Plant Profile: Beebalm aka Bergamot (Monarda didyma)
Karen Also known as oswego tea, this clump-forming herbaceous perennial is a member of the deadnettle family, Lamiaceae, that also includes mint, basil, and adjuga. It is native to eastern North…
Plants of the Bible: Athel Tree (Tamarix aphylla aka T. articulata)
Also known as Athel pine, this evergreen tree is native to arid and semi-arid subtropics and tropics in Africa, Middle East and parts of southern and western Asia where it…
Weeds and Their Control: Mexican Fireweed (Kochia scoparia aka Bassia scoparia)
Also known as burning bush and summer cypress, Mexican fireweed is a bushy annual and a member of the goosefoot family, Chenopodiaceae, that also includes cock’s comb, globe amaranth, and…
Plant Profile: Rabbit Foot Fern (Davallia Fejeensis)
Native to Fiji, this epiphytic evergreen fern is a member of the Davalliaceae plant family that also includes other ferns with furry rhizomes such as deer foot and squirrel foot…
Plant Profile: Giraffe Thorn (Vachellia erioloba aka Acacia erioloba)
Also known as camel thorn, this evergreen tree or shrub is native to the deep, dry sandy soils of southern Africa. It is a member of the pea family, Fabaceae,…
Plant Profile: Alligator Plant (Kalanchoe daigremontiana aka Bryophyllum daigremontianum)
Also known as mother of thousands, devil’s backbone, and Mexican hat plant, this short-lived, succulent perennial is native to Madagascar and a member of the stonecrop family, Crassulaceae, that also…
Plants of the Bible: Crocus cancellatus
This perennial corm is native from southern Turkey to southwest Syria but found on rocky hillsides and open woods from North Africa to Palestine and Armenia. It is a member…
Old Time Recipes for Home Made Wines: Raisin Wine in the Imitation of Frontignac
Frontignac is a grape of ancient Greek origin that produces a white wine that may be fragrant, strongly perfumed and deliver intense floral, perfume, rose water, and spice tastes and…
Plant Profile: Hog Peanut (Amphicarpaea bracteata)
Native to moist shady areas of eastern North America from New Brunswick to Florida, west to Texas north to North Dakota and Montana, this herbaceous, annual twining vine is a…
Plants for a Plant Zoo: Horseradish (Armoracia rusticana aka Cochlearia armoraci)
If you like the wild ponies of Assateague you will enjoy growing horseradish! It doesn’t know its place and insists on moving about expanding its territory year after year. The…