Plant Profile: Common Flax (Linum usitatissimum)
Karen 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 Profile: English Ivy (Hedera helix)
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 Profile: German Iris (Iris Germanica)
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…
Genus Anemones for the Garden
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 Combination: Four Angled Sundrop (Oenothera tetragona) and Yellow Flag Iris (Iris pseudacorus)
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 Profile: Rose ‘Tournament of Roses’
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 Profile: Blue Grama (Bouteloua gracilis)
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…
Plant Profile: Rose ‘Gold Medal’
Orange yellow buds with medium-long sepals open slowly to large, full flowers that are high centered to cupped and reflexed. The petals are yellow with coral pink edges before fading…
Plant Profile: Madonna Lily (Lilium candidum)
This herbaceous perennial bulb is native to the Balkans and Middle East and has been cultivated for at least 3,000 years dating back to the Bronze age Minoans on the…
Plant Profile: Bottle Tree (Brachychiton populneus)
Commonly known as the kurrajong, this small to medium-sized evergreen tree is native to Australia where it grows in diverse habitats. It is member of the mallow family, Malveaceae, that…