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African Violet comes in many different colours. Native to the cloud forests of East Africa. They grow in humid, sheltered, indirect lighting conditions. Often on moss-covered rocks under the shade of tall trees. Keeping the leaves dry while watering is important. If the leaves are wet and the sun shines on the leaves it can cause burn marks on the leaves.
Scientific Name: Saintpaulia Ionantha
Common Name: African Violet
Light: Bright, indirect light
Watering: Water only the soil and not the leaves. Best to bottom water when top inch is dry.
Growth: Up to 8 inches
Pet Safe: Yes
Care: Intermediate
The lowest of care plants! Air plants do not require soil to survive. Just as the name implies, they survive in air! They can be displayed in many decorative formats. With their unique look, they can be quite fun to display. They originate from Central and South America. Air Plants come in all shapes and sizes as well as multiple colours.
Scientific Name: Tillandsia
Common Name: Air Plant
Light Requirements: Bright Indirect Light, direct sun for too many hours can scorch the leaves.
Water: Once a week, submerge in water and then be sure to completely dry out.
Pet Safe: Yes
Care: Easy
The lowest of care plants! A variety of shapes and sizes add dramatic flair to any living space.
Watering: Soak in water once a week and let completely dry.
Light: Bright, indirect light.
Pet Safe: Yes
Care: Easy
A carnivorous plant with deep maroon pitchers. Native to Southeast Asia, this plant is so unique in the fact that they use they're pitcher leaves to catch their food. These pitchers lure, trap, and digest insects to supplement their nutrient intake in nutrient-poor soil. Since they are from a tropical climate, they do thrive with lots of moisture and humidity.
Scientific Name: Nepenthes
Common Name: Asian Pitcher Plant
Light: Bright indirect light
Watering: Keep evenly hydrated, likes being misted.
Growth: Slow growing, can take 5-10 years to mature.
Pet Safe: Yes
Care: Intermediate
A member of the nettle family, this plant is known for its moss-like dense foliage. It drapes nicely in a hanging pot! Baby tears originated in the Mediterranean Region. It's a creeping, mat-forming, evergreen perennial that thrives in damp, shaded area. It is known to have calming effects on some plant lovers due to the texture and softness of the foliage.
Scientific Name: Soleirolia Soleirolii
Common Name: Angel Tears/Baby Tears.
Light: Bright indirect light
Growth: it can spread 3-6 feet
Watering: Keep well watered, don’t let dry
Pet Safe: Yes
Care: Intermediate - they like high humidity
What I love most about Cranberry Beans is their versatility (and that the pods are pink!): harvest them fresh off the vine for immediate eating, freezing, dehydrating or canning. Leave them on the vine to dry, and the seeds store perfect in the pantry for adding to soups and stews.
These Cranberry Beans (also known as borlotti) are meaty and hearty, with a richer taste than their bush bean cousins. They are vigorous pole beans, growing over 8 ft. tall in my veggie garden last year! They literally went up my trellis, then hung over the top like Dr. Seuss hair.
Beans are an excellent source of protein, fibre, starch and vitamins A & C.
Type: Vegetable, Pole Bean
Height: 8 ft+
Light: full sun
Moisture: keep soil evenly moist, but not wet or seeds will rot
Planting: 1" deep, into warm soil. I plant dense, in a container 3-4" apart
Harvest: 75-90 days
I've grown Scarlet Runner Beans for many years for a very specific purpose: the flowers are a magnet for hummingbirds! I plant them along the fence of my food garden enclosure, where I train them to wind horizontally - each seed produces a vine 10-15 ft. Ruby Throated Hummingbirds (the only type I've seen in my Zone 5 gardens) visit the scarlet flowers, then zoom to the fruit and veggie plants, herbs and native plants. It's a joy to see.
While usually grown for their splendid flowers, every part of this versatile veggie is edible! The starchy roots, young leaves and even the flowers can be eaten. (Check out the bright pink-light purple fresh seeds! So fun.) Runner beans must be thoroughly cooked before eating, as they contain traces of lectin (phytohaemagglutinin), which is toxic in large quantities. The beans are dense, with a thick texture, and slightly smoky flavour.
