Wildflowers: Buckeyes (Aesculus sp.) Native to the Midwest
Karen Meyers Native species of buckeye are deciduous large shrubs or trees native to North America and Eurasia. They are in the soapberry family, Sapindaceae, that also includes maple and lychee. Native…
Wildflowers: Buckeyes (Aesculus sp.) Native to the Pacific Coast
Species of buckeye native to North America and Eurasia are deciduous large shrubs or small trees. They are in the soapberry family, Sapindaceae , that also includes maple and lychee.…
Plant Profile: Beach Plum (Prunus maritima)
Karen Growing to 3-8′ tall, beach plum is a deciduous suckering shrub or small tree native to Northeastern US from Maine south to Maryland where it grows in sand dunes. It…
Plants for a Plant Zoo: Pussy Willow (Salix discolor)
One of the earliest shrubs to bloom is pussy willow and the arrival of its fuzzy catkins renews the spirit like nothing else. Long before the first bloom appears, however,…
Plants for a Mary Garden: Woodbine (Lonicera periclymenum) Our Lady’s Fingers
The link between woodbine and the Virgin Mary rests on the physical characteristics of the plant and Christian legend. The tubular flowers resemble slender fingers and may symbolize Mary’s gentle…
Plant Profile: Rocky Mountain Flowering Raspberry (Rubus deliciosus)
Also known as delicious raspberry, boulder raspberry and snowy bramble, this deciduous shrub or vine is native to Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming, and the Oklahoma Panhandle. It is a member…
Plant Profile: Arrowwood (Viburnum dentata)
Native to grasslands, woodlands, marshes, swamps and shores of rivers and lakes from Massachusetts south to Florida and west to Texas, this deciduous shrub is a member of the moschatel…
Weeds and Their Control: Yellow Rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus)
Yellow rabbitbrush is a rounded deciduous shrub and member of the aster family, Asteraceae, that also includes daisy, sagebrush, and lettuce. It is native to western North America and can…
Weeds and their Control: Smooth Sumac (Rhus glabra)
Smooth sumac is spreading deciduous shrub and a member of the cashew family, Anacardiaceae, that also includes smoke tree, mango, and poison ivy. It is native to northeastern US, occurs…
Plant Profile: Black Chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa)
Native to swamps, woodland clearings, wetland forests, and outcroppings in eastern North America from Newfoundland west to Ontario and Minnesota, south to northern Florida, Alabama and Arkansas, this deciduous shrub…