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This plant self sows, so unless you want hundreds of little seedlings the next year, the seed pods will need to be removed.

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This is an easy to grow Iris with a long bloom period that overlaps with Japanese Iris (Iris ensata 'Oriental Eyes'), a mid season blooming Japanese Iris. It has increased prolifically for me with little special attention. Put this one on your wish list. Bloom stalks have up to 3 buds in the terminal and up to 3 branches. I've seen nearly a 2-week bloom period. The dark eyelash, and vivid yellow signals on the white falls are stunning. The leaves emerge more yellow than green then quickly change to green creating a short lived but stunning effect.

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Here's a summary of info from an agapanthus question on the "Ask a Question" forum:
Agapanthus bloom best if they get full sun and adequate water. After they are well established, they are fairly tolerant of drought and high temperatures. They do like to be root bound, whether in a pot or in the ground. It does not like to be divided or moved, and will sulk for a year after a move.
Wait until they are almost busting the pot before you move them up, and you'll get more blooms from them.
I have found some are hardy in my zone 6 garden in the ground if planted up next to the house and kept dry in the winter.

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This is a new cultivar, which I named for a friend who was dealing with breast cancer at the time it first bloomed. I am happy to say she is cancer free now.

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A Crookham variety that is a synergistic version of Delectable. Large 9 inch bi-color ears with excellent flavor. Does quite well here. Medium tall (7 feet) plant.

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I found this stunner of an Emperor Class tulip at Brent and Becky's bulbs. I've never seen it offered anywhere else. Of course I had to have some. The blooms are just so striking and cheerful. A lovely bloom, mostly yellow but with black and red base. It sure does light up the garden.

Best part is that tulips of this class return here each year, so I expect that I will be enjoying 'Hit Parade' for many years to come.

Rita on the North Shore of Long Island, NY.

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In the warmer areas of the USA this plant has become an extremely invasive weed.

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An outstanding variety for this area. Vigorous plant, uniform habit and visually very attractive. Excellent tenderness in salads as well as adding color.

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I recently saw a post on facebook that this plant is very dangerous. It claims the plant can be deadly and/or cause blindness. It showed men in protective suits removing the plant from gardens. Do you have any information about this?

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Scoville Heat Rating for these peppers is Hot (5,000 to 30,000 Scoville Units)

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Batik is a beautiful iris, but after growing it for several years, I've noticed it gets leaf spot more severely than any of the other irises I grow.

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This plant is a heat-loving, abuse-loving, and sun-loving plant. Lives on the south side of my house in Florida. In the middle of the summer the wall it's against throws off a lot of heat ... and this guy says: "Bring it on"!

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Tall bearded iris 'Beyond Borders' is a 2012 introduction from Tasco. The color pattern of this iris is called "Emma Cook'. It has white standards and white falls richly banded blue violet It is an early bloomer in my garden and I like it. The pollen parent of 'Beyond Borders' is the popular award winning 'Queens Circle'. Nicely branched and increases well.

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Tall bearded iris 'My Beloved' was introduced in 2009 by Joe Ghio and is a very fine quality, pure white iris. It has wonderful form, grows and increases well, and produces strong show-quality stalks. It is a great addition to a bed of irises. It is proving to be a good parent for the hybridizer. I would recommend it.

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The Princeton Elm was propagated from cuttings from an old elm tree that survived disease and was located in a cemetery in Princeton, NJ. The propagation took place at Princeton Nurseries, NJ. It is a lovely elm tree.

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As clematises go, Nelly Moser might be considered a classic. It is widely grown and has been so for a number of years. When well grown, it blooms heavily in the spring and reblooms later with fewer blossoms. Unfortunately, the flowers fade quickly, but it is still very attractive. It can be pruned moderately in early spring and lightly after spring bloom.

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There is nothing shy about this bright cheery petunia. A single plant would be an exclamation point in a mixed bed and a grouping of several plants would be spectacular. Nothing subtle here.

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Digiplexis has a relatively short history in the gardening world. It is a very striking plant that came from a cross made in 2006 between a Digitalis and a related plant indigenous to the Canary Islands (Isoplexis, now reclassified as a synonym for Digitalis). It quickly caught the imagination of plant lovers and has won several horticultural awards. It is said to be well behaved in the garden and has a long bloom time, flowering most of the season from spring to fall. It grows best in full sun to light shade and likes to be watered about twice weekly. I haven't grown it in my own garden yet, but I saw it recently at a local well-respected nursery. I will be adding it to one of my beds.

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This is an old antique rose that I no longer grow because of space requirements. It is classified as a moss rose because of the appendages on the outside of the flower buds, which somewhat resemble moss growth on the north side of trees. It is said to have originated in France in 1856 and is named for Jean-Baptiste Kléber, a French general who died in Egypt in 1800. It is a light pink, lilac pastel shade with a strong fragrance. Average diameter is about 4". It only blooms once a year, in spring to early summer.

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Bidens pilosa is a perennial that grows everywhere here in Florida. It's a profuse re-seeder and I find it popping up in my flower beds every year. To most gardeners this plant is considered a weed to be immediately removed while others consider it a beautiful wildflower that attracts many butterflies and bees to the garden. The seeds resemble black needles with barbed hooks at the ends. Seeds are dispersed by the wind as well as by attaching themselves to clothing or fur as people and animals brush against them. Bidens pilosa produces thousands of seeds that remain viable for up to 5 years so if you don't want a mass of these plants in your garden it's best to dig them out before they set seed.

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