Plant Profile: Largeflower Valerian (Valeriana pauciflora)
Karen This herbaceous perennial is native to Eastern US from Pennsylvania west to Illinois and south to include Maryland, Tennessee and West Virginia, Kentucky and Alabama where it grows in moist…
Plant Profile: Roundheaded Bushclover (Lespedeza capitata)
This herbaceous perennnial is a member of the pea family, Fabaceae, that also includes lupine, mimosa, and black locust. It is native to priaires, meadows, glades, and waste areas such…
Book Review: From Seed to Sunflower
Written for children in grades 1 and 2, Camilla de la Bedoyere’s book From Seed to Sunflower describes the life cycle of the sunflower plant from seed to flowering plant…
Plant Profile: Slender Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum tenuifolium)
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…
Plant Profile: Rosa ‘Olympiad’
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…
Plant Profile: Hoary Blackfoot (Melampodium cinereum)
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…
Plant Profile: Robin’s Plantian (Erigeron pulchellus)
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…
Book Review: The Superfood Alchemy Cookbook
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…
Plant Profile: Oxeye Daisey (Leucanthemum vulgare aka Chrysanthemum leucanthemum)
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…
Plant Profile: Carolina Phlox (Phlox carolina)
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…