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This fast-growing, towering perennial has feathery flower clusters and large, scalloped leaves. Although it does not look like a poppy, plume poppy is a member of the poppy family native to China ...
Winter gardening doesn't have to mean a barren landscape! With the right selection of perennial plants, your garden can remain vibrant and full of life even during the colder months. As a ...
A strong-growing, shrubby perennial that is perfectly hardy in our climate, the plant matures at a height of 6 or 7 feet and does […] Skip to content All Sections ...
Although Matilija poppy is a member of the poppy family, this shrub-like perennial looks very different from any other poppy. For one, it gets very tall and wide, hence its other common name, tree ...
Poppy flowers don't last long . Updated: Aug. 08, ... Another trick is to plant perennials in long skinny drifts, as favored by the notable English garden designer Gertrude Jekyll, ...
Angelonia angustifolia, commonly referred to as summer snapdragon, is a perennial whose time has come.I looked it up in my 2001 edition of the Sunset Western Garden Book — whose authoritative ...
While breadseed poppies put on a fabulous show for two-plus months in spring then die off, the Moroccan poppy keeps going, putting out its soft apricot-orange, semi-double 3-inch flowers for much ...
If ever there was a flower that symbolises the fleeting, bittersweet beauty of the garden in summer, then it’s surely the ...
Prickly poppy (Argemone minuta) is a beautiful midsized annual or perennial poppy with large, white flowers that look like smaller versions of Matilija poppies, ...
The season’s earliest-blooming perennial flowers kick into color this month. The main benefit of perennials is that they live for years. You don’t have to replant them every year as with ...