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A Quick Growing Guide for Miterwort
The Miterwort, Mitella diphylla, is the jewel of the spring shade garden. Consult our Quick Growing guide for this special shade plant.
Growth and Care for Prickly Pear Cactus
Add the distinctive Prickly Pear Cactus to your garden and get vibrant yellow flowers! Enjoy its edible fruit, flowers, stems, and leaves. Learn the best growing conditions and how to care for it. Enjoy this unique, cold-hardy cactus, with over 100 species distinguished by its spiny, club-shaped pads.
Foxglove Beardtongue
Penstemon digitalis bell-shaped flowers are nectar-rich, which makes them one of the best plants to attract hummingbirds.
Ohio Goldenrod
Ohio Goldenrod has a compact form that belies its large, exuberant, and long floral display late in the season, attracting many pollinators.
White Trillium, an Official Emblem.
Learn to care for Ontario's floral emblem, the White Trillium (Trillium Grandiflorum). This beautiful, shade-loving wildflower is ideal for home gardens, and requires moist, humus-rich soil for optimal growth. Plant in fall for the best results.
Virginia Waterleaf Helps Stop Soil Erosion
Virginia waterleaf is an excellent choice for shady areas and woodland gardens that can spread quickly, cover bare spots and help stop soil erosion. It comes in white and violet colours and has edible leaves that can be used in cooking. Discover more about it and its companion plants. Enhance your woodlands with Virginia Waterleaf. Discover the perfect choice for shady areas and woodland gardens – Virginia Waterleaf! Native to various regions in North America, it blooms in white and violet, and can spread quickly from rhizomes to provide groundcover, reduce erosion and provide edible leaves.
Pearly Everlasting is a Butterfly Larvae Host
Pearly everlasting features yellow flowers enclosed by white papery bracts which grace this beautiful wildflower in summer.
Cardinal Flower Attracts Pollinators
Cardinal flower is a native herb that grows along riverbanks and is occasionally found in garden flower beds as a perennial.
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Sansevieria (Snake) Plant Varieties
Snake Plants are available in various shapes, colors, and sizes. Here are a few Sansevieria varieties you should know about.
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Jack in the Pulpit has a unique and beautiful tubular green flower. It needs constantly moist soil rich in organic matter.
Dahlias Store Energy in their Tubers
Dahlia plants store food and energy on their roots and underground stems called tubers. They look like sweet potatoes.
Black-Eyed Susan Brings Cheerful Colour
Black-eyed Susan is a cheerful, widespread plant with daisy-like flowers, vibrant yellow rays, and domed, dark brown center disks.
Bog Rosemary
Bog rosemary is an arctic-tough, garden-pretty, small evergreen shrub. See why it is easy to care for and why animals leave it alone.
Lance-Leaved Figwort Growing Guide
Lance-Leaved Figwort is a pollinator magnet providing a lot of nectar for bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds! Read the Quick Growth Guide.
Downy Serviceberry Quick Growth Guide
Downy Serviceberry provides food for over 40 species of birds. The berries can be used to make jams or pies. Read the Quick Growing Guide.