* What it is: ‘Purple Sensation’ is a variety of ornamental onion that produces three-inch-round, golfball-sized violet-purple flowers in May. The lollipop-like flowers grow at the tips of the two- to ...

* What it is: ‘Grape Crush’ is a recently introduced variety of our native New England aster that’s a very heavy bloomer and also compact enough that staking usually isn’t needed despite the many ...

With large, rough-textured leaves, burdock has distinctive, fast-growing foliage and pretty purple or pink flowers that look like thistles. The flowers later turn into burrs that cling to animals and ...

A poet is said to be someone who sees the world each day as if for the first time. I can vouch for this poetic feeling whenever I see certain plants, no matter how familiar they might be. At this time ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Blooming flower bed in the garden. - nnattalli/Shutterstock At first glance, morning glory (Ipomoea purpurea) looks like a dream ...