Maximilian’s Sunflower is a showy plant, towering above other vegetation when blooming. It likes full sun and dry to medium conditions. It has distinctive folding leaves without as many teeth on the ...

Perhaps one of the greatest achievements of New World, native peoples was their domestication, cultivation and improvement of many native plants they encountered when migrating through and settling ...

A robin and a Monarch butterfly sitting on a dead branch with moss looking at each other - Fercast/Shutterstock Among the multitude of reasons to want birds or butterflies around, their value as ...

If you are looking to grow a flower that is an all-star when it comes to attracting birds and pollinators, consider sunflowers. There are lots of options, including the perennial Maximilian sunflowers ...

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 ...

Q: Can you identify this plant for me (see reader's photo). It was given to me by a neighbor, and I planted it in the early spring. I was told it would bloom in the fall, which it did. Can you tell me ...

It takes a bold blossom to compete with the beloved bluebonnet in Texas. Maybe that's why some wildflowers wait until fall to take their bows or deliver an encore in autumn. They might be late ...

Late summer and early fall finds sunflowers at their full glory. Many roadsides and meadows are sprinkled with color because of the annual appearance of wild sunflowers. Fields of cultivated ...

Among the multitude of reasons to want birds or butterflies around, their value as pollinators that are essential for flower and vegetable gardens is a key benefit of their presence. You may also want ...