Plant Profile: Firecracker Plant (Cuphea ignea aka C. platycentra)
Karen Also known as cigar flower, this tender evergreen sub-shrub is native to Mexico and the West Indies but is often grown as an annual in elsewhere. It is a member…
A March Visit to the Getty Center Garden, Los Angeles, California
A visit to the Getty Center garden is always fun but is especially nice in March because the weather is cool and the garden is beginning to awaken. Many plants…