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Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Armand Clematis (Clematis armandii)

Karen May 5, 2021 0 Comments

Native to central and southern China to northern Myanmar this fast growing evergreen vine is a member of the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae, that also includes columbine, monkshood, and hellebore. The…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

The Language of Flowers: Aspen (Populus tremula)

Karen May 4, 2021 0 Comments

Aspen is a deciduous tree and belongs to the willow family, Salicaceae, that also includes poplars and cottonwoods. Populus tremula is native Europe and Asia and should not be confused…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Purple Wintercreeper (Euonymus fortunei ‘Coloratus’)

Karen May 3, 2021 0 Comments

Native to China, Korea, and Japan, Euonymus fortunei is a woody evergreen or semi-evergreen member of the bitterseet family, Celastraceae, that also includes crucifiction thorn. The species can be grown…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Star of Bethlehem (Ornithogalum umbellatum)

Karen April 30, 2021 0 Comments

This perennial bulb goes by many common names including bird’s milk, grass lily, nap-at-noon, summer snowflake, starflower, and ten-o’clock lady. It is native to damp habitats in Europe, northern Africa,…

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Plants of the Bible: Dove’s Dung ( Ornithogalum umbellatum)

Karen April 30, 2021 0 Comments

This perennial bulb goes by many common names including star of Bethlehem, bird’s milk, grass lily, nap-at-noon, summer snowflake, starflower, and ten-o’clock lady. It is native to damp habitats in…

Bonsai

How to Care for Bonsai: Gingko bibloba

Karen April 29, 2021 0 Comments

Also known as the maidenhair tree, this deciduous tree is native to China. It is considered a living fossil because it has been on earth for 270 million years as…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Pine Muhly Grass (Muhlenbergia dubia)

Karen April 28, 2021 0 Comments

This evergreen, clump-forming, perennial grass is native to higher elevations of eastern Arizona, New Mexico, west Texas, and northern Mexico, and belongs to the grass family, Poaceae, that also includes…

Plant Combinations

Plant Combination: Oakleaf Hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia) ‘Snowflake’ and Variegated Broad-leaf Sedge (Carex siderosticka ‘Variegata’)

Karen April 27, 2021 0 Comments

In sun or part shade this duo will provide long season interest. Fresh new leaves appear in spring followed by hydrangea’s extravagant clusters of flowers. The white of these flowers…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Blue China Vine (Holboellia coriacea)

Karen April 26, 2021 0 Comments

Also called sausage vine, this woody evergreen climber is native to central China where it grows in scrubby thickets and mountain slopes. It is a member of the family Lardizabalaceae,…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Black Mustard (Brassica nigra)

Karen April 23, 2021 0 Comments

Native to areas of northern Africa, Europe, and Asia, this winter annual is a member of the cabbage family, Brassicaceae, that also includes broccoli, alyssum, and stock. It grows 4-8′…

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