Dried beans store excellent in the pantry, and can be added to soups and stews after soaking.
To get the most flowers, pinch off forming pods; this sends a message to the plant to push out more buds.
Type: Vegetable
Height: 10-15ft.
Light: full sun
Soil: well draining, warm
Planting: Direct sow late spring-early summer, 1-2" deep into warm soil (too cold, and the seeds will rot), 3-4" apart.
Harvest: 75 days
This Peperomia variety has lovely trailing stems than make if perfect for a hanging pot. Being native to South America these plants enjoy a humid environment, or a good misting. They like bright indirect light as direct sunlight can scorch leaves. The bright green leaves, reminiscent of beetle shells, are sure to add a pop of colour to your home!
Scientific Name: Peperomia Angulata
Common Name: Beetle Peperomia
Growth: 2-3 ft length
Light: bright indirect
Watering: Water when top layer of soil is dry, likes to be misted
Pet Safe: Yes
Care: Easy
These gorgeous flowers absolutely pop in the garden, producing non-stop blooms from early summer-hard frost. They crawl with bumblebees, especially through the fall - non only for food, but as a soft sleeping bed in the cooling temperatures.
Blanket Flower need full sun and love the heat. I have them all over my property, in every type of soil - once established, they are happy as long as there's sun. Deadheading will keep the flowers prolific. A beautiful cut flower, tucked among amaranth, white phlox and sunflowers in a late summer bouquet.
Type: native perennial flower
Height: 2-3 ft.
Light: full sun
Moisture: drought tolerant
Planting: needs light to germinate. Lightly cover with soil, pressing to make contact. Keep evenly moist until germination. Can be direct sown after last frost.
Care: once established, Blanket Flower is low maintenance. Deadhead for more blooms
Bloom time: early summer-hard frost
Delicate but hardy. Bring the forest inside with this adorable Blue Star fern. A popular beginner friendly plant known for its attractive blue green leaves. It originates from tropical and sub-tropical regions of the Americas.
Scientific Name: Phlebodium Aureum
Common Name: Blue Star Fern
Light: Bright indirect light
Growth: 2-3 feet indoors over several years
Watering: They need a very deep watering followed by letting them dry out.
Pet Safe: Yes
Care: Easy
In the Prayer family, its beautifully patterned leaves are sure to impress! Originating in the tropical rainforests of Brazil where it thrives under a canopy of dense forest and moisture. One of the beautiful things about this plant is that it opens up and displays its colours during the day but then closes up at night.
Scientific Name: Calathea roseopicta
Common Name: Calathea roseopicta
Light: Bright indirect light
Growth: 12-24 inches tall
Watering: Keep evenly hydrated, likes to be misted
Pet Safe: Yes
Care: Moderate
Prized for its grey-green, paddle-shaped leaves with purple spots that intensify with more sun. Native to South Africa, the Calico heart plant is slow growing and a low maintenance plant.
Scientific Name: Adromischus Triiflorus
Common Name: Calico Hearts
Light: Bright, indirect light
Growth: 2- 6 inches tall
Watering: Let dry between watering
Pet Safe: Yes
Care: Easy
The Chinese Evergreen also known as the Aglaonema - Sparkling Sarah is a vary easy plant to care for and they are a great choice for beginners! This plant is native to the tropical and subtropical rainforests of Southeast Asia and New Guinea, where it grows in low-light, humid conditions.
Scientific Name: Aglaonema
Common Name: Chinese Evergreen
Growth: 2-3 feet
Light: Bright indirect light though it can withstand lowlight conditions
Watering: They need to be watered when the top layer of soil drys out.
Pet Safe: no
Care: Easy
The Chinese Evergreen, also known as the Aglaonema, is a very easy plant to care for and they are a great choice for beginners!
This plant is native to the tropical and subtropical rainforests of Southeast Asia and New Guinea, where it grows in low-light, humid conditions.
Scientific Name: Aglaonema
Common Name: Chinese Evergreen
Growth: 2-3 feet
Light: Bright indirect light though it can withstand lowlight conditions
Watering: They need to be watered when the top layer of soil drys out.
