When you hear the word sunflowers, the cheerful, familiar, large yellow blooms of the annual sunflowers come to mind (Helianthus annuus). These vibrant, happy flowers are annuals and are derived from ...

Sunchokes, aka Jerusalem Artichokes (Helianthus tuberosus) are a fantastic PERENNIAL FOOD FOREST species that will give you a ...

The benefits of sunflowers are so abundant that no yard should be without them. I’m not referring to the large-headed annual cultivars you see growing in a field, but rather the native perennial ...

Sunflowers can either be annuals or perennials, depending on the variety you choose to plant. Annual sunflowers complete their life cycle in one season, while perennial sunflowers reappear each year.

As the summer blooms fade and the air turns cooler, your garden doesn’t have to lose its charm. Fall is a great time to ...

As unpleasantly hot and humid as Washington can be in August, there are moments in the garden when it's actually quite agreeable. Find a breezy spot in the shade and take in the late-season lushness.

BOSTON (CBS) - Summer vacations are over and the kids are heading back to school. This should allow for some time to get back into the garden for one last planting of fall blooming flowers before old ...

Genus Helianthus comprises diploid and polyploid species. An autoallopolyploid origin has been proposed for hexaploid species but the genomic relationships remain unclear. Mitotic and meiotic studies ...

We are moving into the later part of summer when all of the spring and early summer perennials have finished up and it is time for those mid- to late-summer bloomers to take front stage. Keeping the ...

July, the height of summer. With the arrival of July we leave behind the lushness of May and June and enter into full summer and a change of colour palette. Early summer is all soft pinks, fresh ...