Learn how to grow these showy, bright blooms for summer color.

With summer here in full force, it is outdoor entertaining season for many of us. And that means adding flourishes of color for the deck or living room. There is no end of fine choices for such a ...

I am looking for something to plant to add color to my landscape this summer in the area where begonias were planted for the winter. Previously, I’ve used pentas, coleus, and caladiums, all were fine, ...

Here we are, three-quarters through the summer heat of July; the spark, crackle and vast array of colorful fireworks all but a fading glow in our mind’s eye. Crossandra, known as the “firecracker ...

Dear Master Gardener: I just purchased a lovely orange flowering plant called Crossandra "Sundance." Will it last a long time as a houseplant or is it a seasonal plant that doesn’t last long? Answer: ...

Growth habit: An upright to rounded perennial growing to 3 feet high and 2 feet wide. The leaves are dark-green and lance-shaped with prominent veins growing to 5 inches long and half as wide. Light: ...

It's time for eggplants! Although they belong to the same family as tomatoes, eggplants are — in most cases — easier to cultivate in Central Florida. Ranging in color from white to black to variegated ...

Q-Several weeks ago I received a plant labeled ”crossandra.” It has shiny medium to dark green leaves, something like those of a gardenia but not as thick, and at the beginning there were spikes of ...

Uniqueness isn’t necessarily an admirable quality, but the apricot color of most crossandra blossoms is unique in the plant world – and quite lovely. Crossandra (C. infundibuliformis), native from ...