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Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Silky Dogwood (Cornus amomum aka Swida amomum)

Karen August 19, 2024 0 Comments

Also known as pale dogwood, swamp dogwood, red willow, silky cornel, kinnikinnick, and squawbush this deciduous shrub is native to parts of Canada and eastern and central US, from Vermont…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Blue Haw (Viburnum cassinoides)

Karen August 14, 2024 0 Comments

Also known as Appalachian tea, wild raisin, swamp haw, withe-rod and witherrod viburnum, this deciduous shrub is native to eastern North America from Newfoundland to Manitoba and Minnesota, south to…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Smooth Witherod (Viburnum nudum)

Karen August 12, 2024 0 Comments

Also known as withe-rod, possumhaw, and wild raisin, this deciduous shrub is native to eastern North America where it lives in swamps, bogs, and low woods. It is a member…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

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: Common Elderberry (Sambucus canadensis aka Sambucus nigra subsp. canadensis)

Karen July 31, 2024 0 Comments

Also called American elder, this deciduous shrub or small tree is native to North America east of the Rocky Mountains, south to Bolivia, where it usually grows in moist areas…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Lilac Daphne (Daphne genkwa)

Karen July 1, 2024 0 Comments

This deciduous shrub is native to East Asia, China and Korea where it grows in the margins of paddy fields, hillsides and valleys. It is a member of the Thymelaeaceae…

Weeds

Weeds and Their Control: Hoary Vervain (Verbena stricta)

Karen June 27, 2024 0 Comments

Hoary vervain is a herbaceous perennial and a member of the vervain family, Verbanaceae, that also includes lantanas, s verbenas, and sandpaper vines. It is native to the Midwest, the…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Chinese Alder (Clethra fargesii)

Karen May 20, 2024 0 Comments

Also known as bush pepper, common white alder, nana, and pink spire, this deciduous shrub or small tree is native to woodlands and mountains of Central China and is a…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Japanese Clethra (Clethra barbinervis)

Karen May 13, 2024 0 Comments

This deciduous shrub or small tree is native to the open mountain forests of southern China, Japan and Korea and is a member of the small plant family, Clethraceae, and…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Lily of the Valley Tree (Clethra arborea)

Karen May 6, 2024 0 Comments

This evergreen shrub or small tree is native to the semitropical forest of Madeira and is a member of the small plant family Clethraceae that is distantly related to azaleas.…

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