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Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Apennine Anemone (Anemone apennina)

Karen August 31, 2026 0 Comments

Native to southern central Europe, this rhizomatous herbaceous perennial is a member of the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae, that also includes delphinium, clematis, and hellabore. It is a spring blooming plant…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Laurustinus (Viburnum tinus)

Karen August 26, 2026 0 Comments

Native to shrubland and wooded rocky slopes of the Mediterranean area of Europe and northern Africa, this evergreen shrub or small tree is a member of the moschatel family, Adoxaceae,…

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Plant Profile: Tree Tobacco(Nicotiana glauca)

Karen August 24, 2026 0 Comments

Also known as mustard tree, juanloco, and palo loco, this short lived, evergreen shrub or small tree is native to South American from central northwest Argentina to southern Bolivia. It…

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Plant Profile: Spiny Rush (Juncus acutus)

Karen August 19, 2026 0 Comments

Also known as Leopold’s rush, spike rush, sharp-leaved rush, and sharp rush, this evergreen, herbaceous grass-like perennial is native to western US, South America, north and south Africa, western and…

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Plant Profile: Pigmy Stonecrop (Crassula connata)

Karen August 17, 2026 0 Comments

Also known as pigmy weed, this annual succulent is native to western North America from British Columbia to Mexico and parts of Central and South America where it prefers open,…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Menzies’Goldenbush (Isocoma menziesii)

Karen August 12, 2026 0 Comments

This semi evergreen subshrub is native to sandy soils of California, Baja California, and Baha California Sur where it grows in areas such as coastal strand and coastal sage scrub.…

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Plant Profile: Sabal Palm (Sabal palmetto)

Karen August 10, 2026 0 Comments

Also known as cabbage palm, cabbage palmetto, Caroline palmetto, Garfield’s tree and swamp cabbage, this evergreen tree is native to the Bahamas, Cuba, and the coastal plain of the East…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Bottle Palm (Hyophorbe lagenicaulis)

Karen August 5, 2026 0 Comments

This evergreen tree is also known as bottle coco, champagne palm and pig nut palm, and is endemic to Round Island off the coast of Mauritius where it grows in…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera)

Karen August 3, 2026 0 Comments

Native to coastal areas of the tropical islands in the Central Indo-Pacific region, this evergreen tree is a member of the palm family, Arecaceae, palmettos. The plant grows up to…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Seaside Buckwheat (Eriogonum latifolium)

Karen July 29, 2026 0 Comments

Native to coastal bluffs and scrub from Washington to central California, this herbaceous perennial is a member of the knotweed family, Polygonaceae, that also includes rhubarb, dock and sea grape.…

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