Plant ID – yellow wild indigo
This plant was given to me by a friend who recently passed away.
This plant blooms in the month of June, is herbaceous, has spikes with yellow flowers and oval leaves…. A perennial.…
Tag Archives: perennial
Native climbing flowering vines
Hi there, I have started a garden at my school using native plants. I would like to plant a vine ( preferably flowering) that could climb the chain link fence. Can you recommend a plant? The garden is part sun/part…
Identifying a garden Plant
Hi
I live in Brampton, Ontario. I have a plant that comes back every year and is almost indestructible. It has yellow flower that come out in the spring on the tips (each flower has 6 petals) I cannot seem…
Clematis
Hello: I am in Ottawa. I have a clematis that looks exactly like the photos I have found of “edda”, which seems to be a group 3. But this blooms early summer. It has already finished first bloom. Is it…
Weed or something else
Last year I had 0 of these. This year I have over 50. This week finally a flower has appeared, yet I still cannot figure out what plant this is. I am usually quite proficient at plant identification so this…
fiddleheads
I would like to grow edible fiddleheads in my north-facing partial sun plot. Please advise where could I find/purchase/forage seedlings of ostrich fern in an attempt to grow and harvest fiddleheads? Thank you :)…
Mother-Daughter Gardens. A bond, a comfort and a continuation.
My mum, really misses her garden and I’m going my best to keep her magical world alive, despite the move to a retirement home.
Mum, just moved into a retirement home near me. She was responsible for creating a garden…
Dandelion mulching or disposal?
I have been served dandelions as a salad, but wonder about whether they can be mulched in the hot sun, so they can be reused as mulch? Do they have to be discarded outside the yard?
If they’re dug up…
Bamboo like plant (Jean)
My daughter has a plant, very invasive, that resembles bamboo canes but are reddish and the leaves do not look like what you expect them to. They are much broader and form an arrow like appearance at the top of…
Planting Perennials
Good afternoon Toronto Master Gardeners.
I just have a quick question. I’ve purchased a number of perennials and would like to plant them. My wife says to wait until the May long weekend but I looked up the Farmers almanac…
