Plant Profile: Yellow Lady’s Slipper (Cypripedium pubescens)
Karen Yellow lady’s slipper is a herbaceous perennial and member of the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to North America where it grows in deciduous woodlands of most of the…
Poisonous Plants: Marsh Marigold (Caltha palustris)
This herbaceous perennial is native to the Northern Hemisphere from Canada to the Carolinas and westward where it is found growing in swamps, marshes, stream edges, and other wet areas.…
Plant Profile: Straw Foxglove (Digitalis lutea)
Also called small yellow foxglove, this short-lived perennial is a member of the plantain family, Plantaginaceae that also includes snapdragon, turtlehead, and Veronica. It is native to southern Europe and…
Plants of Williamsburg: Salad Burnet (Sanguisorba minor aka Poterium sanguisorba)
Salad burnet is a herbaceous perennial and member of the rose family, Rosaceae, that also includes cherry, pyracantha, and lady’s mantle. It is native to Europe, northern Africa, western Asia…
Plant Profile: Ground Clematis (Clematis recta)
Ground clematis is a herbaceous perennial and a member of the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae, that also includes delphinium, columbine, and anemone. It is native to eastern, central, and southern Europe…
Book Review: Infinite Succulents
Succulents are familiar plants to many gardeners but to author Rachael Cohen they have the potential of being living art. In her book, Infinite Succulents, Cohen shows readers that succulents…
Weeds and Their Control: Common Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)
Common yarrow, also known as milfoil, is a rhizomateous herbaceous perennial native to the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere Asia, Europe and North America where it grows in open…
Plant Profile: Canna warscewiczii
This herbaceous perennial is a member of the Cannaceae family that is most closely related to banana, ginger, and bird of paradise. A native of Brazil and Costa Rica, it…
Genus Astilbes for the Garden
Also called false spirea, Astilbe is a genus of herbaceous perennials and members of the saxifrage family, Saxifrageceae, that also includes coralbells (heuchera), Bergenia, and Tiarella. Most astilbes are native…
Plant Profile: Adriatic Bellflower (Campanula garganica)
A native of southern Europe, Adriatic bellflower is a prostrate evergreen herbaceous perennial and a member of the the Campanulaceae family that also includes ladybells (Adenophera), balloon flower, and Lobelia.…