Annual honesty Annual or Common Honesty is a hardy annual or biennial, with toothed, heart-shaped leaves, and large, open clusters of purple… Continue reading “Annual honesty”…
Winter Jasmine Looking for color in the drab winter months, I came across this yellow jasmine. It certainly delivers on the promise!… Continue reading “Winter Jasmine”…
Wood spurge This plant first attracted me at a public garden on a brilliantly sunny spring day, with its lush spring green… Continue reading “Wood spurge”…
Cattail This brown stick, very unlike any traditional flower, is still classified as a flower! The cattail is a reed that… Continue reading “Cattail”…
Daffodil I have childhood memories of daffodils – not because they grew in my hometown (Madras), but because of Wordsworth’s poem… Continue reading “Daffodil”…
Common Grape Hyacinth Common grape hyacinths are highly fragrant flowers that bloom in dense clusters, in all shades of pastel. In spring in… Continue reading “Common Grape Hyacinth”…