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Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Poison Sumac (Toxicodendron vernix aka Rhus vernix)

Karen September 27, 2023 0 Comments

Also called swamp-sumac and thunderwood, this deciduous woody shrub or small tree is native to the wooded swamps, bogs and other moist soils of eastern United States and extreme southeast…

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Plant Profile: Black Cherry (Prunus serotina)

Karen September 25, 2023 0 Comments

Also called rum cherry, and mountain black cherry, this deciduous tree is native to eastern North America, Pacific Northwest, Mexico, and Central America. It is a member of the rose…

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Plant Profile: Texas Mountain Laurel (Sophora secundiflora aka Dermatophyllum secundiflorum)

Karen September 20, 2023 0 Comments

Also called mescal bean, this evergreen multi-trunked shrub or small tree is native to brushy slopes and open plains of Texas, New Mexico, and Mexico. It is a member of…

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Plants of Ancient Pompeii: Cabbage (Brassica oleracea)

Karen September 19, 2023 0 Comments

The name cabbage can refer to one of several herbaceous biennials in the mustard family, Brassicaceae, that also includes broccoli, cauliflower, and brussels sprouts. It was domesticated from wild cabbage…

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Plant Profile: Red Elderberry (Sambucus racemosa)

Karen September 13, 2023 0 Comments

Native to moist habitats of Canada, the US, Europe and northern temperate Asia, this deciduous tree-like shrub is a member of the moschatel family, Adoxaceae, that also includes viburnum. The…

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Plant Profile: Flamingo Flower (Anthurium andraeanum)

Karen September 11, 2023 0 Comments

Also known as tailflower, painter’s palette, oilcloth flower, and laceleaf this evergreen herbaceous perennial is native to the rainforests of Colombia and southwestern Ecuador and a member of the arum…

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Gardens of Ireland: Blarney Castle Garden

Karen September 7, 2023 0 Comments

Located about 5 miles northwest from Cork city in the South of Ireland,15th century Blarney Castle is a tower house or fortress residence, and is home to the Blarney Stone…

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Plant Profile: Chilean Glory Flower (Eccremocarpus scaber)

Karen September 6, 2023 0 Comments

Also known as Chilean glory creeper, this half hardy perennial vine is native to the Chilean Andes and is a member of the trumpet vine family, Bignoniaceae, that also includes…

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Plant Profile: Western White Clematis (Clematis ligusticifolia)

Karen September 4, 2023 0 Comments

Also known by many other names including peppervine, old man’s beard, and creek clematis, this climbing woody or semi-woody vine is native to western US where it grows in streamside…

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Plant Profile: “Headbourne Hybrid’ Agapanthus (Agapanthus x “Headbough Hybrids’)

Karen August 30, 2023 0 Comments

These rhizomatous perennials are hybrids that include in their parentage A. campanulatus, A. inapertus, A. praecox, and probably some others. They are members of the amaryllis family, Amaryllidaceae, that also…

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