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Plants for a Mary Garden: Water Forget-Me-Not (Myosotis scorpoides) “Eyes of Mary”

Karen Meyers April 29, 2025 0 Comments

The small, delicate, blue forget-me-not flowers link the plant to the Virgin Mary. The modest, yet beautiful appearance of the flowers reflects Mary’s humility and the blue color symbolizes her…

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Plant Profile: Water Forget-Me-Not (Myosotis scorpioides)

Karen Meyers March 10, 2025 0 Comments

Also known as scorpion grass, this rhizomatous herbaceous perennial is in the borage family, Boraginaceae, that also includes lungwort, heliotrope, and Siberian bugloss. It is native to Europe and Asia…

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Plant Profile: Arrowwood (Viburnum dentata)

Karen February 12, 2025 0 Comments

Native to grasslands, woodlands, marshes, swamps and shores of rivers and lakes from Massachusetts south to Florida and west to Texas, this deciduous shrub is a member of the moschatel…

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Weeds and Their Control: Foxtail Barley (Hordeum jubatum)

Karen November 21, 2024 0 Comments

Foxtail barley is a short-lived cool season perennial and a member of the grass family, Poaceae, that also includes corn, bamboo, and rice. It is also known by several other…

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Plant Profile: Smooth Alder (Alnus serrulata)

Karen August 26, 2024 0 Comments

Also known as tag alder, brookside alder, and hazel alder, this deciduous shrub or small tree is native to eastern North America from Nova Scotia and southern New Brunswick south…

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Plant Profile: Winterberry (Ilex verticillata)

Karen August 21, 2024 0 Comments

This deciduous holly is native to eastern North America from Newfoundland west to Ontario and Minnesota, south to Alabama where it grows in wetlands such as bogs, swamps, and along…

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Plant Profile: Swamp Rose (Rosa palustris aka R. lancifolia)

Karen August 7, 2024 0 Comments

This suckering deciduous shrub is native to eastern North America from Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, south to Florida and west to Arkansas and Ontario where it occurs along stream…

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Plant Profile: Swamp Azalea (Rhododendron viscosum)

Karen January 15, 2024 0 Comments

Also known as clammy azalea, and swamp honeysuckle, this flowering deciduous shrub is native to the wetlands of eastern and southern US and a member of the heath family, Ericaceae,…

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Plant Profile: Water Hyssop (Bacopa monniere)

Karen December 18, 2023 0 Comments

Also called thyme-leafed gratiola, herb of grace, and Indian pennywort, this herbaceous perennial is native to moist to wet places such as on streams, river and pool margins, and in…

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Plants for a Plant Zoo: Goat’s Beard (Aruncus dioicus)

Karen December 13, 2022 0 Comments

With its feathery plumes of tiny cream colored flowers moving gracefully over dark green leaves this shrub-like herbaceous perennial makes a beautiful presence in a woodland setting, beside a stream…

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  • Book Review: Rekha’s Kitchen Garden
  • Edible Mushrooms: Meadow Wax Cap (Cuphophyllus pratensis)
  • Plant Profile: Bitter Apple (Solanum incanum)
  • Plants for a Mary Garden: Great Mullein (Verbascum thapsus) “Our Lady’s Candle”
  • Plant Profile: Crystalline Ice Plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum)
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  • Plant Profile: Narcissus Flowered Anemone (Anemone narcissiflora)
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