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

As summer wanes and our gardens become a bit bedraggled, there is a beautiful blue wildflower, Great Blue Lobelia, that trumpets summer’s demise and is a harbinger of fall. Blooming with abandon in ...

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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 ...

1. In Lobelia cardinalis the pollen tube destroys one of the synergids. The other synergid degenerates after fertilization. 2. The antipodal cells persist during the early stages of endosperm ...

Even though the drought this summer has been a huge setback for my garden, crisping up the lilacs and other shrubbery and will most likely result in a sub-par foliage season, one flower that has ...

Cardinal flowers are a vibrant, late-summer blooming plant that thrives in central Ohio. This resilient plant attracts pollinators like hummingbirds and butterflies, and tolerates wet conditions.