In my last blog, I told you how this website would be nowhere without the work from Mark Roberts and Lara Donovan of GoWeb1. And I shared Mark’s photos with you that he took when he was on safari in Tanzania. Today, the first thing I want to share with you is a photo Lara […]
The leaves, stems, and the tubular calyxes just below the flowers of this Royal Catchfly plant are hairy and a bit sticky. Insects can get trapped – hence its common name of catchfly. This plant is not related to the carnivorous plants like the Pitcher Plant we find in bogs and wetlands in North America […]
I did not know this shrub until I designed and developed the native plant garden at Rock Springs Nature Center in Decatur, IL. Besides being a formal garden of landscaped beds of only plants native to central Illinois, it was also a demonstration garden to show homeowners and gardeners how native plants could be used. […]
– Light: Full to part sun. – Soil and water: Medium-dry to dry average garden soil. – Hardiness Zone: Zones 3-8. – Size: About 2 feet tall. Will lean towards the sun and might sprawl. If you want this plant to always stand straight and tall, consider using a plant support. – Bloom period and color. Deadheading. Blooms blue/purplish […]