Plant Profile: Sitka Mountain Ash (Sorbus sitchensis)
Karen Sitka mountain ash is a deciduous shrub or small tree endemic to areas in the Pacific Northwest from Alaska and Yukon south to Montana and California, where it grows in…
Plant Profile: Thunberg’s Astilbe (Astilbe thunbergii)
Thungbergs’s astilbe is a herbaceous perennial native to East Asia. It is a member of the saxifrage family, Saxifracaceae, that also includes Bergenia, foamflower (Tiarella), and coral bells (Heuchera). The…
Plant Profile: Two-Winged Silverbell (Halesia diptera var. magniflora)
Two-winged silverbell is a deciduous small tree or large shrub native to southeastern US where it grows in moist woodland edges, streamside’s, and swales from South Carolina and Tennessee south…
Plant Profile: Dusty Miller (Artemesia stellerana)
Also known as beach wormwood, and old woman, this evergreen perennial or subshrub native to China, Korea, Siberia, and Japan where it grows in sandy soil, including sand dunes and…
Plant Profile: American Hornbeam (Carpinus caroliniana)
Also called musclewood, this small to medium sized deciduous tree is native to Eastern US from Maine to Florida, west to Minnesota and Texas where it grows as an understory…
Plant Profile: Lesser’s Anemone (Anemone x lesseri)
Lesser’s anemone , also called rose windflower, is a herbaceous perennial hybrid produced from a cross between Anemone multifida and A. sylvestris. It is a member of the buttercup family,…
Plant Profile: Pagoda Dogwood (Cornus alternifolia)
Pagoda dogwood, also known as green osier, is a small deciduous tree or large shrub native to Eastern North America west to Minnesota and south to Georgia and Missouri where…
Plant Profile: Alpine Aster (Aster alpinus)
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…