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Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Redwood Inside-Outside Flower (Vancouveria planipetala aka V. parviflora)

Karen April 16, 2025 0 Comments

Also known as redwood ivy, this evergreen herbaceous perennial is a member of the barberry family, Berberidaceae, that also includes nandina, mahonia, and epimedium. It is native to northwestern California…

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Plant Profile: Roman Chamomile (Anthemis nobilis aka Chamaemelum nobile)

Karen Meyers April 14, 2025 0 Comments

Also known as English chamomile, garden chamomile, ground apple, low chamomile, mother’s daisy or whig plant, this herbaceous perennial is native to dry sunny fields of Western Europe and northwestern…

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Plant Profile: Common Sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale)

Karen April 9, 2025 0 Comments

Sneezeweed is a clump-forming herbaceous perennial in the aster family, Asteraceae, that also includes daisy, yarrow, and lettuce. It is native to eastern and north central North America where it…

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Plant Profile: English Holly (Ilex aquifolia)

Karen Meyers April 7, 2025 0 Comments

Also known as common holly, European holly, and Christmas holly this evergreen tree is native to western and southern Europe, northwest Africa, and southwest Asia where it grows in the…

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Plant Profile: Rocky Mountain Flowering Raspberry (Rubus deliciosus)

Karen April 2, 2025 0 Comments

Also known as delicious raspberry, boulder raspberry and snowy bramble, this deciduous shrub or vine is native to Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming, and the Oklahoma Panhandle. It is a member…

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Plants for a Mary Garden: Larkspur (Consolida ajacis aka C. ambigua) “Mary’s Tears’

Karen Meyers April 1, 2025 0 Comments

The name “Mary’s Tears” is derived from the resemblance of the droplet-shaped larkspur flowers to tears and is associated with the sorrow and compassion of Mary especially during the Passion…

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Plant Profile: Spotted Dead Nettle (Lamium maculatum)

Karen Meyers March 31, 2025 0 Comments

Also known as spotted henbit and purple dragon, this herbaceous perennial is native to Europe and Asia where it grows in a variety of habitats from open grassland to woodland.…

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Plant Profile: Pussytoes (Antennaria dioica var. rosea)

Karen March 26, 2025 0 Comments

Also called cat’s foot and mountain everlasting, this semi-evergreen herbaceous perennial is native to western and north-central US where it grows in many different habitats. It is a member of…

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Plant Profile: Great Mullein (Verbascum thapsus)

Karen Meyers March 24, 2025 0 Comments

Also called common mullein and woolly mullein, this native of Europe, Africa and Asia, is a herbaceous biennial and a member of the figwort family, Scrophulariaceae, that also includes butterfly…

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Plant Profile: Grape Leaf Anemone (Anemone vitifolia)

Karen March 19, 2025 0 Comments

Native to Asia, this herbaceous perennial is a member of the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae, that also includes delphinium, clematis, and hellebore. It grows 3-4′ tall and forms a clump of…

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