See how different plants that grow in Toronto (AgCanada hardiness zone 6; USDA zone 5) look all year round and at different stages in their life cycles.
Saturday, May 19, 2007
Verbena 'Romance Pink'
Verbena, known in English as "vervain" and in French as verveine, is a genus of about 250 herbaceous and semi-woody flowering plants mostly native to the Americas, though there are some European species. Verbena hybrids, like this one, are widely available annuals bearing flat-topped clusters of small flowers in a wide variety of colours: pink, purple, red, white, peach, and bicolours. They are said to attract butterflies, though I haven't witnessed this myself.
Dave's Garden: a large, active online community. Be sure to check out their PlantFiles, a vast database with valuable information about thousands of different species and their cultivars.
Plant Hardiness Data from Natural Resources Canada. Detailed maps for each plant showing where it grows (Canada and the United States only)
PLANTS Database from USDA. Great photos and illustrations about plants, as well as maps (Canada and the US only) showing in which states/provinces each species is found and in which it is native
Planting the Seed (PDF): A Guide to Establishing Prairie and Meadow Communities in Southern Ontario, from Environment Canada.
Plants for a Future: interesting website with information on the uses and care of 7000 plants, as well as information on permaculture and vegan organic gardening.
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