Plant Profile: Cruel Vine (Araujia sericifera aka Physianyhus)
Karen Also known as moth plant and white bladderflower, this fast growing creeping vine is a native of Argentina and Brazil where it grows in forest margins, river banks and disturbed…
Plant Profile: Japanese Angelica Tree (Aralia elata )‘Aureovariegata’
This small tree or shrub is deciduous and outstanding for both foliage and floral display. Light gray stems bear bi-pinnately compound thorny leaves that are up to four feet long…
Plant Profile: Wood Anemone (Anemone nemorosa)
Also known as windflower, this anemone is an herbaceous perennial native to northern and central Europe where it grows in deciduous woodlands. It is a member of the buttercup family,…
Plant Profile: Bog Rosemary (Andromeda polifolia)
Unrelated to true rosemary, this low growing evergreen shrub is native to cool regions of North America where it is found in wet sites such as bogs and swamps. The…
Plant Profile: Italian Alder (Alnus cordata)
A native of Corsica, the timber was used as piles to support the buildings of Venice. The foliage is dense with small heart-shaped leaves that are bright, glossy green, and…
Plant Profile: Striped Maple (Acer pensylvanicum)
Also known as moosewood, this native of eastern United States and adjacent Canada is an under-story tree known for the vertical white stripes on the greenish gray bark of is…
Plant Profile: Rose ‘Rose de Rescht’
Spherical buds open to crimson flowers with tightly packed neatly arranged petals, and sometimes a button eye. The flowers are in clusters of three to seven and are carried on…
Plant Profile: Century Plant (Agave americana)
This native of Mexico, and southeastern United States is a tender evergreen perennial or shrub. Large sword-like leaves form a basal rosette to six feet tall. The leaves are gray…
Plant Profile: African Lily (Agapanthus praecox subsp. orientalis)
A native of South Africa, Agapanthus praecox has naturalized in Australia, Britain, New Zealand, Mexico and elsewhere, and is considered a weed in some parts of Australia. It freely hybridizes…
Plant Profile: Large Purple Aeonium (Aeonium arboreum) ‘Zwartkop’
This tender succulent subshrub is a native of Gran Canaria Island in the Canary Islands of the Atlantic Ocean. Also known as ‘Schwartzkopf’ and ‘Schwarzkopf’ meaning “black head’, it can…