Tag Archives: perennial

Perennial Aster Disease

Hi I have perennial aster and I think it has a disease. It is covered with a thin layer of white powder. It has this disease last year and I see it again in some of them. I have many…

Magnolia Bud Drop

I live in Chester NS and have a mature (20 year) Star Magnolia which blooms prolifically every May , around 10 -12 of May, including this past May It is in a sheltered spot and has lots of room. I…

Identify this shrub

My property is half an hour north of Cobourg. The flowers are very fragrant. It blooms late Spring through mid to late Summer. It is very old. Was there before I bought the place 30 years ago…

Unknown Plant

On June08/18 the plant in the attached picture was observed at the TBG and several gardens. Can you please identify it?…

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 :)…