My Flowers Live » Flowers http://www.myflowerslive.com Just Wild About WildFlowers and Information and Resources about Them!!! Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:20:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v= en hourly 1 Add Hours to Your Flowers http://www.myflowerslive.com/add-hours-to-your-flowers/ http://www.myflowerslive.com/add-hours-to-your-flowers/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 19:56:36 +0000 JB http://myflowerslive.com/?p=132 Have you ever thought about buying flowers, such as for Valentine’s Day or other special occasions, but don’t because they last so short a time?  Perhaps the problem is how you treat them.  Proper care and handling of roses, daffodils, chrysanthemums, and other cut flowers can add hours

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Height/Spread

Impatiens used to be rather tall leggy annuals, but newer varieties are compact, 6 to 18 inches tall

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By Dr. Leonard Perry, Extension Professor University of Vermont

When it comes to identifying wildflowers, or even reading about new garden flowers, knowing the words you’ll invariably run across will help you feel less lost.

The main method for differentiating plants is by their flowers. This can be from

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]]> http://www.myflowerslive.com/spring-flowering-bulbs/feed/ 0 Geranium http://www.myflowerslive.com/geranium/ http://www.myflowerslive.com/geranium/#comments Sun, 14 Aug 2011 18:50:23 +0000 JB http://myflowerslive.com/?p=305 Annual geraniums are popular for their wide range of brilliant flower color and attractive leaves. They can be grown as bedding plants and in containers on decks and patios, in hanging baskets, or in window boxes. They will grow in every part of South Carolina.

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There is great variation in leaf, flower

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Most summer-flowering bulbs like warm temperatures and humid conditions and thrive in South Carolina. Many are hardy here that can not be grown farther north.

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Summer- and fall-flowering

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Height/Spread

The size of hostas varies greatly. The largest measures 4 feet in height with 20-inch-long leaves. The smallest collectors’ miniatures may be only a few inches across. Most hostas range between 1 and 2½ feet tall. Growing conditions influence size.

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]]> http://www.myflowerslive.com/hosta/feed/ 0 Hibiscus: A Plant That Blooms All Year http://www.myflowerslive.com/hibiscus-a-plant-that-blooms-all-year/ http://www.myflowerslive.com/hibiscus-a-plant-that-blooms-all-year/#comments Thu, 21 Jul 2011 13:52:28 +0000 JB http://www.gardening-adventures.com/blog/hibiscus-a-plant-that-blooms-all-year/ Hibiscus or Rose of China (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) is a flowering plant that can bloom almost year-round.  It has large, colorful flowers and is cultivated throughout the tropics and other warm climates.

            Hibiscus vary in size. The normal height is 12 to 18 inches, but they can grow to

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By Dr. Leonard Perry, and Lisa Halvorsen, Garden Writer

Whether you are planning a birthday party or a formal dinner for business associates, flowers can play an important role in the decorations.  However, you do not have to settle for run-of-the-mill, one-color arrangements of carnations and daisies.  Why not key the

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