Plant Profile: Alpine Aster (Aster alpinus)
Karen Alpine aster is a shot-lived herbaceous perennial native to Canada, US, and the mountains of Europe including the Alps and the Pyrenees. It is a member of the Asteraceae family…
Plant Profile: American Smoke Tree (Cotinus obovatus)
American smoke tree is a deciduous large shrub or small tree native to Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, Alabama, and Tennessee where it grows in woodland edges, clearings, glades, and rock…
Plant Profile: Rose ‘Parade’
The cup-shaped flowers are mildly fragrant and produced singly or in cluster of up to five. They are deep pink to cherry carmine with paler edges and have a slightly…
Plant Profile: Silky Stewartia (Stewartia malacodendron)
Silky stewartia is a multi-stemmed shrub or small tree native to the southeastern coast from Virginia to Florida and west to Louisiana where it grows in woodlands, woodland edges, and…
Plant Profile: Fall Astilbe (Astilbe taquetii)
Fall astilbe is a clump forming herbaceous perennial native to China and a member of the saxifrage family, Saxifragaceae, that also includes Bergenia, foamflower (Tiarella), and coral bells (Heuchera). Hairy…
Plant Profile: Blood Flower (Asclepias curassavica)
Blood flower, also known as cotton bush, Mexican butterfly weed, and scarlet milkweed, is a tropical perennial subshrub native to South America often grown as an annual in the US…
Plant Profile: Silver Mound Artemesia (Artemesia schmidtiana)
Silver mound is a semi-evergreen perennial native to Japan and a member of the aster family, Asteraceae, that also includes daisies, sunflowers, and lettuce. The species is rarely seen but…
Plant Profile: Wandflower (Galax urceolata)
Also called beetleweed, this evergreen herbaceous perennial is native to southeastern US from where it grows in the forests of the southern Appalachian Mountains, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain. It is…
Plant Profile: Siberian meadowsweet (Filipendula palmata)
Siberian meadowsweet is a herbaceous perennial native to Siberia and a member of the rose family, Rosaceae, that also includes lady’s mantle, apples, and almonds. It is a compact plant…
Plant Profile: Mediterranean Spurge (Euphorbia myrsinites)
Also called donkey tail, this succulent perennial is native to southeastern Europe and Asia Minor where it is found in grassy and rocky areas. It is a member of the…