Pet Safe: no
Care: Easy
The Cissus Discolour, also known as the Rex Begonia vine is a tropical evergreen climbing plant known for its beautiful silver, green and purple foliage with a burgundy underside. It's actually a member of the grape family, not a begonia, funny enough. It is a great trailing plant and grows well with trellises. It originates from Southeast Asia.
Scientific Name: Cissus Discolour
Common Name: Rex begonia vine, tapestry vine
Light: Bright, Indirect Light
Watering: keep the soil consistently moist but not waterlogged
Growth: Can grow up to 20 feet long if not pruned
Pet Safe: No
Care: Intermediate
A curious palm sprouting straight from the coconut! This palm, while kept indoors, will not grow into a tall tree. Their growth depends on the size of their pot. Coconut palms that are grown indoors are also not likely not reach a size that allows it to bear fruit. As your palm grows, be sure to up the pot size to give the root system lots of room.
Scientific Name: Cocos Nucifera
Common Name: Coconut Palm
Light: Full sun for as many hours as possible. In the winter months, consider using a grow light to compensate for the shorter days.
Watering: Keep the soil consistently hydrated but not soggy. Fertilize regularly if possible.
Pet safe: Yes
Care: Easy
Cacti store water in their stems, which is why they are thrive in the desert. The spines on cacti are actually modified leaves. They help to protect the plant from animals and reduce water loss by shading the stem.
Scientific Name: Mammillaria Elongata
Common Name: Copper King
Growth: 6-8 inches
Light: Bright, Indirect sun
Watering: Let the soil dry out completely before watering
Pet Safe: Yes
Care: Easy
Uxbridge Township’s flower!
These delightful beauties in cheery pinks (my favourite colour!) are showstoppers in my full sun gardens.
Daisy-like blooms sit atop long, slender stems with feathery leaves, forming a cloud of colour. Once blooming, you’ll have non-stop flowers until a hard frost.
They crawl with bumblebees, hoverflies, sweat bees and ladybugs; I love sitting quiet and close to a patch of Cosmos, listening to soft buzzing and watching the action. Small birds such as goldfinches and chickadees eat seeds from the dried flower heads.
An excellent cut flower, lasting a week or more. East Gwillimbury Garden Club 3rd place winner in 2023, any other annuals category.
Open-pollinated
Heirloom
Type: annual, but reliably self-seeds and returns in my Zone 5b garden
Colour: pink shades, from pale to dark crimson, some variegated, yellow centres
Mix of single, double and fluted blooms
Height: 30-183 cm (1-6 ft)
Soil: well drained, drought tolerant
Light: full to partial (6+ hours/day)
Planting: direct sow lightly, no more than 1/4” deep, in warm soil after last frost. For earlier blooms, start seeds indoors 4 weeks before last frost, then transplant outside after hardening off (LINK: how to harden off seedlings)
Care: low maintenance. Deadhead regularly
Bloom time: early summer - hard frost
Carly’s Tip: Water soil first, let saturate, then plant seeds. This prevent seeds – especially light, delicate ones not deeply sown – from moving/washing away.
The Crown of Thorns plant is a succulent native to Madagascar known for its spiny stems and colourful, long-lasting bracts that look like flowers. It's often associated with good luck and protection. These flowers will bloom all year round!
Scientific Name: Euphorbia Milii
Common Name: Crown of Thorns
Light: Bright indirect light
Watering: When top soil is dry, ensure good drainage.
Growth: Can grow up to 6 feet tall!
Pet Safe: No
Care: Easy
Butterflies, bees and hummingbirds love this plant's nectar, making Dense Blazing Star an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Birds then eat the seeds through the winter.
I love the whimsical, long-lasting, bright, feathery pop of purples as it grows and flowers from the top down - truly unique. I grow it among White (dwarf) Lavender, Lance-Leaf Coreopsis, Spotted Bee Balm and Blanket Flower.
Type: Native Perennial
Height: 5 ft.
Light: full sun-part shade
Moisture: well draining, drought tolerant
Planting: Cold, moist stratification required - see options in photos, courtesy of Northern Wildflowers. Lightly cover (1/8" depth) with moist soil, and do not let seedlings dry out. OR direct sow in late fall to overwinter in the garden for blooms the following spring
Bloom time: July-late fall