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Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Slender Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum tenuifolium)

Karen April 29, 2020 0 Comments

Also called common horsemint and narrow mountain mint, this herbaceous clump-forming perennial is a member of the mint family, Lamiaceae, that also includes rosemary, beebalm, and ajuga. It is native…

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Plant Profile: Rosa ‘Olympiad’

Karen April 27, 2020 0 Comments

Large dark red flowers up to 5.5″ across appear singly or occasionally in clusters of up to four on long strong stems. The many petals have a heavy substance and…

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Plant Profile: Hoary Blackfoot (Melampodium cinereum)

Karen April 22, 2020 0 Comments

Hoary blackfoot is a herbaceous perennial or subshrub native to Texas. Arkansas, and Colorado where it grows in open sites on sand, gravel, loam, or clay limstone soils. It is…

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Plant Profile: Robin’s Plantian (Erigeron pulchellus)

Karen April 20, 2020 0 Comments

Also known as rose petty, blue spring-daisy, and Robert’s plantian, this herbaceous biennial or short-lived perennial is a member of the aster family Asteraceae, that also includes sunflower, yarrow, and…

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Book Review: The Superfood Alchemy Cookbook

Karen April 17, 2020 0 Comments

Chef, author, and health coach, Jennifer Iserloh, offers her holistic, plant-based approach to good health in her cookbook, The Superfood Alchemy Cookbook. The book is divided into 7 chapter, each…

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Plant Profile: Oxeye Daisey (Leucanthemum vulgare aka Chrysanthemum leucanthemum)

Karen April 15, 2020 0 Comments

Oxeye daisy is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial and belongs to the aster family, Asteraceae, that also includes sunflowers, yarrow, and lettuce. It is native to Europe and Asia but was…

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Plant Profile: Carolina Phlox (Phlox carolina)

Karen April 13, 2020 0 Comments

Also known as thick-leaf phlox, this herbaceous perennial is native to southeastern US from North Carolina and Kentucky, south to Florida and Mississippi where it grows in woodland edges and…

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Plant Profile: Smooth Phlox (Phlox glaberrima)

Karen April 8, 2020 0 Comments

This herbaceous perennial, also called marsh phlox, is a member of the Polemoniaceae family that also include Jacob’s ladder. It is native to midwesternand southeastern US from Maryland to Wisconsin,…

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Invasive Plants and Their Native Alternatives: Crown Vetch (Securigera varia aka Coronilla varia)

Karen April 7, 2020 0 Comments

Also called purple vetch, this herbaceous perennial is native to Europe, southwest Asia, and northern Africa but was introduced to North America in the 1950s and was used as a…

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Plant Profile: Rocky Mountain Beard-Tongue (Penstemon stricta)

Karen April 6, 2020 0 Comments

Rocky Mountain beard-tongue is a semi evergreen perennial native to western US from southern Wyoming and western Colorado to northeastern Arizona and northern New Mexico, with an isolated population in…

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