There are many different Sunflowers a person can grow for utility and ornamental. This Sunflower is called Teddy Bear Sunflower and looks very cuddly and cute.
Category Archives: Flowers
Centaurea
Centaurea is a genus with a lot of different species. This is another annual flower from that genus.
Pink Seedpod
Something I see in the garden is so beautiful. Some would say to die for.
Giant Knapweed
Giant Knapweed(Centaurea macrocephala) has been growing good and flowering well. Bachelor Buttons(Centaurea cyanus) is an annual relative, that is more common in flower gardens.
Castor Bean
I planted some castor beans, sunflowers, and amaranth among each other this year. The castor beans grow to a large size and are quite bold and ornamental in the landscape.
Morning Cloud Chitalpa
The Morning Cloud Chitalpa is a tree that flowered quickly for me. The Chitalpa is a cross between Catalpa bignonioides and Chilopsis linearis.
Sky Iris
Irises can look great with the sky in the mix. This iris looks like it is meant to be floating like a cloud in the sky, rather than being grounded.
Floral Spring
Spring bulbs are busy blooming in April. It is always nice to keep adding to the collection, adding colorful spots to our landscape in spring. Grape Hyacinth Puschkinia libanotica Wild Tulips
Just Add Water
Just add water and watch the Giant Japanese Butterbur grow into gigantic proportions. This is an giant, leafy ornamental for wet areas. Petasites needs a lot of water to maintain the large leaves of this plant. In some climates, it suppose to spread very fast via the root system. When it is too hot and […]
Pineapple Tree
The Pineapple Pear tree flowers most years and produces a good crop of Bartlett-like pears in August. It is among three pear trees in the orchard that were planted around a couple decades ago.