Plant Profile: Rose St. Patrick
Karen Green buds open slowly to flowers with exceptionally long petals with a golden yellow base and a touch of green on their edges that becomes more prominent in cool weather.…
Plant Profile: Bulbine Lily (Bulbine bulbosa)
Also called golden lily, leek lily, wild onion, yellow onion weed, and native leek, this succulent perennial is a member of the Asphodelaceae that also includes aloe, torch lily (Kniphofia),…
Plant Profile: Fairy’s Thimble ( Campanula cochleariifolia aka C. pusilla)
Also known as spiral and earleaf bellflower, this rhizomatous herbaceous perennial is a member of the Campanulaceae family that also includes ladybells (Adenophora), balloon flower, and Lobelia). It is native…
Plant Profile: Purple Bergenia (Bergenia purpurascens)
Purple bergenia is an evergreen herbaceous perennial and a member of the Saxafragaceae family that also includes astilbe, foam flower (Tiarella), and coral bells (Heuchera). It is native to eastern…
Plant Profile: Tube Clematis (Clematis heracleifolia)
Tube clematis is a deciduous sub-shrub and a member of the buttercup family, Ranuncluaceae, that also includes anemone, delphinium, and columbine. Native to China and Korea, it grows 1-4′ tall…
Plant Profile: White Turtlehead (Chelone glabra)
Also called snakehead and balmony, this herbaceous perennial is a member of the plantain family, Plantaginaceae, that also includes foxglove, snapdragon, and angelonia. It is native to North America from…
Plant Profile: Rose ‘Touch of Class’
Also known as Marechal Leclerc, this French Hybrid Tea commemorates the hero of the liberation of Paris in 1945, Marechal Philippe Leclerc. It has pointed coral buds that slowly open…
Plant Profile: Canna glauca
Canna glauca is a herbaceous perennial in the Cannaceae family that is most closely related to ginger, bird of paradise, and banana. It is native to the West indies and…
Plant Profile: Bulbine alooides
This spreading succulent perennial is a member of the Asphodelaceae that also includes aloe, torch lily (Kniphofia), and foxtail lily (Eremus). It is native to the rocky flats of the…
Plant Profile: Winter-Blooming Bergenia (Bergenia crassifolia)
Known by many names including leather leaf bergenia, this herbaceous perennial is a member of the Saxifracaceae family that also includes astilbe, foam flower (Tiarella), and coral bells (Heuchera). It…