Buttonbush, also called honey-bells and button-willow, is a deciduous shrub or small tree native to wetlands such as swamps, marshes, riverbanks, and floodplains from New Brunswick and Minnesota south to…
Also called wolfsbane and helmet flower, this herbaceous perennial is a member of the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae, that also includes columbine, hellebore, and delphinium. It is native and endemic to…
Bush honeysuckle is a small deciduous suckering shrub native to open deciduous or mixed coniferous woods, rocky slopes, and roadsides in eastern North America from Newfoundland to Saskatchewan, south to…
Also called green arrow arum and tuckahoe, this aquatic plant is a member of the arum family, Aracaeae, that also includes Jack in the pulpit, peace lily, and skunk cabbage.…
New Jersey tea is a deciduous shrub native to eastern and central North America from Quebec nd Minnesota, south to Florida and Texas where it grows in open woods, rocky…
Thompson’s aster is a herbaceous perennial native to the western Himalyas. It is a member of the Asteraceae family that also includes sunflowers, daisies, and lettuce. Hairy stems carry dark…
Silk bay is an evergreen shrub or small tree native to peninsular Florida where it grows in sandy low woods, and margins of swamps and ponds. It is a member…
Pointed, ovoid buds are carried singly or in clusters of four to five, and open up to flowers with heavy salmon pink petals that are pale on the reverse. The…
Marlberry is an evergreen small tree or large shrub native to southern Florida where it grows in pinelands, marl ridges, and hummocks. It is a member of the primrose family,…
Native to northern China this dense shrub is deciduous in cold climates, semi-deciduous in colder ones. It grows 12-15’ tall and is a member of the olive family, Oleaceae, that…
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