Plant Profile: Arizona Cypress (Cupressus arizonica aka C. glabra)
Karen Arizona cypress is a coniferous evergreen tree native to western US from Texas west to Utah and California, south to central Mexico where it grows in woodland edges, clearings, and…
Plant Profile: New England Aster (Aster novae-angliae aka Symphyotrichum novae-angliae )
New England aster, also called Michaelmas daisy, is a herbaceous perennial native to much of the US from the Rocky Mountains to the East Coast where it grows in a…
Plant Profile: Rose ‘Berries n Cream’
Known as ‘Calypso’ out side the US, ‘Berries and Cream’ produces clusters of five to fifteen flowers with ruffled petals that are irregularly striped and splashed with white and crimson.…
Plant Profile: Heath Aster (Aster ericoides AKA Symphyotrichum ericoides)
Heath aster is a herbaceous perennial native to central and eastern US where it grows in open areas including roadways and railroads. It is a member of the Asteraceae family…
Plant Profile: Dusty Miller (Artemesia stellerana)
Also known as beach wormwood, and old woman, this evergreen perennial or subshrub native to China, Korea, Siberia, and Japan where it grows in sandy soil, including sand dunes and…
Gypsophilia for the Garden
The generic name Gypsophila is derived from the Greek words Gypsos meaning lime and philos meaning love. Commonly known as baby’s breath, they derive their generic name from the fact…
Plant Profile: Blood Flower (Asclepias curassavica)
Blood flower, also known as cotton bush, Mexican butterfly weed, and scarlet milkweed, is a tropical perennial subshrub native to South America often grown as an annual in the US…
Plant Profile: Wandflower (Galax urceolata)
Also called beetleweed, this evergreen herbaceous perennial is native to southeastern US from where it grows in the forests of the southern Appalachian Mountains, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain. It is…
Buphthalmum for the Garden
Buphthalmum are a genus in the aster family, Asteraceae, that also includes goldenrod, daisies and lettuce. It includes two cultivated species, both clump-forming herbaceous perennials native to southeastern Europe. Their…
Botanical Latin: Boronia
Boronia (bor O’ ni a) From the name of Francesco Borone from Milan Italy who was hired by English Botanist J. E. Smith as a servant to collect plants with…