Up from the RootsPlant Information: Flowers
Bearded Iris
Bearded Iris – Photo by Madlantern Design
Name: Bearded Iris (Iris germanica)
Type: Perennial
Growth habit: Bearded Iris are grown from rhizomes (sometimes erroneously referred to as bulbs or tubers). Their large, colorful blossoms appear in mid spring, 1-3 feet above their leathery, blade-shaped leaves.
Light Level: Full sun to partial shade.
Water: Low to [...]
Bleeding Heart
White Bleeding Heart – Photo by Madlantern Design
Name: Bleeding Heart (Dicentra)
Type: Perennial
Growth habit: Bleeding heart plants have lacy foliage that grows as a clump up to three feet wide and tall. In early to mid spring, Bleeding Hearts produce graceful stems covered in their namesake blossoms; heart-shaped flowers most often [...]
California Poppy
California Poppies – Photo by Madlantern Design
Name: California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica)
Type: Annual
Growth habit: Upright plant with lacy, sparse foliage and bright cup-shaped flowers in various shades of orange, yellow, red or pink. Beware, they may reseed readily!
Light Level: Prefers full sun.
Water: Little to moderate. Very drought tolerant.
Fertilization: Fertilizer not needed.
Planting [...]
Calypso Orchid
Name: Calypso Orchid (Calypso bulbosa)
Type: Perennial
Growth habit: Leaves are nearly unnoticeable and grow close to the ground. The tiny blossoms perch no more than 6 inches above the ground. They are found in various shades of pink, white or purple and are often speckled combinations of each.
Light Level: Filtered sun [...]
Coneflower
Yellow Coneflowers
Names: Coneflower (Echinacea)
Type: Perennial
Growth habit: Coneflowers are hardy, low growing plants with spade shaped leaves that send up stems topped with daisy-like flowers in mid summer. The blossoms can rise as high as four feet tall and come in various shades of yellow, orange, pink, purple and white. The [...]
Cornflower
Blue Cornflowers – Photo by Madlantern Design
Name: Cornflower (Centaurea cyanus)
Type: Annual
Growth habit: Upright plant with long sparse foliage and bright tufted flowers. Grows in many places as a wildflower in sunny fields.
Light Level: Prefers full sun.
Water: Little to moderate. Drought tolerant.
Fertilization: Fertilizer often not needed, but if you so choose, [...]
Flowering Tobacco
Flowering Tobacco – Photo by Territorial Seed
Name: Flowering Tobacco (Nicotiana)
Type: Annual
Growth habit: Upright plant (up to 5 feet for some varieties.)
Light Level: Prefers full sun, but will tolerate small amount of shade.
Water: Generously.
Fertilization: Any water-soluble fertilizer formulated for garden flowers or vegetables.
Planting Medium: Well-draining, somewhat sandy soil.
Common afflictions: black root [...]
Forget Me Not
Forget-me-nots – Photo by Madlantern Design
Name: Forget-Me-Not (Myosotis)
Type: Biennial
Growth habit: These fuzzy little plants grow upright to about 10 inches. They often grow in clumps and, in many areas, will reseed readily to create a ground cover.
Light Level: Prefers partial sun, but will tolerate many levels of shade.
Water: Moderate.
Fertilization: Any [...]
Foxglove
Pink Foxglove – Photo by Madlantern Design
Name: Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea)
Type: Biennial (sometimes considered a perennial)
Growth habit: Also known as Dead Man’s Bells, Fairy Gloves, Finger Flower, and Fairy Thimbles (among many other variations,) the foxglove is an upright plant with fuzzy leaves. Blossoms appear (mid-late spring) on a tall spike [...]
Fuchsia
Fuchsias – Photo by Madlantern Design
Name: Fuchsia
Type: Perennial
Growth habit: Some grow upright, some like a shrub and others trail.
Light Level: Prefers partial shade. Will tolerate full shade but most will not do well in full sun.
Water: Generously.
Fertilization: Any water-soluble fertilizer formulated for garden flowers or vegetables.
Planting Medium: Light, loose, well-draining [...]
