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Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Rose Verbena (Glandularia canadensis aka Verbena canadensis)

Karen November 27, 2024 0 Comments

Rose verbena is a herbaceous perennial and a member of the verbena family, Verbenaceae, that also includes teak and lantana. It is native to open clearings, meadows, fields, glades, waste…

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Plants for a Mary Garden: Iris (Iris sp.)

Karen November 26, 2024 0 Comments

Iris is a genus of herbaceous perennials mostly found in the temperate Northern Hemisphere from Europe to Asia and across North America. They grow from creeping rhizomes in moist environments…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Wood Spurge (Euphorbia amygdaloides)

Karen November 25, 2024 0 Comments

Native to the woodlands of Europe, Turkey and the Caucasus, this bushy evergreen herbaceous perennial is a member of the spurge family, Euphorbaceae, that also includes rubber plant, croton, and…

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Weeds and Their Control: Foxtail Barley (Hordeum jubatum)

Karen November 21, 2024 0 Comments

Foxtail barley is a short-lived cool season perennial and a member of the grass family, Poaceae, that also includes corn, bamboo, and rice. It is also known by several other…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Eastern Prickly Pear (Opuntia humifusa)

Karen November 20, 2024 0 Comments

Also called devil’s-tongue and Indian fig, this perennial cactus is native to eastern US from coastal Connecticut to the Florida Keys west to the lower Great Lakes, to the dry…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Ozark Sunflower (Helianthus silphioides)

Karen November 18, 2024 0 Comments

Native to woodland edges of southcentral US, this little known herbaceous perennial is also called as rosinweed sunflower. It is a member of the aster family, Asteraceae, that also includes…

Weeds

Weeds and Their Control: Yellow Rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus)

Karen November 14, 2024 0 Comments

Yellow rabbitbrush is a rounded deciduous shrub and member of the aster family, Asteraceae, that also includes daisy, sagebrush, and lettuce. It is native to western North America and can…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Alstromeomeria ligtu Hybrids

Karen November 13, 2024 0 Comments

The Alstromoemeria ligtu hybrids are the result of a cross between closely related genera, A. haemantha and various subpecies of A. ligtu, all tender perennials native to Chile. They grow…

Garden History

Plants for a Mary Garden: Sweet Violet (Viola odorata)

Karen November 12, 2024 0 Comments

Native to Europe and Asia, this herbaceous perennial belongs to the plant family Violaceae, that also includes pansies and johnny jump ups. It grows 4-10″ tall and has a basal…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Common Wood Aster (Aster cordifolius aka Symphyotrichum cordifolium)

Karen November 11, 2024 0 Comments

Also known as heart-leaved aster or blue wood aster, this clumping herbaceous perennial is a member of the aster family, Asteraceeae, that also includes sunflower, daisy, and lettuce. It is…

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