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Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Pineapple Guava (Feijoa sellowiana aka Acca sellowiana)

Karen April 16, 2014 0 Comments

A native of subtropical South America, pineapple guava is an evergreen multistemmed shrub or small tree in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae, that also includes clove, allspice and eucalyptus. The plant…

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Plant Profile: Red Horsechestnut (Aesculus x carnea)

Karen April 14, 2014 0 Comments

This small to medium, deciduous, flowering tree is a hybrid between Aesculus hippocastaneum, native to southeastern Europe, and Aesculus pavia, native to Southeastern United States, probably originating in Germany in…

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Plant Profile: Southern Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora)

Karen April 9, 2014 0 Comments

Native to the coast of southeeastern United States, these tall broadleaf evergreen trees grow in moist wooded areas, along riverbanks as well as in parks and gardens, and along streets.…

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Plant Profile: Florist’s Cineraria (Pericallis hybrid)

Karen April 7, 2014 0 Comments

This herbaceous perennial is a native of the Canary and Maderia Islands but is grown in the United States as a potted plant or annual. It is a cool weather…

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Plant Profile: Amur Cork Tree (Phellodendron amurense)

Karen April 2, 2014 0 Comments

A native of northern China, this cork tree takes its name from the Amur River, the boundary between China and Siberia, and is not related to the true cork tree.…

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Plant Profile: Horsetail Restio (Elegia capensis)

Karen March 31, 2014 0 Comments

A native of South Africa, Elegia capensis is a rhizomatous , rush-like, evergreen perennial with striking foliage and stature. The needle-like leaves are borne in whorls on the bamboo-like stems…

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Plant Profile: Jacobinia (Justicia carnea)

Karen March 26, 2014 0 Comments

Jacobinia, also known as flamingo plant, is an upright evergreen shrub native to Brazil. It has coarse, dark green, heavily veined leaves, and produces plumes of tubular flowers in white,…

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Plant Profile: Rosa ‘Reve d’Or’

Karen March 24, 2014 0 Comments

Given the top rating for Old Garden Roses by American Rose Society (ARS), Reve d’Ore’ is a fast-growing, vigorous, healthy Noisette especially appreciated in warm climates as a climber. The…

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Plant Profile: Saucer Magnolia (Magnolia soulangiana)

Karen March 19, 2014 0 Comments

A hybrid of Magnolia heptapeta x Magnolia quinquepeta, saucer magnolia is probably one of the most widely planted and best known of the magnolias. Its popularity may be due to…

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Plant Profile: Giant Reed(Arundo donax)

Karen March 17, 2014 0 Comments

This warm season, clump-forming, perennial grass is a native of the Greater Middle East but is wide spread in both the Mediterranean area and United States where it is considered…

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