GROWING PUMPEL LILIES A few years ago, a friend gave me three bulbs of "giant" lilies. She warned that plants can be up to 1,8 m high, and flower pipes - up to 15-20 cm in diameter. Beauties prefer a place well-lit by the sun, so she chose for them the southern, warmest and protected from the wind flower bed. I prepared the soil for planting at the end of August: I chose ...
Garden and cottage - read more ... Tubular, giant lilies - my experience of planting and care
Monarda bergamot - species of flower and its cultivation The genus Monarda, from the Lamiaceae family, includes about 20 species common in North America. The scientific name is given in honor of Nicholas Monardes, a Spanish physician and botanist. Monards are perennial and annual grasses with straight stems up to 1,5 m in height. Leaves are simple, oblong-lanceolate, serrated along the edge. Flowers of an unusual ...
Garden and cottage - read more ... Monarda (photo) planting care and types of bergamot