Plant Profile: Rose ‘City of York’
Karen Formerly called ‘Direktor Benschop’ this Floribunda type large flowered climber bears small clusters of buff colored buds that open to small creamy white cupped shaped flowers with prominent yellow stamens.…
Plant Profile: Narrow-spiked Ligularia (Ligularia stenocephala)
and is closely related to Senico (ragworts and groundsels). It has light green heart-shaped to triangular one to two feet long leaves that have toothed margins and are carried on…
Plant Profile: Moonshine Yarrow (Achillea x ‘Moonshine’)
‘Moonshine’ yarrow is a compact, clump-forming herbaceous perennial and member of the aster family, Asteraceae that also includes goldenrod, daisy, and lettuce. It is a hybrid between A. clypeolata and…
Plant Profile: Alpine Columbine (Aquilegia alpina)
A native of meadows in the Swiss Alps, this short lived perennial is a member of the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae, and closely related to baneberry (Actaea spp.) and monkshood/wolfsbane (Aconitum…
Plant Profile: Snakeweed (Polygonum bistorta aka Persicaria bistorta)
Snakeweed is a clump forming herbaceous perennial native to Europe and western and central Asia where it grows near water and damp meadows. It is a member of the knotweed…
Plant Profile: False Solomon’s Seal (Smilacina racemosa aka Maianthemum racemosum)
3fa88309b94f01bdd5a927e152190f5f2e700444 Also known as treacledberry, this clump-forming herbaceous perennial is native to North America where it grows in woodlands. It is a member of the asparagus family, Asparagaceae, that also…
Plant Profile: European Wild Ginger (Asarum europium)
European wild ginger is a low growing evergreen herbaceous perennial native to the of forests and woodlands of eastern Europe and western Asia. It belongs to the pipevine family, Aristolochiaceae,…
Plant Profile: Wild Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis)
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…