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Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Toad Flax (Linaria vulgaris)

Karen January 12, 2022 0 Comments

Also called butter-and-eggs, and wild snapdragon, this herbaceous perennial is a member of the plantain family, Plantaginaceae, that also includes snapdragon, foxglove, and turtlehead. It is native to Europe and…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Snail Vine ( Cochliasanthus caracalla aka Vigna caracalla)

Karen January 5, 2022 0 Comments

Native to southern Mexico, Central America and tropical South America this tender perennial, twining vine is also known as corkscrew vine, snail creeper, snailflower and snail bean. It is a…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Common Bird’s-Foot Trefold (Lotus corniculatus)

Karen November 17, 2021 0 Comments

Also known as eggs and bacon and birdsfoot deervetch this herbaceous perennial is native to the grasslands of Eurasia and North Africa but has naturalized in the US and is…

Critters: Animals in the Garden

Plants That Attract Beneficial Insects: False Indigo ( Baptisia australis)

Karen September 30, 2021 0 Comments

False indigo is a tall, drought resistant herbaceous perennial native to central and Eastern North America, especially Midwest US. It is a member of the legume family, Fabeaceae, that also…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Bridal Veil Broom (Retama monosperma aka Genista monosperma aka Spartium monosperma aka Lygos monosperma)

Karen September 15, 2021 0 Comments

This deciduous flowering shrub is native to the Mediterranean region where it grows in coastal scrub often on sand dunes, and is a member of the pea family, Fabaceae, that…

Butterfly Gardens

Butterflies in the Garden and How to Attract Them: American Painted Lady Butterfly (Vanessa virginiensis)

Karen June 24, 2021 0 Comments

The American lady butterfly is a common sight in open areas such as gardens, meadows, roadsides and vacant lots in North America. It is at home in southern US to…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Betony (Stachys officinalis aka Betonica officinalis)

Karen April 2, 2021 0 Comments

This herbaceous perennial is native to grasslands, meadows, and open woods of Europe, western Asia, and northern Africa and is also known as common hedgenettle and bishopwort. It is a…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Wild Plum (Prunus americana)

Karen March 29, 2021 0 Comments

This suckering deciduous tree is also known as American plum and yellow plum and is native to North America from Saskatchewan and Idaho south to New Mexico and East to…

Vines

Evergreen Vines for Shady Sites

Karen March 2, 2021 0 Comments

Shady wall often offer cool moist conditions that sites in full sun do not. Some climbers can tolerate sun, some full shade, but few thrive in all three equally. Most…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Clary (Salvia sclarea)

Karen February 26, 2021 0 Comments

Clary is a biennial or short lived perennial native to southern Europe and the Mediterranean region but has been introduced to a variety of locations around the world and naturalized…

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