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Native Plants

Invasive Plants and Their Native Alternatives: English Holly (Ilex aquifolium)

Karen January 5, 2023 0 Comments

English holly is a broadleaf evergreen tree or shrub growing 15-20’ tall. It has attractive glossy dark green leaves with sharp spines on the edges and red to yellow berries…

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Plants for a Plant Zoo: Pheasant’s Breast (Aloe variegata aka Gonialoe variegata)

Karen January 3, 2023 0 Comments

This tender evergreen succulent is also known as tiger aloe so can join the cat or bird parts of a plant zoo. The stripes on the leaves beg for inclusion…

Native Plants

Invasive Plants and Their Native Alternatives: Beach Naupaka (Scaevola sericea var. taccada)

Karen December 29, 2022 0 Comments

Also known as beach cabbage and sea lettuce, beach naupaka is a dense, spreading evergreen shrub growing 3-10’ tall. The medium green leaves are elliptical, waxy, fleshy, smooth and 1.5…

Children

Plants for a Plant Zoo: Bird’s Nest Fern (Asplenium nidus)

Karen December 27, 2022 0 Comments

The dramatic foliage of this evergreen fern will attract the eye and beg for a closer look to see the unique nest formed in the center of the plant. The…

Children

Plants for a Plant Zoo: Gooseneck Loosestrife (Lysimachia clethroides)

Karen December 20, 2022 0 Comments

As the gooseneck-shaped spikes of tiny white flowers emerge in late spring and fill the garden bed, the playful, rambuctious, whimsical behavior of the plant bursts forth. Like a naughty…

Children

Plants for a Plant Zoo: Goat’s Beard (Aruncus dioicus)

Karen December 13, 2022 0 Comments

With its feathery plumes of tiny cream colored flowers moving gracefully over dark green leaves this shrub-like herbaceous perennial makes a beautiful presence in a woodland setting, beside a stream…

Children

Plants for a Plant Zoo: Toad Flax (Linaria vulgaris)

Karen December 6, 2022 0 Comments

Toad flax might not be the star of the show in any garden but it adds a lot of charm even growing in lean dry soil. True, it is a…

Butterfly Gardens

Butterflies for the Garden and How to Attract Them: Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele)

Karen December 1, 2022 0 Comments

The great spangled fritillary inhabits moist meadows , pastures, prairies, and woodlands all over the US except Florida. The common name fritillary comes from the Latin word fritillus meaning chess…

Children

Plants for a Plant Zoo: White Turtlehead (Chelone glabra)

Karen November 29, 2022 0 Comments

Attract ruby-throated hummingbirds, bumblebees and Baltimore checkerspot butterflies by adding a clump of this perennial with its flowers that resemble the head of a turtle peering out of its shell.…

Children

Plants for a Plant Zoo: Parrot’s Beak (Clianthus puniceus)

Karen November 22, 2022 0 Comments

Brighten up the garden in spring with the bright pink to red flowers of parrot’s beak, a bushy evergreen shrub endemic to New Zealand’s North Island. The waxy, 3″ long…

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