Winterfat is a long-lived evergreen small shrub and member of the amaranth family, Amaranthaceae, that also includes celosia, spinach and beet. It is native to western North America from Saskatchewan…
Marianne Dubuc book And Then the Seed Grew explores how a community of characters that live in a garden react to change. The community includes Mr. Gnome and his little…
The samphire mentioned by Shakespeare is probably rock samphire, Crithmum maritimum, a coastal species which grows on the southern and western coasts of Great Britain and Ireland, as well as…
Also known as eastern mojave buckwheat, this rounded evergreen shrub or subshrub is a member of the knotweed family, Polygonaceae, that also includes rhubarb, dock and sea grape. It is…
Also called wild carrot, bird’s nest, and bishop’s lace, this herbaceous biennial is a member of the parsley family, Apiaceae, that also includes celery, dill, and poison hemlock. It is…
Also called prairie baby’s breath, flowering spurge is a herbaceous perennial and member of the euphorbia family, Euphorbiaceae, that also includes poinsettia, caster oil plant, and cassava. It is native…
The Book of Seeds presents seed profiles of 600 different species of plants in order to show the great diversity that exists among seeds. The seeds were chosen on the…
Also known as false sensitive plant and Illinois mimosa, this herbaceous perennial is a member of the pea family, Fabaceae, that also includes beans, lupine, and black locust. It is…
Gold and more gold from this cheerful late-summer combination of goldenrod and golden Marguerite. Although the flower color of the two plants is similar the size, shape and texture of…
Long pointed almost black buds open to large flowers up to 4.5″ across with high centered bloom form. The flowers are carried mostly singly on very long stems and have…
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