Wildflowers: Camassia Native to the Mid-Atlantic
Karen Meyers Camassias are perennial bulbous plants in the Asparagus family, Asparagaceae, that also includes yucca, bluebell and spider plant. They are native to the US where they grow in moist meadows…
Wildflowers: Camassia Native to the Southwest
Camassia are perennial bulbous plants in the Asparagus family, Asparagaceae, that also includes yucca, bluebell and spider plant. They are native to the US where they grow in moist meadows…
Wildflowers: Camassia Native to the Midwest
Camassia are perennial bulbous plants in the Asparagus family, Asparagaceae, that also includes yucca, bluebell and spider plant. They are native to the US where they grow in moist meadows…
Plant Profile: Triple-Veined Pearly Everlasting (Anaphalis triplinervis)
Karen Native to the Himalayas of Tibet, Afghanistan, northern India, Nepal, and Bhutan, triple-veined pearly everlasting is a clump-forming herbaceous perennial belonging to the aster family, Asteraceae, that also includes daisy,…
Plant Profile: Canada Milkvetch (Astragalus canadensis)
Also known as rattle weed, this herbaceous perennial is a member of the pea family, Fabaceae, that also includes lupines, mimosa, and black locust. It is native to most of…
Plant Profile: Tufted Hairgrass (Deschampsia cespitosa)
Also known as tussock grass and fairy wand grass, this cool season, semi-evergreen perennial grass is native to eastern and western coasts of North America, parts of South America, Eurasia…
Plant Profile: Sweet Grass (Muhlenbergia felipes aka M. sericea)
Also known as gulf hairawn muhly, purple muhly, and dune hairgrass, this perennial grass is native to the coastal areas of Southeastern US and is a member of the grass…
Book Review: Flower Academy
Alexander Campbell’s book, Flower Academy, presents a unique perspective on flower arranging. As the author says in his introduction he is interested in “the point in which a flower ceases…
Plant Profile: Blue Lyme Grass (Elymus arenarius aka Leymus arenarius)
Also known as sand lyme grass and sea lyme grass, this semi-evergreen, cool season, perennial grass is native to the coasts of northern and western Europe, and a member of…
Plant Profile: Sea Oats (Uniola paniculata)
Also known as spike grass, this warm season perennial grass is native to coastal beach communities of North America from Virginia to Florida west along the gulf to Texas and…