Flowering Gingers Gingers are native to the tropics, some subtropics and are members of a large family (Zingiberaceae) of varied flowers and forms. Most Gingers usually have large leaves with varied flowers that are scented. They are close relatives to bananas, cannas and marantas. They offer an exotic tropical look to the garden or plantings […]
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Blue Evergreen Hydrangea – Dichroa febrifuga Dichroa febrifuga is commonly called blue evergreen hydrangea or Chinese quinine. It is a member of the Hydrangeaceae family. It is a compact, rounded, tropical, hydrangea-like, evergreen shrub which grows to 3-7 feet tall spreading to 5 feet wide preferably in part shade. It is native from Nepal to
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Edible Garden Flowers At a recent Master Gardener symposium, Dr. Kiki Fontenot, Horticulture professor at LSU AgCenter, talked about eating flowers from the garden. While I thought I knew a little something about which flowers I can eat, Dr. Fontenot inspired me by talking about some unexpected flowers and plants I had no idea were
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Ligularia/Leopard plant This herbaceous perennial was previously known as Ligularia tussilaginea and Ligularia kaempferi. Now known as Farfugium japonicum. Ligularia or Leopard plant is a member of the Asteracea (sunflower) family. It is native to rocky coastal areas of Japan, Korea and Taiwan. Ligularia should be planted at the front or middle of the garden
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Bald Cypress – Taxodium distichum Taxodium distichum is the scientific name for Bald cypress. Bald cypress is a native southeastern species. It is the Louisiana state tree since 1963 and is a deciduous conifer in the family Cupressaceae that grows on saturated and seasonally inundated soils in the lowlands of the Southeastern and Gulf Coastal
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