Cathy Whitman
Cathy Whitman is a research technician at Michigan State University. You can eMail her at [email protected].
Production Tips For Top Performers: Lavandula Stoechas
Figures 1a and b. The flowers of Spanish lavender or L. stoechas have showy, whimsical bracts on top […]
Production Tips For Top Performers: Echinacea ‘Sunrise’ & ‘Harvest Moon’
Figure 1a. Echinacea ‘Sunrise.’ The flower color of ‘Sunrise’ is cheerful, buttery yellow and its petals are perpendicular […]
Production Tips For Top Performers: Campanula Persicifolia
There are about 300 species in the genus campanula, most native to northern temperate regions. Many are valuable […]
Production Tips For Top Performers: Gaillardia ‘Oranges & Lemons’
Gaillardia, commonly known as blanket flower, has adorned many traditional perennial gardens. Recently, a number of new cultivars […]
Production Tips For Top Performers: Aquilegia vulgaris
Aquilegia or columbines are among the most familiar and beloved flowers to grace our gardens in spring and […]
Nepeta x faassenii ‘Walker’s Low’
Nepeta × faassenii ‘Walker’s Low,’ selected as Perennial Plant of the Year in 2007, is an excellent garden […]
Chasmanthium latifolium
During a brisk, wintry walk in a Michigan garden, one realizes that, of the few elements of winter […]
Production Tips For Top Performers: Geranium ‘Rozanne’
Figure 1 (above). The periwinkle-
blue flowers of ‘Rozanne’ are larger than those of 
most perennial geraniums. Figure 2 […]