Ever wish your garden could take care of itself and look even better each year? Perennials might be just what you need.

What’s your favorite color? My favorite color has always been green. I guess it figures, given my life-long interest in plants. But, if you ask me what my favorite color of flower is, I would say blue ...

Editor’s note: Once a month OSU Extension Master Gardener Volunteers in Franklin County profile a plant that occurs naturally in central Ohio. A great variety of blue-flowering perennials predominate ...

A blue-purple member of the Plectranthus genus grows out in nature. - Sky Sailom Sangdad/Shutterstock Butterflies are more than just sets of pretty patterned wings and an easy at-home science project ...

Blue butterfly pea is a perennial tropical vine known for its striking, vibrant blue flowers. It has an interesting botanical name, Clitoria ternatea, because the flower’s shape resembles a human ...

If you are looking for something blue to brighten up the landscape this summer, have we got the plant recommendation for you. The 2023 Louisiana Super Plant selection for the summer is a dwarf morning ...

AT FIRST GLANCE, blue is everywhere in our Pacific Northwest corner of the natural world — bluebird skies, rivers, lakes and saltwater surround us. However, in the world of flowering plants, fewer ...

There's just something about those first few peeks of vibrant color on a bush or tree that signal the official start of warmer seasons. And while, as a gardener, you're spoiled for choice as to what ...

David Kuchta, Ph.D. has 10 years of experience in gardening and has read widely in environmental history and the energy transition. An environmental activist since the 1970s, he is also a historian, ...

Answer: Blue hostas need to be in shadier areas in order to retain their blue color. They do best in locations where they receive filtered or dappled sunlight for most of the day. If they do receive ...

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