Matt Mattus, Author at Growing With Plants

Ornithogalum convallarioides

July 17, 2006

This small bulbous Ornithogalum species is native to Madagascar Of all of the Ornithogalum species which I grow, this precious tiny specimen has been…

Mid Summer Pleasures

July 10, 2006

A new hybrid Daylilly Spending a hot, humid, Sunday weeding the back vegetable garden reminds me of my childhood. Here in my garden, in…

Perennials from seed – do the math

July 5, 2006

Primula “Wanda” blue from seed Even though I should have repotted these seedlings earlier, growing Primorses from seed is by far the most economical…

Vireyas: Tropical Rhododendrons

June 25, 2006

Rhododendron “Valentine” I think that is it amazing that even though one may be growing and collecting plants for many years, that one can…

Planting with Autumn in Mind

June 25, 2006

The Lost Art of Exhibition Chrysanthemums June may be the time of peak early summer bloom for many, but just as any other month…

Must Have Peonies-Itoh Intersectionals

June 19, 2006

Itoh Intersectional-‘Garden Treasure’Sure, there are yellow peony available. Many of the tree peony crosses are yellow, as are many of the hard-to-find species coming…

Iris variegata

June 17, 2006

After a week away at a conference in the heat of the desert in Las Vegas, it’s nice to come home to late spring…

Shake Your Rebutia

June 9, 2006

The Bolivian cactus Rebutia pulchella What’s wrong with people? Why don’t other people grow these? Ther are SO many genus and species of various…

Garden walk in the rain

June 5, 2006

Cyrtanthus brachyscyphusThe rain has not kept us from working in the garden, and even though it is flooding, many things we’re still planted since…

Iris gracilipes var. alba

May 30, 2006

The Iris is an important flower in Japan. As with many seasonal plants and flowers, the period when the Iris species native to Japan…