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• What is Creeping Thyme?

  Creeping Thyme is a low growing mat that is covered with hundreds of rosy-red flowers in summer. Since it is a strong grower, it is ideal as a drought tolerant lawn substitute, or as a groundcover for planting between flagstones, tolerating moderate traffic... Posted Nov 18 2009, 03:06 PM by bill-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: butterfly plant, common questions answered, creeping thyme, ground cover, growing thyme, thyme

• Is the Beaujolais Bonnets a pincushion flower?

  Scabiosa ‘Beaujolais Bonnets’, has an unusual and interesting color; also called a pincushion flower! A mound of green foliage offers a wonderful contrast to the blooms from late spring through midsummer. These flowers also add a unique quality to fresh... Posted Nov 13 2009, 09:46 AM by bill-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: Beaujolais Bonnets Scabiosa, butterfly plant, common questions answered, deadheading, hummingbird plant, perennial, pincushion flower, Scabiosa

• Can you suggest a colorful fall plant?

  How about the ‘Bolero’ Mum for a colorful fall landscape? A hardy garden mum, bigger and better than the standard mum, this ‘ Bolero’ Mum will create a beautiful display for your fall landscape. It provides an abundance of blooms that are 3.5 inches wide... Posted Nov 12 2009, 10:20 AM by bill-nhn with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Bolero Mum, butterfly plant, common questions answered, cut flower, dendranthema, fall bloomer, fall color, garden mum, hardy mum, perennial

• Is the ‘Candy Mountain’ Foxglove flower always “looking up”?

  Foxglove ‘Candy Mountain ’ is the first foxglove ever to have upward-facing flowers instead of the usual downward-facing ones! What a new and unique feature. This flower allows you to view its beautifully speckled throats from above instead of below,... Posted Nov 09 2009, 10:24 AM by bill-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: bird plant, butterfly plant, Candy Mountain Foxglove, common questions answered, foxglove, perennial

• Where should I plant ‘Broadway Lights’ Shasta Daisy?

  Broadway Lights Shasta Daisy does well in Zones 4-11 and in full sun or partial sun. It needs a soil that has been enriched with organic material such as compost, leaf mold, or cow manure. It should be kept watered during the growing season, and it is... Posted Oct 31 2009, 03:00 PM by bill-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: Broadway Lights Shasta Daisy, butterfly plant, common questions answered, container plant, cut flower, daisies, deadhead, long bloomer, perennial, shasta daisy

• Where does the Bleeding Heart (Dicentra) grow best?

  The Bleeding Heart should be planted in full sun to partial shade, but it will also do well in full shade. This plant is somewhat heat tolerant and needs moist soil, so do not let the soil dry out. Putting a 2 to 3 inch layer of compost around the bleeding... Posted Oct 30 2009, 09:29 AM by bill-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: bleeding heart, butterfly plant, common questions answered, container plant, dicentra, fast growing perennial, perennial

• How tall does Angelina Sedum get?

  Sedum Angelina has brilliant, needle-shaped, golden yellow foliage. It is a vigorous mat-forming perennial plant. It grows only four inches high, but spreads up to 24 inches wide. In the colder climates its foliage will turn a gorgeous orange in the fall... Posted Oct 28 2009, 02:52 PM by bill-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: Angelina sedum, asters, butterfly plant, common questions answered, coneflowers, container plant, groundcover, perennial, Sedum

• What is an Astilbe?

  An Astilbe is a perennial plant , usually having spikes of white, pink, or red flowers. The showy panicles or plumes of feathery flowers are the hallmark of Astilbe. Common names for this graceful pyramid-shaped flower are False Spirea and Goat's... Posted Oct 18 2009, 11:51 AM by bill-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: astilbe, butterfly plant, common questions answered, container plant, perennial, Radius astilbe, shade garden, shade plants

• What is a Spicebush?

  The Spicebush, Lindera bezoin, is a native deciduous shrub with a broad, rounded habit which typically grows 6-12' high. Clusters of tiny, aromatic, greenish-yellow flowers bloom along the branches in early spring before the foliage emerges. They... Posted Sep 30 2009, 10:48 AM by bill-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: butterfly plant, common questions answered, deciduous, fragrant foliage, Lindera bezoin, red berries, shrub, spicebush, trees, wildlife plant

• Are all honeysuckle plants vining?

  Honeysuckles are either bush or vining. Dwarf Bush Honeysuckle is a short, shrubby, bush-type honeysuckle plant. The leaves are two to four inches long, green, and with a slightly paler underside. It is a vigorous, spreading plant that exhibits an abundance... Posted Sep 20 2009, 12:27 PM by bill-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: butterfly plant, common questions answered. small plant, dwarf honeysuckle bush, fast grower, honeysuckle, hummingbird plant, shrub, yellow flowers

• Where do I plant Plumbago (Leadwort)?

  Plumbago needs full sun but can tolerate afternoon shade. For best results, plant in a fertile, moist but well-drained soil. Plumbago works great at the front of the perennial border, shrub borders, rock gardens , or as an edging plant. Plumbago Leadwort... Posted Sep 06 2009, 08:22 PM by bill-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: butterfly plant, common questions answered, leadwort, perenial, plumbago

• When does Russian Sage bloom?

  Russian Sage makes a good late-season perennial garden filler plant that is attractive to butterflies. Many gardeners love blue flowers, and the light blue flowers of Russian Sage certainly will please them! The foliage is fragrant, and produces an aromatic... Posted Aug 27 2009, 08:16 AM by bill-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: butterfly plant, common questions answered, Little Spire, Little Spire Russian Sage, long bloomer, perennial, Perovskia, russian sage

• Pruning Butterfly Bushes

  There really is no trick to pruning butterfly bushes , as blooms will sprout from old and new wood. If you like, you can leave your butterfly bush alone each year and it should still preform. That is not to say that a little maintenance might not be required... Posted Aug 22 2009, 10:44 AM by bryan-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: butter fly, butterflies, butterfly, butterfly bush, butterfly plant, commmon questions answered, cut, cutting, fall, maintain, mer, new, new wood, old, old wood, prune, pruning, pruning bushes, shaping, size, spring, sprout, trimming, wood

• What is a Passion Flower?

  Passion Flower is a fast growing vine that may grow up to 30 feet in a season. The foliage is smooth and glossy textured. In warm climates the Passion Flower will grow and bloom throughout the year. They are easy to grow in containers, but support may... Posted Aug 07 2009, 11:37 AM by bill-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: bee plant, blue passion flower, butterfly plant, common question answered, long bloomer, maypop, passion flower, trellis

• What is the common name for Aquilegia?

  Columbine is the common name for Aquilegia. Columbine adds a wonderful color to your garden when in bloom, and then a distinctive foliage texture is present the rest of the season. The foliage of the Columbine provides year round interest even when the... Posted Jul 13 2009, 10:33 AM by bill-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: aquilwegia, attractive foliage, butterfly plant, columbine, common question answered, cut flowers, hummingbird flower