#herbaceousperennial

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Monday 3 March 2025

The clump-forming, semi-evergreen perennial Helleborus niger 'Christmas Carol' (Christmas rose, hellebore) put on an early display of flowers from February in ​Union Terrace Gardens, an Aberdeen park. The simple bowl-shaped white flowers turn apple green as they age. The plants contrasted well with the foliage of Epimedium cvs. and the larger Helleborus argutifolius (holly-leaved hellebore, Corsican hellebore).

Jill Raggett

[nebulaeyedfish]

Digitalis (/ˌdɪdʒɪˈteɪlɪs/[2] or /ˌdɪdʒɪˈtælɪs/[3]) is a genus of about 20 species of herbaceousperennial plants, shrubs, and biennials, commonly called foxgloves.

Foxglove has medicinal uses but is also very toxic to humans and other animals, and consumption can even lead to death.

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[tinyshe]

Dictamnus albus is a species of flowering plant in the familyRutaceae. It is also known as burning bush,[2]dittany,[2]gas plant[2] or fraxinella.[2] This herbaceousperennial has several geographical variants.[3] It is native to warm, open woodland habitats in southern Europe, north Africa and much of Asia.

[iplantsman]

The second lovey thing to come through the post for me today is the latest edition of @gardennewsmagazine which includes another piece by me on less common species and varieties of well known plants. . Following on from Fruit, Vegetables, Herbs and Herbaceous Perennials, today we look at Bulbs! More to come too, so get that subscription organised. . I have been shortlisted for the Garden Media Guild’s Alan Titchmarsh New Talent Award 2020, which I am delighted about. My writing in Garden News Magazine is part of the reason for this shortlisting. I hope you enjoy reading them as much as I do writing them. Several of the magazine’s writers including @naomisladegardening, the Magazine itself and editor Karen Murphy are also up for awards, so fingers crossed for multiple wins. . #gardenmediaguild #gardenmediaguildawards #GMG #gardennewsmagazine #article #writer #blogger #gdnbloggers #bulbs #herbaceousperennial #iplantsman #herbs #fruit #vegetables #gardenwriter #gardening (at Crowborough, East Sussex) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGkQVkygKoc/?igshid=129t63yiqmvef

[rubyleeashley]

This pretty little flower is called #VirginiaSpiderwort or botanically known as #TradescantiaVirginiana. This plant comes back every year and is native to the Maryland area. #herbaceousperennial #monocot #MarylandNativePlant #NativePlant #GrowNativePlants (at Maryland) https://www.instagram.com/p/Boz4U2EgR1e/?igshid=1k9ym9s5bmdg7

[nunoxaviermoreira]

Inula by jdathebowler Thanks for 4 Million + views. 734 Taken Golden Acre Park Bramhope leeds West Yorkshire. Inula is a large genus of about 90 species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, native to Europe, Asia and Africa. They may be annuals, herbaceous perennials or subshrubs that vary greatly in size, from small species a few centimeters tall to enormous perennials over 3 m tall. https://flic.kr/p/2geEBwS

[plews]

Rudbeckia seed heads, showing that you don't just need flowers for an interesting garden! #gardendesigner #rudbeckia #herbaceousperennial #nofilter

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Wednesday 1 January 2025

Happy New Year!

Not all window boxes need flowers, here the home owner had used a great selection of Heuchera cultivars (coral bells) to provide winter interest. The neat, low mounds of foliage come in a wide range of bold colours. These herbaceous plants thrive in partial shade in moist but well drained growing media or soil.

Jill Raggett

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Monday 27 January 2025

The vigorous herbaceous perennial Physalis alkekengi (Chinese lantern, alkegengi, bladder cherry, strawberry-and-tomato, winter cherry) is grown for the inflated, lantern-like deep orange calyces that develop after the small creamy-yellow flowers. Left on the plant the ‘lanterns’ eventually form a papery skeleton around the red berry. This plant will grow in any well-drained soil in sun or partial shade but it can become invasive though in my experience it can be hard to establish.

Jill Raggett

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Thursday 9 January 2025

Various Miscanthus cultivars (eulalia, elephant grass, Japanese silver grass) and other species have been used to create an ornamental grass garden at Goodnestone Park, Kent. This grass species produces a display of flowers in late summer and into autumn in a range of shapes and colours.

Jill Raggett

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Friday 14 February 2025

In late winter the clump-forming evergreen Helleborus foetidus (stinking hellebore, bearfoot, ox heel, setterwort, stinkwort) starts to flower. This is a woodland native in the U.K. and will cope with a shaded location. It is a shortlived perennial but tends to self seed so young plants appear nearby.

Jill Raggett

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Saturday 22 February 2025

Primula vulgaris subsp. sibthorpii (pink primrose) is a form of the native primrose that is found in the Balkans. This semi-evergreen rosette-forming perennial produces soft lilac-pink flowers with a distinct yellow eye. The subspecies commemorates, John Sibthorp (1758-96), Professor of Botany at the University of Oxford.

Jill Raggett

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Friday 24 January 2025

The endangered plant Kniphofia bruceae (red hot poker) disappeared from both gardens and from the wild until a few years ago when a lone plant was discovered in its native South Africa. Therefore, this large, clump-forming perennial is rare in cultivation but has been distributed to botanic and Royal Horticultural Society gardens in the U.K. to keep the species safe in cultivation.

Jill Raggett

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Thursday 16 January 2025

The evergreen perennial Persicaria capitata (pink bobbles, pink-headed persicaria, pinkhead smartweed, pink knotweed, pink bubble persicaria) is cold-hardy for short periods but will dieback if below freezing for an extended time. The species forms a groundcover as the stems often form roots at leaf nodes, producing a dense mat of growth.

Jill Raggett

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Friday 31 January 2025

Growing in the shelter of a sunny wall with a well drained soil was Euphorbia myrsinites (broad-leaved glaucous spurge) (left) and Euphorbia rigida (upright myrtle spurge) (right). Both species are spreading, evergreen perennials with blue-green fleshy leaves with bright yellow flowers at the tips of the shoots in late spring and early summer. The sap is a skin and eye irritant and harmful if eaten.

Jill Raggett

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Saturday 18 January 2025

Often found growing out of the cracks in old walls and pavements is Corydalis lutea (yellow corydalis, rock fumewort). This clump-forming, evergreen perennial is a garden escapee and produces clusters of bright yellow flowers from late spring into autumn in a sheltered site.

Jill Raggett