Category - Plant Directory
How to Grow and Care for Cherry Tree Bonsai
Common Name Japanese flowering cherry Botanical Name Prunus spp. Family Rosaceae Plant Type Tree Mature Size 10-15 inches tall Sun Exposure Partial Soil Type Well-drained Soil pH Acidic Bloom Time Spring Flower Color Pink, white Hardiness zones 5-8…
How to Grow and Care for Cherry Tomatoes
Common Name Cherry tomato Botanical Name Solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiforme Family Solanaceae Plant Type Annual, fruit Size 4–8 ft. tall, 1–3 ft. wide Sun Exposure Full sun Soil Type Loamy, well-drained Soil pH Acidic Hardiness Zones 2–11 (USDA)…
How to Grow and Care for Purpleleaf Plum Tree
Common Names Purpleleaf plum, cherry plum Botanical Name Prunus cerasifera Family Rosaceae Plant Type Tree Mature Size 15–25 ft. tall, 15–25 ft. wide Sun Exposure Full, partial Soil Type Loamy, well-drained Soil pH Acidic, neutral Bloom Time Spring…
How to Grow and Care for Cantaloupe
Common Name Cantaloupe, muskmelon Botanical Name Cucumis. melo var. reticulatus Family Cucurbitaceae Plant Type Fruit, annual Size 15–18 in. tall, 6 ft. wide Sun Exposure Full sun Soil Type Loamy, sandy, well-drained Soil pH Acidic, neutral Bloom Time…
How to Grow and Care for Canna Lily
Common Name Canna lily, canna, arrowroot Botanical Name Canna × generalis Family Cannaceae Plant Type Annual, perennial, rhizome Mature Size 1.5-10 ft. tall, 1.5-6 ft. wide Sun Exposure Full Soil Type Moist Soil pH Acidic, neutral Bloom Time…
How to Grow and Care for Canna Lily (Canna spp.)
Common Name Canna, canna lily Botanical Name Canna spp. Family Cannaceae Plant Type Perennial, annual Mature Size 1.5–8 ft. tall, 1.5–6 ft. wide Sun Exposure Full Soil Type Moist, well-draining Soil pH Acidic Bloom Time Summer Flower Color…
How to Grow and Care for Candytuft
Common Name Candytuft Botanical Name Iberis sempervirens Family Brassicaceae Plant Type Shrub, herbaceous, perennial Mature Size 12–18 in. tall, 12-16 in. wide Sun Exposure Full, partial Soil Type Well-drained Soil pH Acidic, neutral, alkaline Bloom Time Spring Flower…
How to Grow and Care for Candy Corn Plant
Common Name Candy corn plant Botanical Name Cuphea micropetala Family Lythraceae Plant Type Shrub, annual Mature Size 3 ft. tall, 2 ft. spread Sun Exposure Full, partial Soil Type Well-drained Soil pH Acidic, neutral Bloom Time Summer, fall Flower…
How to Grow and Care for Blue Spur Flower
Common Name Blue spur flower, candlestick plant Botanical Name Plectranthus barbatus, Coleus barbatus Family Lamiaceae Plant Type Perennial Mature Size 5-8 ft. tall, 5-8 ft. wide Sun Exposure Full, partial Soil Type Moist but well-draining Soil pH Neutral, acidic Bloom…
How to Grow and Care for Canada Wild Rye
Common Name Canada wild rye, Canadian wildrye, prairie wildrye, nodding wild rye Botanical Name Elymus canadensis Family Poaceae Plant Type Perennial Mature Size 2-5 ft. tall, 2-3 ft. wide Sun Exposure Full Soil Type Loamy, sandy, clay, well-drained…