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Serbian bellflower (Campanula poscharskyana) is an outstanding low-growing plant that will form a dense blanket over the ground. In summer, it will delight you with a profusion of dainty purple or ...

Fall is an ideal time for planting flowering perennials, and we could write a long list of reasons why you should think about adding some to your garden. First, perennials don’t have to be ...

In mid- to late spring, it produces 12-inch spires of indigo blue flowers above the plant’s soft trifoliate blue-green foliage. The spent flowers are replaced by 2- to 3-inch puffy green seed pods.

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Though it has blue flowers, the dye is made from its sap. One thing to note is that the plant is toxic, and children are especially vulnerable. Toxicity will vary by the season of the year and a plant ...

“Blue Zones” are geographic areas with lower rates of chronic diseases and longer life expectancy. Diet, fasting, and exercise are factors associated with Blue Zones. Italy, Greece, Japan ...

1420, Stadelsches Kunstinstitut,, Frankfurt a.M., Germany Hundreds of other flowers and herbs were named after Mary. Tendrils of the honeysuckle plant became Our Lady's Fingers. The harebell or blue ...

Photo Credit: Aaron Carlson / Flickr / CC BY-SA 2.0 Blue-eyed grass gets its common name from its grassy leaves and small blue or purple flowers that bloom from late winter through spring. This ...