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Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Blunt Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum miticum)

Karen January 13, 2020 0 Comments

Also called short toothed mountain mint, this herbaceous perennial is in the dead nettle family, Lamiaceae, that also includes rosemary, ajuga, and monarda. It is native to Eastern North American…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Threadleaf Coreopsis (Coreopsis verticillata)

Karen September 4, 2019 0 Comments

Threadleaf coreopsis is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial and a member of the aster family, Asteraceae, that also includes daisy, sunflower, and lettuce. It is native to southeastern US where it…

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Genus Dianthus for the Garden

Karen September 3, 2019 0 Comments

Dianthus is a genus in the carnation family, Caryophyllaceae, and includes sweet william and pinks. Most of the species are annuals , biennials, or herbaceous perennials and are native to…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Pink Tickseed (Coreopsis rosea)

Karen August 7, 2019 0 Comments

Pink tickseed is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial and a member of the aster family, Asteraceae, that also includes daisy, sunflower, and lettuce. It is native to the East Coast of…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Chimney Bellflower (Campanula pyramidalis)

Karen August 5, 2019 0 Comments

Chimney bellflower is a short-lived herbaceous perennial and a member of the Campanulaceae family that also includes balloon flower, ladybells (Adenophora) and Lobelia. It is native to southeastern Europe including…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Chaste Tree (Vitex agnus-castus)

Karen July 24, 2019 0 Comments

Also called monk’s pepper, chaste tree is a sprawling deciduous shrub and a member of the mint family, Lamiaceae, that also includes basil, deadnettle and ajuga. It is native to…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Great Bellflower (Campanula latifolia)

Karen July 8, 2019 0 Comments

Great bellflower is a coarse, clump-forming herbaceous perennial and a member of the Campanulaceae family that also includes balloon flower, lady bells (Adenophora), and Lobelia. It is native to Europe…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Strawberry Foxglove (Digitalis x mertonensis)

Karen June 17, 2019 0 Comments

Strawberry foxglove is a short-lived herbaceous perennial and member of the plantian family, Plantaginaceae, that also includes snapdragon, turtlehead, and Veronica. It is a tetraploid hybrid resulting from a cross…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Large Flowered Tickseed (Coreopsis grandiflora)

Karen June 12, 2019 0 Comments

Large flowered tickseed is a clump forming herbaceous perennial and a member of the aster family, Asteraceae, that also includes sunflower, daisy, and lettuce. It is native to southeastern US…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Milky Bellflower (Campanula lactiflora)

Karen June 3, 2019 0 Comments

Milky bellflower is a bushy herbaceous perennial and a member of the Campanulaceae family that also includes balloon flower, lady bells (Adenaphora), and Lobelia. It is native to Caucasus, NE…

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