Podocarpus plants differ in leaf form and mature habit, while translated variety names can make nursery comparisons difficult. Choose by a reliable botanical or cultivar label and the eventual space available. Male Ranong Little trees…
Fragrant mandevilla needs room to climb, a bright growing position and protection when temperatures turn cold. Give the stems a support early, while they are still flexible enough to train without snapping. Start with a…
Allamanda needs a growing position suited to its warmth and space requirements. Check the root ball rather than keeping the pot constantly wet. Allamanda needs warmth and useful light Many cultivated allamandas are tropical shrubs…
Lupins differ in height and flower form. Keep the species and cultivar name when comparing plants selected for different growing purposes. Huanghua Yu Huang yellow, aroma, seed gray or black, thousands of weights of 120…
Mandevilla flowering depends on warmth, light and active growth. Check the buds and local weather before using a fixed flowering calendar. Flowering follows warmth, light and the selection Mandevilla can provide a long display under…
Silver Shou is a translated succulent name, and the old entry lacked usable care details. Confirm its nursery label before choosing light, compost or propagation. The original entry was incomplete The old Silver Shou page…
Lupins need a suitable root zone and drainage. Check the variety and local season before choosing a pot or planting site. Choose lupins for the growing site Garden lupins need suitable light and a root…
Strawberry saxifrage makes small plantlets on runners, with a healthy root zone supporting both the parent and its young growth. Keep the container draining freely and give developing plantlets support where needed. Soil and drainage…
Allamandas differ in the way their branches grow. Compare a labeled plant's habit before choosing a support or treating it as a free-standing shrub. Soft branch The soft branch is a rattan bush, the branches…
Broken Bowl Flower is a translated folk name linked to a cautionary story. A story can explain the name without proving a plant's identity or safe uses. A cautionary folk name Broken Bowl Flower is…
A Monarda variety name should tell you more than flower colour. Compare mature height and spread before deciding where a young plant will fit in the border. Garden Red US Mint It's really a garden…
Forsythia needs space for its arching branches. Check when it forms flower buds before pruning an established shrub. Forsythia makes a broad shrub Choose space for the cultivar's mature branches rather than a site that…