Ginger lily may look delicate, with its tiny petals and petite flowers, but it's a surprisingly hardy plant—if you care for it correctly. These fragrant tropical plants, which are native to Asia ...

Don’t fertilize your lawn during the midst of summer. Wait until mid to late August, and then use the same 15-0-15 you used in the spring. There are many plants that provide color through the ...

Mystery plants, iris, ginger and plectranthus May 31, 2021 at 10:25 p.m. Beardless Louisiana Iris – Black Gamecock – when most people think of iris, they think of the bearded iris.

This evergreen ginger (Alpinia zerumbet), from Southeast Asia, is extremely popular. Up to 12 feet tall on sites that are heavily enriched with compost and manure, variegated shell ginger revels ...

A plant that is making a comeback on garden center shelves after a popularity streak in the mid-1970s is variegated Swedish ivy (Plectranthus coleoides f. variegata).

Great Plant Pick: Variegated Solomon’s seal. ... Care: Once established, it will only need occasional watering during prolonged dry weather. Cut to the ground in fall once the stems begin to yellow.

The variegated form, by far the most popular, offers striking green and gold streaking, ... Grow this ginger in filtered sun or part shade in well-drained, humus-rich soil.

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What: Miscanthus sinensis “Gold Bar” sets the new standard for golden variegated ornamental grasses. This show-stopper has a multitude of dramatic gold stripes that cut across the grass blades ...

Description: The largest genus in the Zingiberaceae family, Alpinia comprises more than 200 species. And although most Alpinias are tropical plants, there are hardy species, too, including A ...

A great foliage plant is variegated Swedish ivy (Plectranthus coleoides 'Variegata'). This plant has medium green, 1-inch-long ovate leaves with a scalloped edge and a white leaf margin.