Pincushion Flower Identification “I saw this beautiful flower (above) while visiting my son in Vermont. What is the name of it?” asks Birds & Blooms reader Samantha Bisceglia of Sarasota, Florida.

When creating a new garden or looking for new additions, check out the Perennial Plants of the Year (PPOY). Selected by ...

Fall and winter can be a wonderfully relaxing time for gardeners, but it can also be a time to get those last-minute plantings in. In many USDA Hardiness Zones, November is the ideal time to plant ...

Flower color in ornamental plants not only enhances their aesthetic appeal but also reflects complex evolutionary histories. In Lobularia maritima (sweet alyssum), researchers have unraveled how ...

November is almost here, and it’s time to get your perennial flower garden ready for winter. Do you cut it down or don’t you? The traditional approach to preparing herbaceous perennial beds for winter ...

Drought conditions that have withered perennial flowers gardens this autumn could be ending soon. "This rain sure hasn't hurt," said Mary Lee Minor, a horticulture columnist and a longtime member of ...

A poet is said to be someone who sees the world each day as if for the first time. I can vouch for this poetic feeling whenever I see certain plants, no matter how familiar they might be. At this time ...