With summer here in full force, it is outdoor entertaining season for many of us. And that means adding flourishes of color for the deck or living room. There is no end of fine choices for such a ...

Dear Master Gardener: I just purchased a lovely orange flowering plant called Crossandra "Sundance." Will it last a long time as a houseplant or is it a seasonal plant that doesn’t last long? Answer: ...

I am looking for something to plant to add color to my landscape this summer in the area where begonias were planted for the winter. Previously, I’ve used pentas, coleus, and caladiums, all were fine, ...

Q-Several weeks ago I received a plant labeled ”crossandra.” It has shiny medium to dark green leaves, something like those of a gardenia but not as thick, and at the beginning there were spikes of ...

Dear Neil: I’ve been given a crossandra plant. How should I care for it? This is one of the nicest flowering container plants that we have. Give it a bright east window or a shaded patio. Keep it ...

It's time for eggplants! Although they belong to the same family as tomatoes, eggplants are — in most cases — easier to cultivate in Central Florida. Ranging in color from white to black to variegated ...

Devotees, especially the woman fraternity, of North India who want to offer beautiful flower called Crossandra, also called as ‘fire cracker flower’ or ‘Aboli’ (in hindi) or Kanakambara (in south ...

A Puducherry-based farmer breeder T Vengadapathy has claimed to have developed a new variety of crossandra that yields flowers in saffron colour. PUDUCHERRY: A Puducherry-based farmer breeder T ...