Skip to content

KarensGardenTips.com

Practical tips to help you get the most out of your garden.

KarensGardenTips.com

Practical tips to help you get the most out of your garden.

  • Home
  • About
  • Garden Resources
  • Plant Profiles: How To Grow
  • Recipes
  • Garden Books
  • Weeds
  • Glossary
  • Botanical Name Index
  • Help
    • Home
    • Plant Profiles: How To Grow
    • Page 2
Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Sweet Scabiosa (Scabiosa atropurpurea)

Karen October 29, 2025 0 Comments

Also known as mourningbride, and mournful widow, this annual is a member of the honeysuckle family, Caprifoliaceae, that also includes weigelia, Centranthus, and valerian. It is native to the Mediterranean…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Cape Anemone (Anemone tenuifolia aka A. capensis)

Karen Meyers October 27, 2025 0 Comments

Native to South Africa, this evergreen subshrub is a member of the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae, that also includes delphinium, clematis, and hellabore. It grows 12-24″ tall and has a short…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Acanthus balcanicus aka A. hungaricus aka A. longifoliius

Karen October 22, 2025 0 Comments

Endemic to the Balkan peninsula, this herbaceous perennial is a member of the Acanthaceae family that also includes mostly tropical plants such as polka-dot plant and Thunbergia. Plants grow 4-5′…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Maximilian Sunflower (Helianthus maximiliana)

Karen October 20, 2025 0 Comments

Native to the Great Plains of central North America, this herbaceous perennial is a member of the aster family, Asteraceae, that also includes daisy, yarrow, and lettuce. With a rhizomatous…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Fernleaf Yarrow (Achillea filipendulina) ‘Coronation Gold’

Karen October 15, 2025 0 Comments

Fernleaf yarrow ‘Coronation Gold’ is a hybrid resulting from a cross between Achillea filipendulina and A. clypeolata and is a member of the aster family, Asteraceae, that also includes daisies,…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Spanish Broom (Spartium junceum)

Karen October 13, 2025 0 Comments

Known as rush broom and weaver’s broom, this flowering deciduous shrub is native to southwestern Europe, the Mediterranean, and the Azores where it grows on dry, sandy, sunny sites. It…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Diascia fetcaniensis

Karen October 8, 2025 0 Comments

This sprawling, semi-evergreen perennial is native to South Africa and is a member of the figwort family, Scrophylariaceae, that also includes butterfly bush, mullein, and nemesia. It grows up 10-…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Mormon Tea (Ephedra viridis)

Karen October 6, 2025 0 Comments

Also known as Indian tea and green ephedra, this evergreen coniferous shrub is native to western US from the Arizona deserts to California, east of the Sierra Nevada, San Joaquin…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Tall Anemone (Anemone virginiana)

Karen October 1, 2025 0 Comments

This rhizomatous herbaceous perennial is also known as timbleweed (along with several other plants) and is a member of the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae, that also includes delphinium, clematis, and hellebore.…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plants for a Mary Garden: Common Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna)

Karen Meyers September 30, 2025 0 Comments

Hawthorn has a long history in folklore, religion and herbal medicine. In ancient times it was associated with fertility and used as a charm to ward off witchcraft and vampires…

Posts pagination

1 2 3 … 191

« Previous Page — Next Page »

Karen’s Seasonal Tip

Karen’s Archive Tip

Categories

Karen’s Book Reviews

Karen’s Archive Plant

Keywords (Tags)

Bible garden bird garden border butterfly garden children's literature container garden container gardening cottage garden culinary herb deciduous shrub Deciduous tree dried arrangement educational game evergreen shrub Evergreen tree Floristry fragrance garden fresh arrangement ground cover hedge Helen S. Wright herbaceous perennial Herb garden invasive plant meadow garden medicinal herb native plant native plant garden plant identification poisonous plant pollinator garden recipes rock garden Rose Garden shade garden Vegetable Garden vegetable gardening water garden weed weed control wildflower wildflower garden wildlife garden woodland garden xeriscape

Recent Posts

  • Wildflowers: Liatris Native to the Southeast
  • Plant Profile: Carmel Daisy (Scabiosa prolifera)
  • Plants for a Mary Garden: Star of Bethlehem (Ornithogalum umbellatum)
  • Plant Profile: Common Daisy (Bellis perennis)
  • Book Review: Epic Salads
  • Wildflowers: Liatris Native to New England
  • Plant Profile: Cream Scabiosa (Scabiosa ochroleuca)
  • Plants for a Mary Garden: Carnation (Dianthus carophyllus) Mary’s Love of God
  • Plant Profile: Caucasian Pincushion Flower(Scabiosa caucasica)
  • Book Review: Green Rush

Archives

You Missed

Wildflower Garden

Wildflowers: Liatris Native to the Southeast

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Carmel Daisy (Scabiosa prolifera)

Garden History

Plants for a Mary Garden: Star of Bethlehem (Ornithogalum umbellatum)

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Common Daisy (Bellis perennis)

KarensGardenTips.com

Practical tips to help you get the most out of your garden.

Copyright © All rights reserved | Blogus by Themeansar.