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Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Crown of Thorns (Euphorbia milii var. splendens aka Euphorbia splendens)

Karen November 24, 2021 0 Comments

Native to Madagascar, this evergreen semi-succulent shrub is a member of the spurge family, Euphorbaceae, that also includes pointsettia, croton, and castor oil plant. The plants grow up to 6′…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Holm Oak (Quercus ilex)

Karen October 25, 2021 0 Comments

Also known has holly oak, this evergreen tree is native of the Mediterranean region and belongs to the beech family, Fagaceae, that also includes chestnut. The tree grows up 40-70′…

Garden History

Plant Profile: Boxthorn (Lycium europeaum)

Karen October 11, 2021 0 Comments

Also called European tea-tree, this deciduous shrub native to Mediterranean shrublands, is a member of the nightshade family, Solonaceae, that also includes tomato, eggplant, and tobacco. The spreading many branched…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Mediterranean Saltwort (Atriplex halimus)

Karen September 27, 2021 0 Comments

Also known as sea orache, this halophitic evergreen shrub is native to coastal areas of the Mediterranean Basin, North and East African and the Arabian Peninsula, and is a member…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Blue Oat Grass (Helictotrichon sempervirens)

Karen April 21, 2021 0 Comments

Blue oat grass is a clumping, cool season, evergreen ornamental grass, native to Eurasia where it grows in meadows and on dry hillsides. It is a member of the grass…

Herbaceous Perennials

Genus Aloe for the Garden

Karen April 20, 2021 0 Comments

Aloes are succulents in the Asphodelaceae family that also includes daylily (Hemerocallis), red hot poker (Kniphofia), and foxtail lily (Eremurus) The genus includes over 500 species in that are native…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Burning Bush (Kochia scoparia tricophylla aka Brassia scoparia tricophylla)

Karen April 14, 2021 0 Comments

Also known as summer cypress, this this half-hardy annual often grown as a shrub is native to central and southern Europe and Asia and was introduced into the US in…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Western Sand Cherry (Prunus besseyi)

Karen March 8, 2021 0 Comments

This deciduous suckering, spreading shrub is native to the Northern Great Plains from Manitoba to Wyoming and Colorado, east to Minnesota and Kansas where it grows on sandy hills, rocky…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Thorny Eleagnus (Eleagnus pungens)’Variegata’

Karen February 8, 2021 0 Comments

This vine-like sprawling evergreen shrub, also known as thorny olive, spiny oleaster, and silverthorn is native to China and Japan. It is a member of the oleaster family, Eleagnaceae, that…

Drought tolerance

Drought Tolerant Plants: Herbaceous Annuals and Perennials Grown for Foliage

Karen February 2, 2021 0 Comments

Foliage can add both texture and color to the landscape to create a mood and enrich the visual quality of the garden. Leaves may be glossy, matte, large, small, leathery,…

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