My Flowers Live – WildFlower Information and Resources

Tall Meadow-rue
Thalictrum polygamum (T. Cornuti)
Flowers–Greenish white, the calyx of 4 or 5 sepals, falling early; no petals; numerous white, thread-like, green-tipped stamens, spreading in feathery tufts, borne in large, loose, compound terminal clusters 1 ft. long or more. Stem: Stout, erect, 3 to 11 ft. high, leafy, branching above. Leaves: Arranged [...]

January 31st, 2009 | Tags: Birches, Blossoms, Botanists, Calyx, Cone Bearing, Evolutionary Scale, Grasses, Leaflets, Lobes, Meadow Rue, Open Rocky Woods, Petals, Pistillate Flowers, Pistils, Pollen Bearers, Preferred Habitat, Sepals, Stamens, Terminal Clusters, Threes | Category: Crowfoot Family | Leave a comment

Week 2: Early bulbs
Winter-hazel
Wintersweet
Sweet-box
Cornelian-cherriesWeek 3: Japanese-andromeda
Winter jasmine
Pussy willows
Week 4: Daffodils
Woodland wildflowers
Flowering cherries

January 29th, 2009 | Tags: Bulbs, Cherries, Daffodils, Pussy Willows, Sweet Box, Winter Hazel, Winter Jasmine, Woodland Wildflowers | Category: March | Leave a comment

Few annuals that grow in shade provide the range and intensity of color of impatiens. Impatiens are the most popular bedding plants in the United States because of their beauty and ease of growth.
Height/Spread
Impatiens used to be rather tall leggy annuals, but newer varieties are [...]

January 27th, 2009 | Tags: Adequate Moisture, Afternoon Sun, Bedding Plants, Blooms, Center Space, Flower Colors, Hanging Baskets, Home Landscape, Hot Afternoon, Leaf Color, New Guinea, Ornamental Features, Partial Shade, Rich Moist Soil, Tender Annuals, Tree Roots, Water Plants, Water Soluble Fertilizer, White Violet, Window Boxes | Category: Flowers | Leave a comment

January and February
Witch-hazels, Conifer foliage and cones, Hollies in fruit, Japanese apricot, Wintersweet, Sweet-box, Winter jasmine
March
2nd week: Early bulbs, winter-hazel, wintersweet, sweet-box, cornelian-cherries
3rd week: Japanese-andromeda, winter jasmine, pussy willows
4th week: Daffodils, woodland wildflowers, flowering cherries
April
lst week: Daffodils, crocuses, early magnolias, Korean azalea, Japanese-andromeda, forsythias, cornelian-cherries, woodland wildflowers,
epimediums, flowering cherries, arisaemas
2nd [...]

January 23rd, 2009 | Tags: Array, Black Locust, Day Lilies, Dove Tree, Epimediums, Fringe Tree, Herbaceous Peonies, Japanese Apricot, Japanese Quince, Mountain Laurels, Old Garden Roses, Pussy Willows, Roses Spring, Satsuki Azaleas, Species Roses, Tree Peonies, Tulip Tree, Winter Hazel, Winter Jasmine, Witch Hazels, Woodland Wildflowers | Category: Uncategorized, Whats Blooming When | Leave a comment

Few flowering plants can match the beauty, versatility and popularity of the rose.
Height/Spread
Roses range in size from tiny miniatures of 8 inches tall to tree climbing giants that will reach 50 feet or more. Hybrid tea roses typically grow to 4 to 6 feet tall and floribundas generally range from 3 to 4 feet [...]

January 23rd, 2009 | Tags: Air Circulation, Bare Root Roses, Beautiful Blooms, Climbing Roses, Different Types Of Roses, Early Spring, Flowering Plants, Fruit Trees, Growing Roses, Hgic, Hybrid Tea Roses, Landscape Color, Many Different Types, Morning Sun, Natural Position, Organic Matter, Ornamental Features, Rose Diseases, Soil Conditions, Types Of Roses | Category: Flowers | Leave a comment