Plant Profile: Wild Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis)
Karen Native to Eastern US where it grows in moist shady sites, wild columbine is a herbaceous perennial and a member of the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae, that also includes clematis, delphinium,…
Plant Profile: Silverbush (Convolvulus cneorum)
Silverbush is a fast growing evergreen shrub native to coastal areas of Spain, Italy, Croatia and Albania. It is a member of the morning glory/bindweed family, Convolvulaceae, that includes many…
Plant Profile: Rose ‘Royal Sunset’
Long buds carried singly or in small clusters (usually three) open to cup-shaped flowers with twenty petals. Each petal is pale orange and has hints of gold and yellow at…
Plant Profile: Chinese Wingnut (Pterocarya stenoptera)
Chinese wingnut is a deciduous tree native to Southeast China where it grows in forests on mountain slopes or riverbanks. It is in the walnut family, Juglandaceae, that also includes…
Plant Profile: Sweet Cherry (Prunus avium)
Sweet cherry, the main ancestor of the cultivated cherry, is a deciduous tree native to Europe, northern Africa, and southwestern Asia but is widely cultivated elsewhere and has naturalized in…
Plant Profile: Pheasant’s Eye (Adonis amurensis)
This native of Japan and Manchuria is a herbaceous perennial and member of the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae, that also includes anemone, delphinium, and hellebore. It has many branched stems bearing…
Plant Profile: Almond (Prunus amygdalus aka Amygdalus communis)
Almonds are deciduous trees native to the Middle East, Indian subcontinent and North Africa and are members of the rose family, Roseacea. They are in the same genus (Prunus) as…
Plant Profile: White Poplar (Populus alba)
White poplar is a suckering deciduous tree native to moist areas in Europe and central Asia but widely planted throughout the US where it naturalized and is especially prevalent in…
Plant Profile: California Sycamore (Platanus racemosa)
Also known as Buttonwood, this deciduous tree is native to California where is grows in moist sites. It is a member of the sycamore family (Platanaceae), a small family with…
Plant Profile: Jacaranda (Jacaranda acutifolia aka J. mimosaefoliae)
Jacaranda, also called black poui,is a deciduous tree native to South America and a member of the Bignoniaceae family that also includes hardy gloxinia, trumpet vine and catalpa. The bark…