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Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Lavender Cotton (Santolina chamaecyparissus aka  S. incana)

Karen October 16, 2020 0 Comments

This semi-woody sub-shrub up to 2′ tall is native to the western and central Mediterranean area and is a member of the aster family, Asteraceae that also includes daisy, yarrow,…

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Plant Profile: Common Thrift (Armeria maritima)

Karen October 14, 2020 0 Comments

Also called sea pink, this herbaceous perennial is a member of the plumbago family, Plumbaginaceae, that also includes leadwort (Ceratostigma) and statice (Limonium). It is native to the Mediterranean area…

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Plant Profile: False Dittany (Ballota pseudodictamnus)

Karen October 7, 2020 0 Comments

Also known as false divinity and Greek horehound, this evergreen perennial shrub is a native to dry Mediterranean areas in Europe and western Asia, including the south Aegean, Egypt, Libya…

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Plant Profile: Pearly Everlasting (Anaphalis margaritacea)

Karen September 30, 2020 0 Comments

This herbaceous perennial is native to dry sandy soils in North America and parts of Asia, and is a member of the aster family (Asteraceae) that also includes daisy, yarrow,…

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Plant Profile: Queen of the Meadow (Filipendula ulmaria)

Karen September 28, 2020 0 Comments

Also called meadowsweet, mead wort, and bridewort, this herbaceous perennial is a native of Europe and western Asia where it grows in damp meadows and along stream and river banks,…

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Plant Profile: Rose ‘Folklore’

Karen September 22, 2020 0 Comments

Long, pointed buds are borne singly or in clusters of up to nine and gradually open to high centered flowers with dark orange pink petals that fade to salmon pink…

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Plant Profile: Bells of Ireland (Moluccella laevis)

Karen September 21, 2020 0 Comments

Also called lady in the bathtub, shell flower, and molucca balm, this annual is native to Turkey, Syria, and the Caucasus. It is a member of the mint family, Laminaceae,…

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Plant Profile: Stinking Iris (Iris foetidissima)

Karen September 14, 2020 0 Comments

Also known as gladdon, Gladwin iris, and roast-beef plant, this rhizomatous, beardless iris is an evergreen herbaceous perennial native to northern Africa and Europe where it grows in open woods,…

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Plant Profile: Fernleaf Yarrow (Achillea filipendulina)

Karen September 9, 2020 0 Comments

Fern leaf yarrow is a herbaceous perennial native to the Causcasus, Afghanistan, and central Asia. It is a member of the aster family, Asteraceae, that also includes daisies, sunflower, and…

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Plant Profile: Stemless Carline Thistle (Carlina acaulis)

Karen September 2, 2020 0 Comments

Also called dwarf thistle and silver thistle, this short-lived herbaceous perennial is a native of alpine regions of central and southern Europe where it grows in poor soil in dry…

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