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23.08.2024 - 10:53 / balconygardenweb.com / Editorial Team
With fresh yellow petals and near-black centers, Rudbeckia hirta is a pioneer plant that blooms profusely from early summer to late fall. So, adding flowers that look like black-eyed Susans means you can enjoy golden abundance and a seamless line-up of cheery blossoms through the seasons.
It is resilient, easy to grow, vigorous, and hosts stunning pollinator species. And often, Rudbeckia lookalikes are just as adaptable and beautiful, joyfully livening up your patio, balcony, or garden bed while luring in butterflies and birds!
Botanical Name: Echinacea paradoxa
This daisy-like perennial plant also blooms from mid-summer to early fall, perfectly complementing its almost identical twin—the black-eyed susan. The main difference is in the egg-shaped central disk of coneflowers. It grows well in full to partial sun and average, well-draining, rocky soil, and you can use it for landscaping in many ways.
This native wildflower from North America also attracts crucial pollinators, such as native bees, butterflies, and birds like goldfinches, to the garden. Check out these varieties of coneflowers to find one that best suits you!
Botanical Name: Cosmos sulphureus
Another self-seeder with origins in Mexico, Central, and South America, the yellow cosmos pairs well with black-eyed Susans and has a similar bloom time. Same but different is precisely how we can describe this flower, which has pinnately divided golden petals that look even more lush and layered than black-eyed Susans.
Relatively drought tolerant, cosmos flowers can also become invasive with neglect. But with the right care, its blooms attract honeybees, monarch and swallowtail butterflies, and hummingbirds, creating a rich ecosystem right in your backyard!
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Most flowering plants bloom once a year or less. Some even take decades to produce a single flower that lasts for a day before withering away. But with our selection of perennials that bloom multiple times a year, your garden will never lose its floral charm.
Welcome to an exploration of flowers that start with the letter “C”. This list covers a fabulous range of blooms, from the classic Carnation to the striking Calla Lily.
Weeds are party crashers—they are not invited, take up space and resources, and are not dressed for the occasion. However, some are extremely useful in the garden. You don’t have to empty your wallet on pricey plant food when you can use these weeds that make good fertilizers!
There's a long to-do list that begins forming when you're preparing to sell your house, and one aesthetic element that always appears is repainting.
While mums are particularly popular during the fall season for their lasting power and bright multi-colored blooms, they aren't the only stars of the show for this upcoming season.
Whether you're redecorating or renovating a kitchen, your cabinets are just as important as the walls and tiles.
Boxwood (Buxus) are slow-growing shrubs that lend year-round evergreen symmetry and structure to a space. Popular as hedges and topiaries, poor practices like over-shearing have made it unviable and vulnerable to disease. Here are the best alternatives to the quintessential boxwood, which is likely more manageable and natural to your setting!
Whether you own or rent your home, anyone who has ever moved into a new place knows that decorating can be more than a little daunting.
Nothing spoils “blissfully lost in the garden” feels like rodents! Be it your fresh lettuce, juicy strawberries, or even cardboard boxes and electrical wires—rats spare none! They are easily the scourge of all your prized garden staples, but we show you how to keep a rat-free garden without hurting them as much as possible!
If your Crassula ovatais losing its charm and you haven’t got a clue why, then this article has your back! We investigate things that might be killing this hardy succulent and what you should stop doing immediately.
Florida’s climate is one of its most important assets. Nicknamed the “Sunshine State,” Florida boasts a humid subtropical climate in the north and central sections along with a tropical climate throughout a majority of the south. The state's native plants are already well suited for its climate and soil conditions, so they can usually thrive without additional irrigation or fertilization.