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Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Paperwhite Narcissus (Narcissus tazzeta)

Karen November 1, 2021 0 Comments

Also known as bunch-flowered narcissus, this herbaceous perennial is native to the Mediterranean from Portugal to Turkey but naturalized in many areas including the Middle East, Asia, Australia, South America…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Wormwood (Artemisia absinthium)

Karen September 20, 2021 0 Comments

Also known as absinthe, this wood-based subshrub is native to Mediterranean Europe, temperate regions of Asia, and northern Africa where it grows in dry open areas, often on rocky slopes.…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Bridal Veil Broom (Retama monosperma aka Genista monosperma aka Spartium monosperma aka Lygos monosperma)

Karen September 15, 2021 0 Comments

This deciduous flowering shrub is native to the Mediterranean region where it grows in coastal scrub often on sand dunes, and is a member of the pea family, Fabaceae, that…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Common Flax (Linum usitatissimum)

Karen August 23, 2021 0 Comments

Native to Central Asia and the Mediterranean, common flax is an annual and a member of the flax family, Linaceae. Plants grow 12-36″ tall and have terete grayish-green branched stems…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: English Ivy (Hedera helix)

Karen August 16, 2021 0 Comments

This evergreen climbing vine is a member of the Aralia family, Araliaceae, that also includes Fatsia and Schefflera. It is native to most of Europe and western Asia where it…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: German Iris (Iris Germanica)

Karen August 4, 2021 0 Comments

Also known as bearded iris and common flag, this herbaceous perennial is native to the eastern Mediterranean and may be a natural hybrid between Iris pallida and Iris variegata. It…

Herbaceous Perennials

Genus Anemones for the Garden

Karen June 1, 2021 0 Comments

The genus Anemone consists of over 120 species and is a member of the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae, that also includes delphinium, clematis, and hellabore. The garden worthy species are usually…

Plant Combinations

Plant Combination: Four Angled Sundrop (Oenothera tetragona) and Yellow Flag Iris (Iris pseudacorus)

Karen May 25, 2021 0 Comments

These easy to grow perennials make a bright combination in a sunny border. Blooming together in early summer, the masses of yellow sundrop flowers at the base of the yellow…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Rose ‘Tournament of Roses’

Karen April 19, 2021 0 Comments

Named for the annual Tournament of Roses festival held on New Year’s Day in Pasadena, California, this Grandiflora rose bears flowers singly or in clusters of 5-7 flowers on long…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Blue Grama (Bouteloua gracilis)

Karen April 12, 2021 0 Comments

Blue Grama (Bouteloua gracilis) Also called mosquito grass, this warm-season tufted perennial is native to southern and western US where it was the dominant grass in the short grass prairie…

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