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Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: White Corydalis (Corydalis ochroleuca aka Pseudofumaria alba)

Karen October 9, 2020 0 Comments

This short-lived evergreen perennial is native to Italy and the Balkans where it grows in rocky woodland areas. It is a membe of the poppy family, Papaveraceae, that also includes…

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Plant Profile: Larkspur (Consolida ajacis aka C. ambigua)

Karen August 12, 2020 0 Comments

Also called doubtful knight’s spur and rocket larkspur, this cool weather annual is native to southern Europe and the Mediterranean. It is in the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae, that also includes…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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