This page will list articles/posts on particular flowering plants, with links:

Annuals

to be added

Perennials

• Bitterroots in the Garden
  Bitterroot (Lewisia redviva) is a perennial with a thick taproot and a woody base.   First leaves appear in early spring then wither.    By the third week in May, pinkish white showy flowers emerge on short stems, often in gravelly, dry soil.    After flowering the plant appears to die down (summer deciduous).    It has a dormant ...
• TLC for Clematis
  We have a number of clematis vines in the home garden.     Through trial and error and some research we have developed some ways of managing our clematis vines. We have mostly chosen Type 3 clematis.   These flower in late summer and last through to the first frost.    Many of the flowers are smaller, but there are ...

Shrubs

• TLC for Clematis
  We have a number of clematis vines in the home garden.     Through trial and error and some research we have developed some ways of managing our clematis vines. We have mostly chosen Type 3 clematis.   These flower in late summer and last through to the first frost.    Many of the flowers are smaller, but there are ...

Native Plants:

• Native Transplants
  An experiment has been underway to transplant divisions of native plants found in the wild to the home garden.    This started with dividing native Oregon grape many years ago.     There was an area that needed something that would not require watering or care on a southeast facing slope.     It transplanted well and has flourished, although ...

This page will have a slow build-up, with a new post each week.