Plant Profile: Camellia x williamsii ‘Anticipation’
Karen Camellia x williamsii are a group of hybrid evergreen shrubs resulting from a cross between Camellia saluenenensis and Camellia japonica. There are over 100 named cultivars from this cross and…
Plant Profile: Giant Scabiosa (Cephalaria gigantea)
This clump forming herbaceous perennial is native from the Caucasus to Siberia where it grows in meadows and mountain pastures. It is a member of the honeysuckle family, Caprifoliaceae, that…
Plant Profile: White Flowered Chinese Butterfly Bush (Buddleja fallowiana var alba)
A native of Yunnan in western China, this deciduous shrub grows in open woodland, and along forest edges and waterways. White felted shoots bear lanceolate silver-green leaves up to ten…
Plant Profile: Rose Souvenir de la Malmaison
Named after the chateau of Empress Josephine, this rose has cup-shaped pale pink flowers fading to white at the edges. The flowers are borne singly or in small clusters and…
Plant Profile: Crimped Bellflower (Campanula zoysii)
This semievergreen perennial is native to southeastern Alps where it grows in limestone rock crevices in subalpine to alpine zones. The plants are low growing and slowly form cushions two…
Plant Profile: Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’
This large broad-leaved evergreen shrub is a cross between Camellia cuspidate and C. saluenensis. It is fast growing and forms a loose bush with slightly pendant branches. The glossy leaves…
Plant Profile: Parrot’s Beak (Clianthus puniceus)
Also called lobster’s claw, this native of New Zealand’s North Island, is a small bushy evergreen shrub in the legume family (Fabaceae) . The dark green to gray green leaves…
Plant Profile: Honesty (Lunaria annua)
This biennial often grown as an annual is native to the Balkans and southwest Asia and is also called money plant, silver dollars, Chinese coins, and similar, because of its…
Plant Profile: Pot Marigold (Calendula officinalis)
This short-lived tender perennial is native to southern Europe and North Africa but has naturalized in much of Europe where it is grown as an annual. It is a member…
Plant Profile: Lemon Grass (Cymbopogon citratus)
Lemon grass is an evergreen, clump-forming perennial native to southern India and Sri Lanka where it grows in dry stony areas. The bulbous lower leaf section of the plant is…