Mastering Horticulture

Dusty Miller ( Jacobaea maritima) is a unique plant with silvery and lacy leaves which varies with variety.  which made it useful in cre...

Botanical Name:   Banksia integrifolia Common Name:  Coastal Banksia Family:  Proteaceae Country of Origin:  Possibly Eastern Austr...

Tanacetum parthenium (L.) Common name:  Feverfew; Wild Chamomile Other Names: Chrysanthemum parthenium                         ...

Fig. 1   'Arabian Night' in the rain. One of the year's new plants in my garden is dahlia. Dahlia is a tuberous tender...

Fig. 1   Royal Poinciana (picture taken at the  Mauna Lani Bay ) Royal Poinciana ( Delonix regia) Family: Fabaceae Adaptation:...

Botanical Name:   Tradescantia somaliensis Synonym:   Cyanotis somaliensis Common Name:  Kitten Ears, Furry Kittens, Pussy Ears ...

Fig. 1    Torenia fournieri E very year I try one or two new plants in my garden and this year one of them is Torenia (Torenia fo...

Dracaena fragrans  'Masagaena' in bloom. D racaena fragrans is one of the most important houseplants in the United States beca...

Fig. 1    Woolly Rose ( Echeveria cristata 'Doris Taylor') flowers E very summer in my garden , the Echeveria cristata ...

 Dioscorea macrostachya  Synonym: Dioscorea mexicana Family:   Dioscoreaceae Common Name:Tortoise Plant Country of Origin: Panama...

Streptocarpus spp . Family: Gesneriaceae Common Name:  Cape Primrose Country of Origin: South Africa, Madagascar and  Asia F...