by Weidners | Feb 6, 2014 | Plant Care
COMMON NAME: ► Pansies and Violas SCIENTIFIC NAME: ► Viola GROWER HINTS: ► Pansies and violas are both in the viola family. Pansies have the bigger flowers and faces. Violas are smaller with more flowers. They both grow the same way. Pansies are actually perennials...
by Weidners | Feb 6, 2014 | Plant Care
COMMON NAME: ► Golden Candles or Shrimp Plant SCIENTIFIC NAME: ► Pachystachys lutea GROWER HINTS: ►Yellow is a perfect color for highlighting a shady area! GROWTH HABITS: ►Evergreen in mild climates it sort of limps its way through winter and then begins to grow again...
by Weidners | Feb 6, 2014 | Plant Care
COMMON NAME: ► Cape Daisy SCIENTIFIC NAME: ► Osteospermum GROWER HINTS: ►Symphony series come from Japanese breeders. They will bloom all year unless it’s very very hot. All are very easy to grow. GROWTH HABITS: ►You’ll need to cut them back at sometime or another so...
by Weidners | Feb 5, 2014 | Plant Care
COMMON NAME: ► Nemesia SCIENTIFIC NAME: ► Nemesia GROWER HINTS: ► Belongs in the big snapdragon family. These are improved varieties of Nemesias that will bloom almost all year. Very good winter bloomer in Southern California. Blue Bird , compact White Innocence, pink...
by Weidners | Feb 5, 2014 | Plant Care
COMMON NAME: ► Paper Whites SCIENTIFIC NAME: ► Narcissus GROWER HINTS: ►The first bulb to bloom in the winter or early spring, the easiest bulb to grow in the house in a pot. Fragrant white flowers fill the air with sweetness. GROWTH HABITS: ►When they finish blooming...
