As the name suggests, self-seeding flowers propagate by spreading their seeds onto the soil around them. At the appropriate time, the seeds germinate and new flowers grow. Nasturtiums (Tropaeolum spp.

Q. I recently attended a garden fair and purchased some cardinal flower plants. Could you please tell me how to care for them? — Becca, Woodbourne A. Cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis) is an ...

Q: I keep having trouble with Cardinal Flower in my garden… it disappears and I need to replace it every few years. Is it getting diseased, or am I not giving it what it needs? When it is growing, it ...

I first saw cardinal flowers growing in a drainage ditch along a field. Their intense red took my breath away, in part because of their surroundings. Growing along that ditch, those cardinal flowers ...

I have a few flowers that self-seed. Three of these plants that I love are blue cardinal flower, hardy begonia, and nicotiana. They give me the color I want in August when some of my other flowers ...

Editor’s note: Once a month, OSU Extension Master Gardener Volunteers in Franklin County profile a plant that occurs naturally in central Ohio. As the heat of summer blazes, many of us are looking for ...

Self-seeding flowers are a great way to turn your landscape into a nectar-filled oasis. These vibrant blooms invite some of the most energetic and captivating birds in the Americas to your garden, but ...