Category - Plant Directory
How to Grow and Care for Melampodium
Common Name Melampodium, butter daisy, black foot daisy Botanical Name Melampodium spp. Family Asteraceae Plant Type Annual Mature Size 6-24 in tall, 8-18 in. wide (varies by cultivar) Sun Exposure Full Soil Type Dry to medium moisture, well-drained…
How to Grow and Care for Black Diamond Watermelons
Common Name Black diamond watermelon Botanical Name Citrullus lanatus ‘Black Diamond’ Family Cucurbitaceae Plant Type Annual, fruit Size 20 ft. long (vines) Sun Exposure Full Soil Type Loamy, sandy, moist but well-drained Soil pH Acidic, neutral Bloom Time…
Black Bamboo: Care and Growing Guide
Botanical Name Phyllostachys nigra Common Name Black bamboo Plant Type Grass Mature Size 30 ft. tall, 2 in. wide Sun Exposure Full sun to partial shade Soil Type Well-draining, moist, loamy Soil pH Acidic to slightly alkaline Bloom…
How to Grow and Care for Bird’s Nest Fern
Common Name Bird’s nest fern, nest fern Botanical Name Asplenium nidus Family Aspleniaceae Plant Type Perennial Mature Size 3–5 ft. tall, 2–3 ft. wide outdoors, 2 ft. tall and wide indoors Sun Exposure Partial, shade Soil Type Loamy,…
Plant Care & Growing Guide
Common Name Bird of paradise Botanical Name Strelitzia reginae, Strelitzia nicolai Family Strelitziaceae Plant Type Herbaceous perennial Mature Size 3.5-6 ft. tall, 3-4 ft. wide Sun Exposure Full to partial Soil Type Loamy Soil pH Slightly acidic Bloom…
How to Grow and Care for Bigleaf Periwinkle
Common Name Bigleaf periwinkle, greater periwinkle, blue periwinkle Botanical Name Vinca major Family Apocynaceaedogbane Plant Type Evergreen perennial Mature Size 6-8 in. tall Sun Exposure Full, partial Soil Type Well-drained, clay, loam Soil pH Slightly acidic Bloom Time…
How to Grow and Care for Big Bluestem
Common Name Big bluestem, turkey foot, tall bluestem, bluejoint Botanical Name Andropogon gerardi Family Poaceae Plant Type Perennial Mature Size 6-8 ft. tall, 2-3 ft. wide Sun Exposure Full, partial Soil Type Loamy, sandy, clay, well-draining Soil pH…
How to Grow and Care for a Bing Cherry Tree
Common Name Bing Cherry Botanical Name Prunus avium ‘Bing’ Family Rosaceae Plant Type Deciduous tree Mature Size 35 ft. tall, 25 ft. wide Sun Exposure Full Sun Soil Type Loamy, moist, well-drained soil Soil pH Neutral soil Bloom…
How to Grow and Care for Bidens
Common Name Bidens, beggarticks, black-jack, burr marigolds, cobbler’s pegs, Spanish needles, stickseeds, tickseeds, and tickseed sunflowers Botanical Name Bidens spp. Family Name Asteraceae Plant Type Annual, perennial Mature Size 6-12 in. tall, 1-3 ft. wide Sun Exposure Full…
Better Boy Tomatoes: Care & Growing Guide
Botanical Name Solanum lycopersicum ‘Better Boy’ Common Name Better Boy tomato Plant Type Annual vegetable Mature Size 5-8 ft. tall, 2-3 ft. wide Sun Exposure Full; 6 to 8 or more hours per day Soil Type Loamy, moist…