Entries for February 2008

English daisies look much like any other daisy-white outer petals with sunny yellow centers

False lupines are related to peas, true lupines, and baptisias.

While this plant's common name, fleabane, doesn't inspire thoughts of beauty, it is a lovely perennial.

Gerbera daisies are popular as indoor potted plants, cut flowers, and outdoor accents for beds and containers.

Clematis flowers provide an extravagant show of color.

Ground covers are a gardener's utility plants-we generally don't grow them unless we need them.

Dead nettle acquired its common name because its leaves resemble those on a stinging nettle.

Purple coneflowers are tough, attractive perennials.

Extremely vigorous ground cover with deep green leaves divided into three leaflets

Here are some of the more commonly available blue-flowered plants that are well suited to garden and landscape use.