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Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Sweet Scabiosa (Scabiosa atropurpurea)

Karen October 29, 2025 0 Comments

Also known as mourningbride, and mournful widow, this annual is a member of the honeysuckle family, Caprifoliaceae, that also includes weigelia, Centranthus, and valerian. It is native to the Mediterranean…

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Plant Profile: Acanthus balcanicus aka A. hungaricus aka A. longifoliius

Karen October 22, 2025 0 Comments

Endemic to the Balkan peninsula, this herbaceous perennial is a member of the Acanthaceae family that also includes mostly tropical plants such as polka-dot plant and Thunbergia. Plants grow 4-5′…

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Plant Profile: Maximilian Sunflower (Helianthus maximiliana)

Karen October 20, 2025 0 Comments

Native to the Great Plains of central North America, this herbaceous perennial is a member of the aster family, Asteraceae, that also includes daisy, yarrow, and lettuce. With a rhizomatous…

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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…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

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…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

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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