If your annual flowers aren't exploding with celebratory fireworks of color right now, it may be lack of fertilizer.

Trochetia boutoniana shows off dark red nectar against a blue background and Trochetia blackburniana produces yellow nectar, which it shows off at the center of a yellow flower.

Decorate your outdoor space for a patriotic celebration with flowers in red, white and blue for great container ideas.

Which flower, red or white? If she follows tradition, Arrington will pin a white blossom to the bodice of her dress, the fragile petals conveying a heavy truth shared by many today: My mother is gone.