Lavender is more than just an aromatic plant. Studies suggest it may help relieve stress, chronic pain, high blood pressure, and asthma. Lavender is also grown for the production of its essential oil, which comes from the distillation of the flower spikes of certain lavender species. The oil has cosmetic uses, and it is believed to have some medicinal uses.…
Lobelia is a flower that offers abundant blooming from May to October. Care, planting, sowing, and trimming lobelias is easy. Studies suggest that compounds in Lobelia inflata may aid asthma, depression, and other health issues. However, high doses can be toxic and may cause serious side effects. Lobelia is a genus of flowering plants comprising 415 species, with a sub cosmopolitan distribution…
Growing hollyhocks (Alcea rosea) in the garden is a goal of many gardeners who remember these impressive flowers from their youth. Hollyhocks add drama and height, making an impressive backdrop to shorter perennials. Alcea is a genus of about 60 species of flowering plants in the mallow family Malvaceae, commonly known as the hollyhocks. They are native to Asia and…
Impatiens flowers are bright and cheerful annuals that can light up any dark and shady part of your yard. Impatiens flowers do best if fertilized regularly. Use water soluble fertilizer on your impatiens every two weeks through spring and summer. You can also use slow release fertilizer at the beginning of the spring season and once more half way through…
With small, showy flowers on low-mounding to sprawling plants, diascia can be used interchangeably with alyssum, pansies, nemesia and other cool season annuals. The flowers of diascia come in a range of pinks, whites, corals, and oranges. During cool weather, the plants are covered in blossoms. With delicate, prolific blooms reminiscent of open-face snapdragon flowers, diascia is a colorful option for early spring…