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Plants for a Plant Zoo: Snail Vine ( Cochliasanthus caracalla aka Vigna caracalla)

Karen February 15, 2022 0 Comments

Beautiful and exotic, the snail like flowers of this tropical vine are sure to attract attention and squeals of delight. They appear in 12″ long clusters from summer to early…

Children

Plants for a Plant Zoo: Spiderwort (Tradescantia virginiana)

Karen February 8, 2022 0 Comments

With its arching foliage this easy to grow herbaceous perennial might grab your attention for resembling a squatting spider but if not, the very long bloom time will please. The…

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Plants for a Plant Zoo: Cardinal Vine (Ipomoea multifida)

Karen January 25, 2022 0 Comments

If you like dainty red flowers on a lacy, fern-like vine, you will love cardinal vine. But watch out; if you plant it in a spot that it likes you…

Children

Plants for a Plant Zoo: Tiger Lily (Lilium lancifolium aka L. tigrinum)

Karen January 18, 2022 0 Comments

This vigorous, easy to grow, perennial lily from Asia captures the eye with its large tumpet-shaped flowers produced in profusion in mid summer. The 5″ wide flowers are orange with…

Shakespeare's Flowers and Gardens

Shakespeare’s Garden: Crabapple

Karen January 13, 2022 0 Comments

Crabapple is the name given to several deciduous trees in the species Malus, a member of the rose family, Rosaceae, that also includes cherry, lady’s mantle, and firethorn. The plants…

Children

Plants for a Plant Zoo: Panda Face Ginger (Asarum maximum)

Karen January 11, 2022 0 Comments

There are few flowers in the garden that are as cute as the black and white blooms of panda face ginger. They peak through the foliage at ground level and…

Native Plants

Invasive Plants and Their Native Alternatives: Sawtooth Oak (Quercus acutissima)

Karen December 21, 2021 0 Comments

Sawtooth oak is a medium sized deciduous tree growing up to 98” tall. It is native to northeastern India, Nepal, Bhutan, Indochina, China, Tibet, Korea, and Japan and was introduced…

Native Plants

Invasive Plants and Their Native Alternatives: Japanese Wisteria (Wisteria floribunda)

Karen November 16, 2021 0 Comments

Japanese wisteria is a deciduous flowering vine native to Japan but was introduced into the US in the 1830s and has become invasive from new Jersey to Indiana, south to…

Native Plants

Invasive Plants and Their Native Alternatives: Scotch Broom (Cytisus scoparius)

Karen October 19, 2021 0 Comments

Scotch broom is a deciduous to evergreen, nitrogen-fixing shrub growing 4-8’ tall. It is native to dry, sandy soils in central and western Europe but was introduced into North America…

Butterfly Gardens

Butterflies in the Garden and How to Attract Them: Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)

Karen September 23, 2021 0 Comments

Red admiral are found from sub arctic Canada to Central America where they inhabit open spaces such as forest margins, shorelines, gardens, parks, fields, meadows and roadsides. A warm weather…

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