Plant Profile: Showy Goldenrod (Solidago speciosa)
Karen Also called noble goldenrod, this rhizomatous herbaceous perennial is native to central and eastern US where it grows in open woods and fields. It is a member of the aster…
Plant Profile: Stiff Sunflower (Helianthus rigidus aka H. pauciflorus))
Also known as prairie sunflower this herbaceous perennial is native to central US and is a member of the aster family, Asteraceae, that also includes daisy, yarrow, and lettuce. It…
Edible Mushrooms: The Hedgehog Mushroom (Hydnum repandum)
Wide spread in North America, the hedgehog mushroom belongs to a group of fungi that produce their spores on spines instead of gills. It is found singly, in large groups,…
Plant Profile: Arrowwood (Viburnum dentata)
Native to grasslands, woodlands, marshes, swamps and shores of rivers and lakes from Massachusetts south to Florida and west to Texas, this deciduous shrub is a member of the moschatel…
Plant Profile: Creeping Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis ‘Prostratus’)
This low growing, spreading evergreen shrub is a cultivar of a plant native to the Mediterranean and a member of the mint family, Lamiaceae, that also includes beebalm, basal, and…
Edible Mushrooms: Wood Blewit (Lepista nuda/Clitocybe nuda)
The wood blewit is native to Europe and North America where it is found mostly in autumn growing in the leaf and needle litter of deciduous and coniferous woodlands. It…
Plant Profile: Persian Stonecress (Aethionema grandiflorum aka A. pulchellum)
Persian stonecress is an evergreen rounded subshrub native to eastern Turkey, the southern Caucasus, and northern Iran where it grows on limestone slopes . It is a member of the…
Weeds and Their Control: Touch-Me-Not (Impatiens pallida)
Also called, jewelweed, touch-me-not is an annual and a member of the balsam family, Balsaminaceae, that also includes busy lizzie. It is native to Canada and the US and grows…
Plant Profile: Carolina Lupine (Thermopsis villosa aka T. caroliniana)
Native to the mountains of the Carolinas and Georgia, this clump-forming herbaceous perennial is known by many common names including Aaron’s rod, false lupine, blue ridge lupine, golden-banner, and bush…
Plant Profile: Diascia vigilis
This mat-forming semi-evergreen tender perennial is native to South Africa where it grows along mountain streams and damp edges of forest clearings. It is a member of the figwort family,…