We love unusual flower finds, and Flowering Maple definitely qualifies! Often called “Chinese Lanterns”, these shrub-like ...

It often happens that when a certain color combination appears in your garden, it is simultaneously found on a number of ...

When I think of "best bang for your buck," I focus on plants with low up-front cost ... Botanical Garden first introduced me ...

Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at [email protected]. What plants do you recommend that will attract hummingbirds to ...

The beginning of leaf buds, red flowers, and unfolding fruits ... Autumn Blaze': Plant zones 4-8, hybrid of silver maple and red maple. Identification of Red Maple The leaves: deciduous, opposite ...

Some excellent flowering plants for hummingbirds are sages such as anise, pineapple and scarlet in addition to flowering maple (Abutilon sp.) and firebush (Hamelia patens). These in particular ...

Foliage resembles miniature maple leaves, and so the plant has earned the appellation of flowering maple. Texturally, flower petals resemble the thin covering on a Chinese lantern, which is ...