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Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Crystalline Ice Plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum)

Karen June 9, 2025 0 Comments

This evergreen prostrate annual or biennial is native to southern Africa, Sinai, Canary Islands, and southern Europe where it grows on cliffs, coastal bluffs, sand dunes and disturbed areas. It…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plants for a Mary Garden: St. Mary’s Thistle (Silybum marianum)

Karen August 27, 2024 0 Comments

Known by many names including holy thistle, milk thistle and our Lady’s thistle, this annual or biennial is a member of the aster family, Asteraceae, that also includes daisy, sunflower,…

Garden History

Plants of Ancient Pompeii: Aegean Wallflower (Erysimum cheiri)

Karen May 7, 2024 0 Comments

Native to Greece, this perennial subshrub is often grown as an annual or biennial It is a member of the mustard family, Brassicaceae, that also includes cabbage, alyssum, and common…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plants of Ancient Pompeii: Cabbage (Brassica oleracea)

Karen September 19, 2023 0 Comments

The name cabbage can refer to one of several herbaceous biennials in the mustard family, Brassicaceae, that also includes broccoli, cauliflower, and brussels sprouts. It was domesticated from wild cabbage…

Garden History

Plants of Ancient Pompeii: Teasel (Dipsacus fullonum)

Karen August 29, 2023 0 Comments

This herbaceous biennial is native to damp grassland and woodland areas in Eurasia and North Africa and is a member of the honey suckle family, Caprifoliaceae, that also includes weigela,…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plants of Pompeii: Onion (Allium cepa)

Karen June 6, 2023 0 Comments

Native to Asia, the common onion is a biennial or perennial usually grown as an annual It is in the same genus as chives, garlic, and leek, and is the…

Perennials Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Genus Erysium (Wallflowers) for the Garden

Karen December 15, 2022 0 Comments

Often called wallflower or blister-cress, Erysimum is a genus of about 150 species in the mustard family, Brassicaceae, that also includes cabbage, alyssum, and stock. The plants may be annuals,…

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Plants for a Plant Zoo: Common Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea)

Karen July 26, 2022 0 Comments

Few plants have flowers that are as appealing as common foxglove. The 2-3″ long blooms that cover the 4-5′ tall flowering stalks are purple with enticing spots inside and appear…

Children

Plants for a Plant Zoo: Gopher Spurge (Euphorbia lathyris)

Karen June 7, 2022 0 Comments

With alternative common names like mole plant and sassy jack you can use this engaging annual/ biennial to fill several animal slots or as a rodent (but don’t get your…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Greater Burdock (Arctium lappa)

Karen May 9, 2022 0 Comments

Native to temperate regions of Europe and Asia, this herbaceous biennial is a member of the aster family, Asteraceae, that also includes daisy, yarrow, and lettuce. The plants produce a…

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Plants for a Mary Garden: Wood Anemone (Anemone nemerosa) “Candlemas Caps”

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Plant Profile: Crown Daisy (Chrysanthemum coronarium aka Glebionis coronaria)

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