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Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Great Masterwort (Astrantia major)

Karen August 1, 2012 0 Comments

Popular in Britain but little known in the US, greater masterwort is a stoloniferous herbaceous perennial native to central and eastern Europe where it grows in mountain meadows, grasslands, woodland…

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Plant Profile: Yellow Flag Iris (Iris pseudacornus)

Karen April 4, 2012 0 Comments

Also called water flag, this herbaceous perennial is a beardless rhizomatous iris native to the wetlands of Europe, western Asia and northwest Africa. It is a member of the iris…

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Plant Profile: Woolly Yarrow (Achillea tomentosa )

Karen February 15, 2012 0 Comments

This semi-evergreen, mat-forming perennial is native to the lowlands of Europe and western Asia and is a member of the aster family, Asteraceae, that also includes daisy, goldenrod and lettuce.…

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Plant Profile: Dusty Miller (Senecio cineraria)

Karen December 5, 2011 0 Comments

Dusty miller is a half-hardy perennial native to the Mediterranean area and a member of the aster family, Asteraceae, that also includes daisy, yarrow, and lettuce. It grows 12-24″ tall…

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Plant Profile: Japanese Pearly Everlasting (Anaphalis cinnamomea aka A. yedoensis))

Karen October 19, 2011 0 Comments

Native to India, this herbaceous perennial is a member of the aster family, Asteraceae, that also includes daisy, yarrow, and lettuce. It grows 2-3″ tall from a rhizomateous rootstock and…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Broad-Leaved Dock (Rumex obtusifolius)

Karen March 7, 2011 0 Comments

I admit up front that I have never deliberately grown dock. I have never had to because it has been a weed everywhere I have wanted some…and yes, it is…

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Plant Profile: Pampas Grass (Cortaderia selloana)

Karen October 4, 2010 0 Comments

Native to Brazil, Argentina and Chile, this perennial grass is a member of the grass family, Poaceae, that also includes bamboo, rice, and corn. Plants form large clumps of arching,…

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Plant Profile: Mexican Feather Grass (Stipa tenuissima aka Nasellela tenuissima)

Karen September 27, 2010 0 Comments

Also known as ponytail grass, finestem needle grass, fineleaved nassella and Argentine needle-grass this perennial grass is native to south-western US, northern Mexico and Argentina. It is a member of…

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Plant Profile: Globe Amaranth (Gomphrena globosa) ‘Strawberry Fields’

Karen August 11, 2010 0 Comments

Globe amaranth is an annual in the amaranth family, Amaranthaceae, that also includes Russian thistle, beet, and spinach. Native to Texas and Mexico, it grows 1-3′ tall, depending on the…

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Plant Profile: Pussy Willow (Salix discolor)

Karen March 2, 2010 0 Comments

Pussy willow is a deciduous shrub or small tree native to moist and wet soils of northern regions of North America including parts of the US. It is a member…

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