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Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Sweet Sultan (Centaurea moschata aka Amberboa moschata)

Karen June 14, 2023 0 Comments

Native to Asia Minor, this clump-forming cool climate annual is a member of the aster family, Asteraceae, that also includes daisy, yarrow, and lettuce. It grows 1-3′ tall and has…

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Plant Profile: Sweet Pea (Lathyrus odoratus)

Karen June 12, 2023 0 Comments

Native to Sicily, southern Italy and the Aegean Islands, this bushy annual or climbing annual vine is a member of the legume family, Fabaceae, that also includes peanut, mimosa and…

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Plant Profile: Croton (Codiaeum variegatum)

Karen June 7, 2023 0 Comments

Native to open forests and scrub in tropical and subtropical Indonesia, Malaysia, Australia and the islands of the western Pacific Ocean, this tender evergreen shrub is a member of the…

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Plants of Pompeii: Onion (Allium cepa)

Karen June 6, 2023 0 Comments

Native to Asia, the common onion is a biennial or perennial usually grown as an annual It is in the same genus as chives, garlic, and leek, and is the…

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Plant Profile: Gloriosa Lily (Gloriosa superba)

Karen June 5, 2023 0 Comments

Also known as flame lily, climbing lily, creeping lily, glory lily, tiger claw, agnishikha and fire lily, this deciduous perennial vine is native to tropical and southern Africa and temperate…

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Plant Profile: Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta)

Karen May 31, 2023 0 Comments

Also known by many other names including gloriosa daisy, this native of eastern and central North America is a member of the aster family, Asteraceae, that also includes daisy, yarrow,…

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Plant Profile: Coyotillo (Karwinskia humboldtiana)

Karen May 29, 2023 0 Comments

Native to the prairies, plains, meadows, pastures, and savannas of southern and western Texas as well as much of Mexico, this evergreen shrub or small tree is a member of…

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Plant Profile: Black Henbane (Hyoscyamus niger)

Karen May 24, 2023 0 Comments

Also known as stinking nightshade, this herbaceous annual or biennial is native to rocky, arid areas of Europe and Asia and is a member of the Solanaceae, nightshade family, that…

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Plant Profile: California Goldfields (Lasthenia californica)

Karen May 22, 2023 0 Comments

Native to a variety of habitats in California, Arizona, New Mexico, Oregon, and Baja California, this herbaceous annual is a member of the aster family, Asteraceae, that also includes sunflower,…

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Plant Profile: Four-O’Clock (Mirabilis jalapa)

Karen May 17, 2023 0 Comments

Native to the dry tropical regions of North, Central, and South America, this herbaceous perennial, also known as marvel of Peru, is a member of the family Nyctaginaceae that also…

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