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Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Fernleaf Yarrow (Achillea filipendulina) ‘Coronation Gold’

Karen October 15, 2025 0 Comments

Fernleaf yarrow ‘Coronation Gold’ is a hybrid resulting from a cross between Achillea filipendulina and A. clypeolata and is a member of the aster family, Asteraceae, that also includes daisies,…

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Plant Profile: Spanish Broom (Spartium junceum)

Karen October 13, 2025 0 Comments

Known as rush broom and weaver’s broom, this flowering deciduous shrub is native to southwestern Europe, the Mediterranean, and the Azores where it grows on dry, sandy, sunny sites. It…

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Plant Profile: Diascia fetcaniensis

Karen October 8, 2025 0 Comments

This sprawling, semi-evergreen perennial is native to South Africa and is a member of the figwort family, Scrophylariaceae, that also includes butterfly bush, mullein, and nemesia. It grows up 10-…

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Plant Profile: Mormon Tea (Ephedra viridis)

Karen October 6, 2025 0 Comments

Also known as Indian tea and green ephedra, this evergreen coniferous shrub is native to western US from the Arizona deserts to California, east of the Sierra Nevada, San Joaquin…

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Plant Profile: Tall Anemone (Anemone virginiana)

Karen October 1, 2025 0 Comments

This rhizomatous herbaceous perennial is also known as timbleweed (along with several other plants) and is a member of the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae, that also includes delphinium, clematis, and hellebore.…

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Plant Profile: Spiny Bear’s-Breeches (Acanthus spinosus)

Karen September 29, 2025 0 Comments

This clump-forming evergreen herbaceous perennial is native to woodlands and scrub of southern Europe from Italy to western Turkey. It is a member of the Acanthaceae family that also includes…

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Plant Profile: Rose Acacia (Robinia hispida)

Karen September 24, 2025 0 Comments

Also known as bristly acacia, this flowering deciduous shrub is native to eastern and central US and is a member of the pea family, Fabaceae, that also includes mimosa, lupine,…

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Plant Profile: Japanese Poplar (Populus maximowiczii)

Karen September 22, 2025 0 Comments

This deciduous tree is native to China, Japan, and Korea where it grows in sunny fluvial plains, river banks, and woodlands. It is a member of the willow family, Salicaceae,…

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Groundcovers for Shade: Lily of the Valley (Convallaria majalis)

Karen September 18, 2025 0 Comments

Lily of the valley is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial native to the temperate parts of the Northern Hemisphere and grows best where summers are warm but not hot. Each plant…

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Plant Profile: Highbush Blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum)

Karen September 17, 2025 0 Comments

This deciduous shrub is known by several names including blue huckleberry and swamp huckleberry and is a member of the heath family, Ericaceae, that also includes heather, cranberries, and azaleas.…

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