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Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Grassleaf Scabiosa (Scabiosa graminifolia)

Karen November 5, 2025 0 Comments

Native to rocky slopes in southern Europe, this evergreen perennial is a member of the honeysuckle family, Caprifoliaceae, that also includes weigelia, Centranthus, and valerian. Plants grow up to 18″…

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Plant Profile: Orange Sneezeweed (Helenium hoopseii)

Karen November 3, 2025 0 Comments

Also known as owl’s claws, this clump-forming perennial a member of the aster family, Asteraceae, that also includes daisy, yarrow and lettuce. It is native to western United States from…

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Plant Profile: Sweet Scabiosa (Scabiosa atropurpurea)

Karen October 29, 2025 0 Comments

Also known as mourningbride, and mournful widow, this annual is a member of the honeysuckle family, Caprifoliaceae, that also includes weigelia, Centranthus, and valerian. It is native to the Mediterranean…

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Plant Profile: Maximilian Sunflower (Helianthus maximiliana)

Karen October 20, 2025 0 Comments

Native to the Great Plains of central North America, this herbaceous perennial is a member of the aster family, Asteraceae, that also includes daisy, yarrow, and lettuce. With a rhizomatous…

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Plant Profile: Fernleaf Yarrow (Achillea filipendulina) ‘Coronation Gold’

Karen October 15, 2025 0 Comments

Fernleaf yarrow ‘Coronation Gold’ is a hybrid resulting from a cross between Achillea filipendulina and A. clypeolata and is a member of the aster family, Asteraceae, that also includes daisies,…

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Plant Profile: Common Sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale)

Karen April 9, 2025 0 Comments

Sneezeweed is a clump-forming herbaceous perennial in the aster family, Asteraceae, that also includes daisy, yarrow, and lettuce. It is native to eastern and north central North America where it…

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Plant Profile: Pussytoes (Antennaria dioica var. rosea)

Karen March 26, 2025 0 Comments

Also called cat’s foot and mountain everlasting, this semi-evergreen herbaceous perennial is native to western and north-central US where it grows in many different habitats. It is a member of…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Indian Blanket (Gaillardia pulchella)

Karen Meyers February 5, 2025 0 Comments

Also called firewheel and sundance, this hairy annual is native to northern Mexico and southern and central US from Arizona east to Florida, and the Carolinas and north to Nebraska…

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Plant Profile: Carolina Lupine (Thermopsis villosa aka T. caroliniana)

Karen January 29, 2025 0 Comments

Native to the mountains of the Carolinas and Georgia, this clump-forming herbaceous perennial is known by many common names including Aaron’s rod, false lupine, blue ridge lupine, golden-banner, and bush…

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Plant Profile: Blanket Flower (Gaillardia x grandiflora)

Karen January 20, 2025 0 Comments

This hybrid short-lived perennial is the result of a cross between tall, perennial G. aristata and shorter, annual G. pulchella and is a vigorous, long blooming plant with a short…

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Wildflowers: Lady’s Slipper Orchid (Cypripedium sp) Native to the Mid-Atlantic

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