Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A close-up of purple lobelia flowers - Tc397/Getty Images We all have visions of lush, overflowing flower beds when we start ...

Hummingbirds are a welcome sight for most gardeners. They commonly return to spaces where they can find shelter and reliable food sources. To create a more inviting and attractive hummingbird feeding ...

Editor’s note: Once a month OSU Extension Master Gardener Volunteers in Franklin County profile a plant that occurs naturally in central Ohio. A great variety of blue-flowering perennials predominate ...

Lobelia contains nicotine alkaloids and is toxic to livestock. It has from one to 20 thin branches, and each bears a loose stalk of small bright purplish-blue flowers with white eyes. Plants can be 20 ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hummingbirds are a welcome sight for most gardeners. They commonly return to spaces where they can find shelter and reliable food ...