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Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Alpine Wallflower aka Kotschy Erysimum (Erysimum kotschyanum)

Karen June 20, 2022 0 Comments

Native to Asia Minor, this evergreen herbaceous perennial is a member of the mustard family, Brassicaceae, that also includes cabbage, broccoli, and alyssum. The plant forms a tuft of foliage…

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Plant Profile: Bird of Paradise (Strelitzia reginae)

Karen June 15, 2022 0 Comments

Indigenous to South Africa, this tender evergreen herbaceous perennial is a member of the Strelitziaceae, a small family closely related to bananas. The plant grows from a rhizome and forms…

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Plants for a Zoo Garden: Cat’s Ear (Hypochaeris radicata)

Karen June 14, 2022 0 Comments

Although considered a weed in many parts of the country this herbaceous perennial resembles the common dandelion with its basal rosette of leaves that lie close to the ground and…

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Plant Profile: Virginia Waterleaf (Hydrophyllum viginianum)

Karen June 13, 2022 0 Comments

Also called eastern waterleaf and Shawnee salad , this herbaceous perennial is native to moist and wet woodlands in eastern US and is a member of the borage family, Borginaceae,…

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Plant Profile: Aegean Wallflower (Erysimum cheiri aka Cheiranthus cheiri.)

Karen June 8, 2022 0 Comments

Native to Greece, this perennial subshrub is often grown as an annual or biennial. It is a member of the mustard family, Brassicaceae, that also includes cabbage, alyssum, and common…

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Plant Profile: Buffalo Bur Nightshade (Solanum rostratum)

Karen June 6, 2022 0 Comments

Also known as buffalo-bur, spiny nightshade, Colorado bur, Kansas thistle, bad woman, Mexican thistle, and Texas thistle, this annual is native to the Great Plains and a member of Solanaceae…

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Plants of the Bible: White Poplar (Populus alba)

Karen June 3, 2022 0 Comments

This suckering deciduous tree is native to moist areas in Europe and central Asia and is a member of the willow family (Salicaceae) that also includes aspen and cottonwood. With…

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Plant Profile: Western Wallflower (Erysimum capitatum)

Karen June 1, 2022 0 Comments

Also known as sanddune wallflower and prairie rocket, this herbaceous biennial or perennial is native to central and western North America and is a member of the mustard family, Brassicaceae,…

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Plant Profile: Bear Corn ( Conopholis americana)

Karen May 30, 2022 0 Comments

Also called American cancer-root, squawroot, and bumeh, this parasitic herbaceous perennial is native to eastern North America and is a member of the broomrape family, Orobanchaceae, that also includes Indian…

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Plant Profile: Eastern Mosquito Fern (Azolla caroliniana)

Karen May 25, 2022 0 Comments

Native to North America, this annual aquatic fern is also known as fairy moss and is a member of the Salviniaceae, a small family of about 20 ferns. The plants…

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