Fragrant perennials — butterfly bush (Buddleia), yarrow, wormwood, Dianthus, some day lilies and hostas, bee balm (Monarda), ...

The weather warms. The snows recede, and vast swaths of wild flora mat the terrain. The first shoots of the perennials are ...

It could be because red is the easiest color to spot, other pollinators, like bees, avoid it, or that red blooming plants make their nectar more accessible. The rose-purple blooms of cattail or ...

Many plants provide benefits over the winter months and can be left in place until spring. Coneflowers, coreopsis, and liatris, for example, provide food for winter birds in the form of seeds.

Beebalm is a wonderful native plant for the garden with stunning red, purple, or pink blooms that hummingbirds adore. The foliage of beebalm plants is susceptible to powdery mildew. Cut back the ...

A perennial to 70cm in height, with narrow foliage and purplish-pink flower spikes in late summer and early autumn ...