Rose pine cone is a stunning little perennial you may never have heard of or seen, but it's a plant with a bright future. Part of the Acanthus family, which includes familiar ornamentals like ...

It wasn’t too many years ago that breeders made a major breakthrough with an old tried and true perennial known as the cone flower. These tough perennials are native to North America and are ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." As summer winds down, the flowers in your garden might be looking a little tired and faded. But you don’t ...

The perennial also known as echinacea used to come only in purple or white; now, a rainbow of colors are available. I know I mentioned last week that I always hesitate to spend too much ink on just ...

The best trait of perennial flowers is that you plant them once, and they come back year after year (assuming the deer and groundhogs don’t eat them). No replanting is needed every spring as with ...

One in an occasional series of guides on growing popular plants. Other guides include lenten rose, peony, redbud, azalea, elephant ear, coleus, lantana, savory calamint and rudbeckia. Nine species of ...

Spring is a time for new beginnings and a fresh start, and that includes your garden. To help refresh your outdoor space, plant perennial flowers that will bloom for years to come. From colorful ...

Every longtime gardener has a list of tough flowering perennials they consult when they need a dependable plant. My criteria for selecting the plants on this list are simple: They must be “tough,” ...

Herbaceous perennials bring a greater diversity to the landscape. With wide varieties of colors, textures, statures and forms, perennials can provide all-season interest in the landscape. Many ...