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Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Purple Disc Sunflower (Helianthus atrorubens)

Karen December 9, 2020 0 Comments

This herbaceous perennial, also known as Appalachian sunflower and hair wood sunflower, is native to southeastern US where it grows in woodlands and disturbed areas such as meadow, fields and…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Sulphur Cosmos (Cosmos sulphureus)

Karen November 25, 2020 0 Comments

Native to Mexico, Central and northern South America, this half-hardy annual has naturalized in North America and is considered invasive in some areas. It is a member of the aster…

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Plant Profile: Spicebush (Lindera benzoin)

Karen November 9, 2020 0 Comments

This deciudous flowering shrub is native to eastern North America from Maine to northern Florida and west to Ontaraio, Kansas, and Texas where it grows in moist areas of woods…

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Plant Profile: Candy Corn Plant (Cuphea micropetala)

Karen August 26, 2020 0 Comments

Native to Mexico, this tender evergreen or deciduous perennial shrub is often grown as an annual or houseplant. It is a member of the loosestrife family, Lytharaceae, that also includes…

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Plant Profile: Hyssop (Hysoppus officinalis)

Karen July 13, 2020 0 Comments

Hyssop is a small semi-evergreen subshrub up to 24″ tall native to southern Europe, the Middle East, and the area around the Caspian sea but has naturalized in parts of…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Red Cuphea (Cuphea llavea aka C. blepharophylla)

Karen July 8, 2020 0 Comments

Also known as bat cuphea, this tender evergreen sub-shrub is native to Mexico but is grown as an annual or houseplant in areas with hard frost. It is a member…

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Plant Profile: Virginia Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum virginianum)

Karen July 6, 2020 0 Comments

Virginia mountain mint is a herbaceous perennial native to eastern US from Maine and north Dakota, south to Georgia and Oklahoma where it grows in wet prairies, and on stream…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Firecracker Plant (Cuphea ignea aka C. platycentra)

Karen June 22, 2020 0 Comments

Also known as cigar flower, this tender evergreen sub-shrub is native to Mexico and the West Indies but is often grown as an annual in elsewhere. It is a member…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Yellow Wild Indigo (Baptisia sphaerocarpa)

Karen May 13, 2020 0 Comments

Yellow wild indigo is a herbaceous perennial native to south-central US from Missouri south to Alabama, and west to Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas where it grows in prairies, meadows and…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Robin’s Plantian (Erigeron pulchellus)

Karen April 20, 2020 0 Comments

Also known as rose petty, blue spring-daisy, and Robert’s plantian, this herbaceous biennial or short-lived perennial is a member of the aster family Asteraceae, that also includes sunflower, yarrow, and…

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