drought-tolerant plants Archives - Garden Sanity by Pet Scribbles https://www.petscribbles.com/tag/drought-tolerant-plants/ Gardening is my sanity Thu, 21 Jul 2022 14:14:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.petscribbles.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png drought-tolerant plants Archives - Garden Sanity by Pet Scribbles https://www.petscribbles.com/tag/drought-tolerant-plants/ 32 32 Portulaca: This plant thrives on neglect! https://www.petscribbles.com/portulaca-this-plant-thrives-on-neglect/ https://www.petscribbles.com/portulaca-this-plant-thrives-on-neglect/#comments Thu, 21 Jul 2022 14:20:00 +0000 http://209.236.127.209/~petscrib/?p=285 Rose Moss, Portulaca, Moss Rose photo collage of flowers

Portulaca (also called Rose Moss or Moss Rose) is an annual that thrives on neglect yet blooms non-stop Summer into Fall. Learn how to grow these pretty flowers easily. Perfect in hanging baskets and in the garden! If the idea of watering your garden often is not your cup of tea, you should consider drought-tolerant...

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]]> https://www.petscribbles.com/portulaca-this-plant-thrives-on-neglect/feed/ 9 Blue Star Kalimeris or False Aster loves heat and humidity! https://www.petscribbles.com/blue-star-kalimeris-or-false-aster/ https://www.petscribbles.com/blue-star-kalimeris-or-false-aster/#comments Wed, 24 Jun 2020 15:52:12 +0000 https://www.petscribbles.com/?p=17797 Blue Star Kalimeris

Blue Star Kalimeris (Kalimeris incisa Blue Star) is an easy-care perennial. Loves heat and humidity. Pale blue flowers bloom all Summer. A must-have plant for your flower garden! I’ve been working on my gardens almost non-stop this season. Sometimes I almost feel like it isn’t truly gardening, as my chores have included things like scraping...

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]]> https://www.petscribbles.com/blue-star-kalimeris-or-false-aster/feed/ 2 Lantana: A flower garden rock star! https://www.petscribbles.com/lantana-a-flower-garden-rock-star/ https://www.petscribbles.com/lantana-a-flower-garden-rock-star/#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2015 15:30:36 +0000 http://www.petscribbles.com/?p=6245 Lantana comes in various colors and color combinations, like the ones shown here.

Why is Lantana a garden rock star? Here’s just a few enticing answers: non-stop blooming time; easy-care flowers; and the color combinations are ah-MAZ-zing! Pull up a chair and let me tell you more . . . Lantana is a must-have for your flower garden. This plant — which can be grown as an annual or...

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Last Spring, while shopping for shrubs at one of our favorite nurseries, we came upon the most interesting plant that resembled a yucca, yet it looked fake. The flowers were so perfect, the leaf blades such a pretty shade of green. Was this plant for real? Note: Some of the links in this post are...

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Some women get all grabby and hot-and-bothered over a fashion sample sale, or a shoe sale. Me? I get grabby over plants. Just ask my husband. It has gotten to the point where the usual conversation, once my hands are gripping a potted plant and my eyes are looking a bit wild, goes like this:...

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