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Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Desert Four O’Clock (Mirabilis multiflora)

Karen June 18, 2025 0 Comments

Also called Colorado four o’clock, this herbaceous perennial is native to southwestern US from California to Colorado and Texas where it grows in deserts, grassland, hillsides, meas, and pinyon-juniper woodland.…

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Plant Profile: Crown Daisy (Chrysanthemum coronarium aka Glebionis coronaria)

Karen June 16, 2025 0 Comments

Also known as garland chrysanthemum and edible chrysanthemum, this cool weather annual is native to the Mediterranean region but is common in California where it grows in disturbed areas and…

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Plant Profile: Bitter Apple (Solanum incanum)

Karen June 11, 2025 0 Comments

Known by many common names including thorn apple, bitter tomato, apple of Sodom, and bitterball, this tropical perennial is native to Sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle east, eastwards to India.…

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Plant Profile: Crystalline Ice Plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum)

Karen June 9, 2025 0 Comments

This evergreen prostrate annual or biennial is native to southern Africa, Sinai, Canary Islands, and southern Europe where it grows on cliffs, coastal bluffs, sand dunes and disturbed areas. It…

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Plant Profile: Narcissus Flowered Anemone (Anemone narcissiflora)

Karen June 4, 2025 0 Comments

Narcissus flowered anemone is a herbaceous perennial native to northwestern North America and Eurasia where it grows in high mountain grasslands, thickets, grassy meadows, pastures, open woods and along roadsides.…

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Plant Profile: Yellow Bedstraw (Galium vernum)

Karen Meyers June 2, 2025 0 Comments

Native to grasslands and meadows of Europe, North Africa and southwestern Asia, this rhizomatous, herbaceous perennial is a member of the coffee family, Rubiaceae, that also includes gardenia and Pentas.…

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Plant Profile: Royal Azalea (Rhododendron schlippenbachii)

Karen May 28, 2025 0 Comments

This dense flowering deciduous shrub is native to Korea, Manchuria, Japan and far east Russia where it grows in the understory of mountain forests. It is a member of the…

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Plant Profile: Woodbine (Lonicera periclymenum)

Karen Meyers May 26, 2025 0 Comments

Also known as European honeysuckle, this twining deciduous shrub has a vine-like growth habit. It is native to woodlands, hedgerows and scrublands of Europe, North Africa and western Asia and…

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Plant Profile: Beach Sunflower (Helianthus debilis)

Karen May 21, 2025 0 Comments

Also known as cucumberleaf sunflower, and East Coast dune sunflower, this short-lived tender perennial is a native of the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of the US where it grows in…

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Plants for a Mary Garden: Chives (Allium schoenopras) “Our Lady’s Garlic”

Karen Meyers May 20, 2025 0 Comments

The association between Mary and chives or garlic is illusive. Both plants are in the same genus, Allium, along with onions, shallots and leeks. The Bible does not mention chives…

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