chionodoxa
- Columbine
- Coneflower
- Crocus
- Daffodils
- Dahlias
- Day Lily
- Delphiniums
- Dichelostemma
- Echinacea
- Elephant Ears
- Eranthis
- Eremurus
- Foxtail Lilies
- Fritillaria
- Galanthus
- Geranium
- Giant Snowflake
- Gladiolus
- Glory of the Snow
- Grape Hyacinths
- Hostas
- Hyacinthoides
- Hyacinths
- Irises
- Ixia
- Larkspurs
- Leucojum
- Lilies
- Mixture
- Monarda
- Muscari
- Ornithogalum
- Paperwhites
- peonies
- Puschkinia
- Ranunculus
- Red Hot Poker
- Saffron Crocus
- Scilla
- Siberian Iris
- Siberian Squill
- Snowdrops
- Spanish Bluebells
- Striped Squill
- Swamp Milkweed
- Tuberoses
- Tulips
- Winter Aconite