Plant Profile: Seedbox (Ludwigia alternifolia)
Karen Seedbox, also known as rattlebox, is a herbaceous perennial native to eastern North America where it is found in wet areas such as swamps and marshes. The common names come…
Plant Profile: Castor Aralia (Kalopanax septemlobus)
This relative of ivy is the only member of the family (Araliaceae) that is a large hardy tree. A native of China, Korea and Japan this deciduous tree has a…
Plant Profile: Sweetfern (Comptonia peregrina)
This handsome low-growing suckering shrub is a native of Northeastern United States where it is found growing in poor gravelly or sandy soil along roadsides and similar waste areas. The…
Plant Profile: Bush Clover (Lespedeza bicolor)
Bush clover is a loose deciduous medium sized shrub native to eastern Asia but introduced into the United States in the mid 1800’s as an ornamental. Later used for erosion…
Plant Profile: Wall Germander (Teucrium chamaedrys aka T. x lucidrys)
This broadleaf evergreen, creeping shrub is native to southern Europe and the Mediterranean. Its attractive aromatic foliage forms a low mound of dark green oval leaves with scalloped margins on…
Plant Profile: Tree of Heaven (Ailanthus altissima)
With a name like ‘tree of heaven’ you might think that it could be a desirable resident of your garden, but keep in mind that it is also called “ghetto…
Plant Profile: Peruvian Old Lady (Espostoa melanostele)
One of the most appealing cacti, Peruvian Old Lady comes from the subtropical mountain valleys of western Peru. In its natural habitat it slowly grows up to seven feet tall…
Plant Profile: London Plane Tree (Platanus x acerifolia)
A large deciduous tree tolerant of pollution, compaction, and drought, London Plane tree was first popular as a street tree in the cities of Europe and later spread to cities…
Plant Profile: Mount Etna Broom (Genista aetnenesis)
Native to arid hillsides of Sicily and Sardinia , this deciduous shrub or small graceful tree is a great plant for a place where you want height but not bulk,…
Plant Profile: Northern Blue Flag Iris (Iris versicolor)
Northern blue flag iris is a clump forming herbaceous perennial native to Eastern North America where it is found in moist to wet habitats including swamps, marshes, stream banks, wet…