Foliage
While flowering plants are the centerpiece of gardens, foliage plants can offer unique interest too. Foliage gardens can stand alone or accent your favorite flowers. Caring for foliage plants is no different than most other garden flora, but it helps to know about their basic needs, especially with the number of foliage plants and types of ornamental grass available. Keep reading for information on growing foliage plants and grasses in the garden, including specifics on individual plant types and ornamental grass care.
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What Are Staghorn Fern Pups: Should I Remove Staghorn PupsStaghorn ferns are fascinating specimens. While they reproduce through spores, a much more common method of propagation is through pups, small plantlets that grow off of the mother plant. Learn about staghorn fern pup propagation in this article.
By Liz Baessler
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Potting A Staghorn Fern: Growing Staghorn Ferns In BasketsBy nature, staghorn ferns are epiphytic plants that grow by attaching themselves to tree trunks or limbs. They aren?t parasitic because they draw no nutrition from the tree. So can staghorn ferns be potted? Learn more about potting a staghorn fern here.
By Mary H. Dyer
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What Are Galax Plants: Growing Galax Plants In GardensWhat are Galax plants and why should you consider growing them in your garden? Find information that answers these questions in the article that follows. Click here to learn how to grow Galax plants in your garden.
By Mary H. Dyer
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Staghorn Fern Mounts: Growing Staghorn Ferns On RocksStaghorn ferns live epiphytically in nature on trees, rocks and other low soil structures. Mounting staghorn ferns is relatively simple, provided you remember the plant's growing requirements. Learn more in this article.
By Bonnie L. Grant
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What Is A Mouse-Ear Hosta – How To Grow Mouse-Ear Hosta PlantsHostas tend to grow large, but if your space is limited, growing the adorable mouse-ear hosta may be for you. If you want to know how to grow mouse-ear hosta in the garden, here?s what you need to know.
By Mary Ellen Ellis
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Madder Plant Care: How To Grow Madder In The GardenMadder is a plant that has been grown for centuries for its excellent dyeing properties. Actually a member of the coffee family, this perennial has roots that make for a bright red dye that doesn?t fade in the light. Learn more about madder growing in this article.
By Liz Baessler
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Rice Paper Plant Care – How To Grow A Rice Paper Plant In The GardenGrowing rice paper plants is a piece of cake if you live in a climate with relatively mild winters free of long, hard freezes. Interested in learning how to grow a rice paper plant in your own garden? Then click on this article for more information.
By Mary H. Dyer
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Wintergreen Plant Care: Learn About Wintergreen Growing ConditionsEvergreen groundcovers keep the life in the landscape even in winter. Gaultheria, or wintergreen, is a sweet little plant with mint scented leaves and edible berries. Some tips from this article can help you decide if it is right for your garden.
By Bonnie L. Grant
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Harvesting Staghorn Fern Spores: Tips On Gathering Spores On Staghorn FernStaghorn ferns have two types of leaves: a flat, round kind that grips to the trunk of the host tree and a long, branching kind that resembles deer antlers and earns the plant its name. It?s on these long leaves that you can find spores. Learn how to collect them here.
By Liz Baessler
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Mayapple Wildflowers: Can You Grow Mayapple Plants In GardensMayapple plants are found in woodlands and open fields. If you live in USDA plant hardiness zones 4 through 8, you may be able to grow mayapple in your own garden. Use this article to learn more about mayapple growing conditions.
By Mary H. Dyer
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Spots On Yucca Leaves: Care For Yucca Plant With Black SpotsLike any foliage plant, yucca can be damaged by fungus, bacterial and viral diseases, and pest infestations. Black spots on yucca may be caused by any of these problems. Treatment solutions for spotty yucca plants can be found here.
By Bonnie L. Grant
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Bracken Fern Information: Care Of Bracken Fern PlantsBracken ferns are quite common in North America and native to many areas of the United States - in fact, the large fern is one of the most prevalent ferns growing on the continent. Learn more about it in this article.
By Becca Badgett
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What Is A Tree Fern: Different Fern Tree Types And Planting Tree FernsAustralian tree ferns add tropical appeal to your garden. These unusual plants have a thick, straight, woolly trunk topped with large, frilly fronds. Learn more about them in this article.
By Jackie Carroll
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Yucca Leaf Curl: Tips On Caring For Curling Yucca PlantsThe easy care nature of yuccas has made them a popular houseplant or garden specimen. Although they rarely give problems, the few they do suffer can cause unsightly problems like curled or rolled up leaves. Find out how to manage this problem in this article.
By Kristi Waterworth
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Ornamental Oat Grass - How To Grow Blue Oat GrassGrasses add drama to the garden. If you are looking for an attractive ornamental grass with a unique color, look no farther than ornamental blue oat grass. Click here to see how to grow this blue hued ornamental oat grass variety.
By Amy Grant
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Acanthus Plant Care – How To Grow A Bear’s Breeches PlantBear's Breeches is a flowering perennial prized more for its leaves than for its blossoms. It's a good addition to a shade or partial shade border garden. Learn more about how to grow a Bear's Breeches plant in this article.
By Liz Baessler
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Crocodile Fern Care – Tips For Growing Crocodile FernsSometimes known as crocodyllus fern, this is an unusual plant with wrinkled, puckery leaves. Although it's been compared to a crocodile's hide, the crocodile fern plant actually has a graceful, delicate appearance. Click here to learn more.
By Mary H. Dyer

