Ornamental Plants Archives

How to Grow Echeveria Elegans (Mexican Snowballs) in Gardens

Echeveria Elegans is an evergreen perennial succulent. It is indigenous to the semi-desert regions of Mexico. It also has other names such as white Mexican rose, Mexican gem, and Mexican snowball. These flowering plant species are from the Crassulaceae family. This article focuses on the Echeveria Elegans (Mexican snowballs) Plant, its characteristics, propagation, and uses […]

How to Grow Calico Aster in the Garden

The calico aster (Symphyotrichum lateriflorum) is also called starved aster. It is a member of Asteraceae family. Linnaeus, a Swedish botanist classified the species of this plant in the 1700s. In the early 20th century, two botanists called “Löves” fine-tuned this classification. One of them was from Iceland and the other was from Sweden. This […]

All about Forsythia Hedge

Forsythia Hedge is a deciduous shrub. It is also known as the Easter tree. Biologically, its genus comes under the Oleaceae (olive) family. This genus is named after a Scottish botanist, William Forsyth (1737 – 1804). There are many species of Forsythia Hedge. Generally, most of them have native roots in eastern Asia. Only one […]

How to Grow and Care for Foxtail Fern Plants

In fact, the foxtail fern is not a real fern. It is a member of the asparagus family of plants. It reproduces by seeds and not sexually from spores as ferns do. Previously, it was assigned to the lily family. But later, it was reclassified to the present asparagus family. In this article, we have […]

White Aster and its Varieties

The white aster belongs to the Asteraceae family. This family consists of many flowering plants including sunflower, daisy, and dahlia. In fact, this family has more than 32,000 species. They are classified under 1,900 genera over 13 subfamilies. This family is expected to grow further in the future. There are various varieties of aster flowers […]

Growing and Caring Purple Fountain Grass

Purple fountain grass (Pennisetum X Advena Rubrum) is biologically an ornamental plant. It is also a fast-growing tropical perennial with notable drought-tolerant characteristics. It is not a cold-hardy plant. Hence, if you live in cold regions, you can enjoy its ornamental nature for just two seasons in a year. This article focuses on Purple fountain […]

Growing Mexican White Oak (Monterrey Oak) Trees

Mexican white oak (Quercus polymorpha) also has other names such as Monterrey oak and net leaf white oak. This is one of the North American native oak species. These trees are spread across Mexico, Honduras, and Guatemala. In the US, this tree is grown for ornamental purposes also. In fact, there are more than 600 […]

Growing Gopher Plants

The Gopher Plant has its native roots in the Mediterranean region and Middle East Asia. Some people may find the name to be interesting while others may feel dull and boring! In fact, some people think the name represents the fascinating character of this plant. Whatever may be the nature of its name, it is […]

All about Dietes Bicolor Plants

Dietes Bicolor is a rhizomatous perennial plant. It forms clumps at the base. If you leave these plants undisturbed for years, they can develop huge clumps. The species of this plant belong to the Iridaceae (Iris) family. The plant originates from rhizomes, under the soil. On average, a matured plant grows 1m tall and spreads […]

How to Grow Wax Begonia

The Wax Begonia is one of the popular beautiful bedding plants. Since the Victorian age, people are growing and using these plants for decorations. These plants also have a few other names including fibrous begonia and begonia semperflorens In general, these ever-blooming plants exhibit interesting durable characteristics. They also beautify the garden with their single […]

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