The Bloom Book: Darby Creek's Flower Blog
Coneflowers are members of the daisy family. Coneflower is actually a nickname for the more formal Echinacea. These Echinacea are tough little flowers that draw butterflies, bees and birds to gardens!
This bloom is native to America, specifically to the eastern United States. It grows to be between two to four feet high and...
Pumpkin flowers are large orange or yellow-colored blooms that grow on long vines and produce pumpkins! On the standard ready-for-fall growing schedule, these flowers begin to bloom mid-June to early July. Healthy vines produce flowers from this time until the first frost...
Rosehips, also known as rose hips, are the fruit of the rose. They can be found just below the petals on roses and contain the seeds of the rose plant. They are typically red to orange in color but can sometimes be purple or almost black in some species.
These seed holding pods begin to form after successful pollination occurs.The flowers are...
Dahlia flowers come in so many shapes, sizes, and colors. The blooming season of the dahlia is longer than most other flowers, earning her the title “Queen of the Autumn Garden.” Their long blooming season makes them great garden flowers and they last a long time as cut flowers too...
While most flowers struggle as the days get shorter and temperatures get colder, mums thrive, adding color to people’s lives in the fall. Mums are the perfect flowers for fall because they not only tolerate this time of year, but also they prefer it. Mums are photoperiodic, meaning they bloom because the days get shorter and the nights get longer. Placement too close to a street light or bright porch light can keep these flowers from...
Sunflowers are striking, cheery flowers that are difficult to look at without smiling. Some varieties are small while others reach heights of six feet or more, sometimes many more, by summer’s end.
This flower has a strong connection to the sun. It’s physical appearance, it’s shape and typically yellow petals, is the most obvious connection. The brilliant petals are also known as “rays”, and give sunflowers an unmistakable sun-like appearance. Not only do sunflowers look like the sun, but they also need a lot of it! Sunflowers soak up as much sunlight as possible. They naturally...
Magnolia flowers are adored and beloved for many reasons. These large flowers are not only beautiful, but also very fragrant with a scent similar to that of a tropical fruit. There are hundreds of magnolia species that come in all shapes and sizes, including both deciduous and evergreen plants.
These stunning flowers bloom in the spring...