Category - Plant Directory
How to Grow and Care for a Tulip Tree
Common Name Tulip tree, tulip poplar, yellow poplar Botanical Name Liriodendron tulipifera Family Magnoliaceae Plant Type Tree Mature Size 70–130 ft. tall, 30–60 ft. wide Sun Exposure Full Soil Type Moist, well-drained Soil pH Acidic, neutral, alkaline Bloom…
How to Grow and Care for Trumpet Vine
Common Name Trumpet vine, trumpet creeper, cow-itch vine Botanical Name Campsis radicans Family Bignoniaceae Plant Type Perennial, vine Mature Size 30–40 ft. tall, 4–10 ft. wide Sun Exposure Full, partial Soil Type Sandy, clay, moist, well-drained Soil pH…
How to Grow and Care for Yellow Trout Lily
Common Name Erythronium americanum Botanial Name Yellow trout lily, yellow dogtooth violet, yellow adder’s tongue Family Liliaceae Plant Type Herbaceous perennial Mature Size 3-6 in. tall, wide Sun Exposure Partial, full shade Soil Type Moist, humusy, well-drained Soil…
How to Grow and Care for Blood Flower
Common Name Blood flower, tropical milkweed, Mexican butterfly weed, scarlet milkweed Botanical Name Asclepias curassavica Family Apocynaceae Plant Type Annual Mature Size 2-3 ft. tall, 1–2 ft. wide Sun Exposure Full Soil Type Well-drained Soil pH Acidic, neutral…
How to Grow and Care for Trident Maple
Common Name Trident maple, three-toothed maple Botanical Name Acer buergerianum Family Sapindaceae Plant Type Tree Mature Size 25-35 ft. tall, 15-25 ft. wide Sun Exposure Full Soil Type Moist, well-drained Soil pH Acidic, neutral Hardiness Zones 5-9 (USDA)…
How to Grow and Care for Tricolor Beech
Common Name Tricolor beech, tri-colored European beech, Roseomarginata European beech Botanical Name Fagus sylvatica ‘Roseo-Marginata’/’Purpurea Tricolor’ Family Fagaceae Plant Type Tree Mature Size 24-40 ft. tall, 30 ft. wide Sun Exposure Partial, shade Soil Type Moist but well-drained…
How to Grow and Care for Tree Philodendron
Common Name Tree philodendron, lacy tree philodendron, Philodendron selloum, horsehead philodendron Botanical Name Philodendron bipinnatifidum, Thaumatophyllum bipinnatifidum Family Araceae Plant Type Perennial Mature Size 15 ft. tall and 10 ft. wide (outdoors), 6 ft. tall and 8 ft.…
How to Grow and Care for Tree Peony
Common Name Tree peony Botanical Name Paeonia suffruticosa Family Paeoniaceae Plant Type Shrub Mature Size 3-5 ft. tall, 3-4 ft. wide Sun Exposure Full, partial Soil Type Loamy Soil pH Neutral, alkaline Bloom Time Spring Flower Color White,…
How to Grow and Care for Lavatera
Common Name Lavatera Botanical Name Lavatera spp. Family Malvaceae Plant Type Perennial or annual Mature Size 2-10 ft. high, 2-6 ft. feet wide Sun Exposure Full Soil Type Loamy, sandy, well-drained Soil pH Acid, neutral, alkaline Bloom Time…
How to Grow and Care for Weeping Norway Spruce
Botanical Name Picea abies ‘Pendula’ Common Name Weeping Norway spruce Family Pinaceae Plant Type Evergreen Mature Size 4-15 ft. tall, 4-15 ft. wide Sun Exposure Full, Partial Soil Type Loamy, sandy, clay, moist but well-drained Soil pH Acidic,…