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Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Parrot Lily (Alstroemeria psittacina aka A. pulchella)

Karen October 21, 2024 0 Comments

Parrot lily is a clump-forming, tuberous perennial native to southern Brazil, northern Argentina and north-eastern Paraguay. It grows 2-3′ tall and is evergreen in mild climates. The lanceolate leaves are…

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Plant Profile: Dotted Gayfeather (Liatris punctata)

Karen October 16, 2024 0 Comments

Also known as dotted blazingstar and narrow-leaves blazingstar, this herbaceous perennial is native to the central plains of the US from Canada to northern Mexico. It is a member of…

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Plant Profile: Crown Vetch (Securigera varia aka Coronilla varia)

Karen October 14, 2024 0 Comments

Also called purple vetch, this herbaceous perennial vine is native to Europe, southwest Asia, and northern Africa but was introduced into the US for soil improvement and erosion control in…

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Plant Profile: California Fuchsia (Epilobium canum aka Zauschneria californica)

Karen October 9, 2024 0 Comments

California fuchsia, also known as hummingbird flower and firechalice, is a semi evergreen subshrub and a member of the evening primrose family, Onagraceae, that also includes Gaura and Clarkia. It…

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Plant Profile: Golden Tickseed (Coreopsis tinctoria)

Karen October 7, 2024 0 Comments

Known by several names including golden coreopsis, plains coreopsis, and calliopsis, this annual is native to much of the US especially the Great Plains and South where it grows in…

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Plant Profile: Coralbells (Heuchera sanguinea)

Karen October 2, 2024 0 Comments

Native to the cliffs,hills and alpine areas of Arizona and New Mexico, this evergreen herbaceous perennial is a member of the saxifrage family, Saxifagaceae, that also include tiarella, bergenia, and…

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Plant Profile: Swamp White Oak (Quercus bicolor)

Karen September 30, 2024 0 Comments

Growing up to 90’ tall, this deciduous tree is native to moist areas in bottomlands and lowland such as riparian soils and the edges of swamps from Massachusetts to Wisconsin,…

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Plant Profile: Soap Aloe (Aloe maculata aka A. saponaria)

Karen September 25, 2024 0 Comments

Also known as zebra aloe, this evergreen succulent perennial is native to southern and eastern South Africa, and south-eastern Botswana and Zimbabwe where it grows in a variety of habitats…

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Plant Profile: Rosa ‘Earth Song’

Karen September 23, 2024 0 Comments

Long narrow buds open to large full cup-shaped flowers up to 5.9″ across . The fragrant flowers are carried singly or in clusters of up to 5 and have rich…

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Plant Profile: Red Alder (Rubrus rubra)

Karen September 18, 2024 0 Comments

Red alder is a deciduous tree native to North America from southeast Alaska south to central coastal California with an extension inland across Washington and Oregon into northermost Montana. It…

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