Verbena is a popular perennial among Louisiana gardeners. (Mai Sukhothai) Louisiana gardeners and butterflies love verbena. We celebrate this low-growing perennial for its showy flower clusters and ...

Pentas, lantana, verbena, zinnia, salvias (many different species and cultivars), Mexican butterfly weed (Asclepias curassavica) and buddleia are excellent flowering plants to attract butterflies to ...

If your dream garden involves vibrant colors without the constant upkeep, you may need to be introduced to Argentinian verbena (Verbena bonariensis). This tall, airy perennial delivers puffs of ...

Q: I have an acre of native grasses that I normally mow one time per year, usually in January. This year I wasn’t able to do that, and now I have numerous purple verbena plants growing across it. I’d ...

Everyone should have a gardening to-do list for fall -- cut back perennials, refresh mulch, and do a little strategic deadheading, all before the first frost hits. One important fall task you won't ...

Verbena, a member of the Verbenaceae family, with about 250 species of annual and perennial herbaceous plants, is native to both North and South America. Sometimes referred to as vervain, verbenas ...

Whim (h)wim/ noun. Definition: a sudden desire or change of mind, especially one that is unusual or unexplained such as "she bought it on a whim." Synonyms: impulse, urge, notion, fancy, whimsy, ...

Dashes of white decorate the dark petals of Petunia 'Night Sky.' (Corina Reynolds Stearns, Portland Nursery) Though not strutting the runway or preening in front of mirrors, plants make a splash every ...

Blazing fields of desert dandelions, streaks of purple lupine and pink sand verbena, and poppies bursting along hillsides have transformed Southern California. There’s still plenty of time to see this ...

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