Plant Profile: Redflower False Yucca (Hesperaloe parviflora)
Karen A native of Texas and northern Mexico, this evergreen perennial is also called, coral yucca, samandoque, and yellow yucca. It is not a yucca but related to them and to…
Plant Profile: Rosa ‘Cramoisi superieur’
One of the first China roses bred in Europe, ‘Cramoisi superieur’ has cherry-red to crimson flowers that are cupped and borne singly or in loose clusters. The petals are paler…
Plant Profile: Fraser Fir (Abies fraseri)
Valued for its use as a Christmas tree, Fraser fir is native to a small region in the southern Appalachians. North Carolina produces most of the Fraser firs used as…
Plant Profile: Rose: ‘The Pilgrim’
For a huge production of flowers you can’t go wrong with ‘The Pilgrim’! When in bloom the bush is covered with large, flat to cup-shaped flowers produced singly or in…
Plant Profile: Silver Spike Grass (Achnatherum calamagrostis)
This cool weather grass is a native of the mountains of southern Europe where it is found in forest openings. In addition to cool temperatures it likes low humidity. It…
Plant Profile: California Nutmeg (Torreya californica)
Indemic to forested areas of California, California nutmeg is not related to the spice nutmeg, Myristica fragrans. It is similar, however, to some of the plum yews and podocarps in…
Plant Profile: Buffalo Berry (Shepherdia argentea)
This deciduous slow growing mound-shaped shrub is a native of central and western North America. It has spiny silvery gray twigs and green leaves one to two inches long and…
Plant Profile: Lacy Tree Fern (Cyathea cooperii)
Lacy tree fern is native to eastern Australia but grows well in tropical and subtropical areas where winter temperatures are mild and rainfall is abundant. The common name, lacy tree…
Plant Profile: Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum)
This iconic tree of southern swamps, is found from Delaware to Texas and Missouri, and is the state tree of Louisiana. It is alternatively called swamp cypress for its habitat,…
Plant Profile: Black Walnut (Juglans nigra)
A native of eastern and central North American from New England through Texas, black walnut is a tall, deciduous tree with a straight trunk bare of branches for 20 to…