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Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Partridge-Breast (Aloe variegata aka Gonialoe variegata)

Karen May 4, 2022 0 Comments

This evergreen succulent perennial is also known as tiger aloe and is a member of Asphodelaceae family that also includes daylily (Hemerocallis), red hot poker (Kniphofia), and foxtail lily (Eremurus).…

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Plants of the Bible: Crocus cancellatus

Karen April 22, 2022 0 Comments

This perennial corm is native from southern Turkey to southwest Syria but found on rocky hillsides and open woods from North Africa to Palestine and Armenia. It is a member…

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Plants for a Plant Zoo: Snail Vine ( Cochliasanthus caracalla aka Vigna caracalla)

Karen February 15, 2022 0 Comments

Beautiful and exotic, the snail like flowers of this tropical vine are sure to attract attention and squeals of delight. They appear in 12″ long clusters from summer to early…

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Plant Profile: Donkey’s Tail (Sedum morganianum)

Karen February 9, 2022 0 Comments

Native to southern Mexico and Honduras, this succulent perennial is a member of the stonecrop family, Crassulaceae, that also includes hens and chicks, jade plant and kalanchoe. It has a…

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Plants for a Plant Zoo: Tiger Lily (Lilium lancifolium aka L. tigrinum)

Karen January 18, 2022 0 Comments

This vigorous, easy to grow, perennial lily from Asia captures the eye with its large tumpet-shaped flowers produced in profusion in mid summer. The 5″ wide flowers are orange with…

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Plants for a Plant Zoo: Panda Face Ginger (Asarum maximum)

Karen January 11, 2022 0 Comments

There are few flowers in the garden that are as cute as the black and white blooms of panda face ginger. They peak through the foliage at ground level and…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plants of the Bible: (Anemone coronaria)

Karen December 31, 2021 0 Comments

This tuberous short-lived perennial is native to the Mediterranean and a member of the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae, that also includes delphinium, clematis, and hellebore. The poppy-like flowers lack petals but…

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Plant Profile: Mountain Tulip (Tulipa montana)

Karen December 22, 2021 0 Comments

Native to rocky and stony areas in the mountains of Iran and northern Iraq, mountain tulip is a perennial bulb and a member of the lily family, Liliaceae, that also…

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: Tiger Flower (Tigrida pavonia)

Karen November 3, 2021 0 Comments

This tender perennial bulb is native to semitropical to semialpine climates of Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador and Hondurus and is a member of the iris family, Iridaceae, that also includes…

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