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Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Indian Hawthorn (Raphiolepis indica)

Karen September 11, 2024 0 Comments

Also known as Hong Kong hawthorn, this dense evergreen shrub is native to south China to Indo-China and temperate eastern Asia including Japan, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam. It is…

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Plant Profile: Lydian Woodwaxen (Genista lydia)

Karen July 8, 2024 0 Comments

Native to the Balkans, Turkey and Syria, this low growing shrub is evergreen in areas with warm winters and deciduous in areas with cold winters. It is a member of…

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Plant Profile: Prickly Moses (Acacia verticillata

Karen April 24, 2024 0 Comments

Also known as prickly-leaved wattle, star-leaved acacia, prickly mimosa, and whorl-leaved acacia, this flowering evergreen shrub or small tree is native to southeast Australia including Tasmania. It is a member…

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Plant Profile: Oven Wattle (Acacia pravissima)

Karen April 17, 2024 0 Comments

Also known as wedge-leaved wattle and Tumut wattle, this evergreen shrub or small tree is native to southeastern Australia where it grows near streams or in moist sheltered sites, often…

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Genus Genistas for the Garden

Karen April 11, 2024 0 Comments

Genista is a genus of more than 144 species of shrubs and small trees in the pea family, Fabaceae, that also includes lupines, mimosa, and black locust. They are native…

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Genus Daphnes for the Gardens

Karen March 28, 2024 0 Comments

The genus Daphne is made up of over 70 evergreen or deciduous shrubs native to Asia, Europe and north Africa and is a member of the family Thymelaeaceae, a group…

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Plant Profile: Japanese Star Anise (Illicium anisatum)

Karen February 28, 2024 0 Comments

Native to Japan and Korea, this broadleaf evergreen shrub or small tree is a member of the starvine family, Schisandraceae, consisting of 3 genera and 92 species. The plant grows…

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Genus: Clethra for the Garden

Karen February 15, 2024 0 Comments

Clethra is a genus 75 species of flowering shrubs and small trees in the Clethraceae plant family, in the order Ericales that includes azaleas. There are two recognized species native…

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Plants of the Bible: Cretan Rock Rose (Cistus creticus)

Karen September 16, 2022 0 Comments

Also known as hoary rock rose and pink rock rose, this evergreen flowering shrub is a member of the Cistaceae family, a small group of shrubs and semi shrubs that…

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Plant Profile: Red Acacia (Vachellia seyal aka Acacia seyal)

Karen September 12, 2022 0 Comments

Also known as shittah tree, this evergreen tree is native to parts of northern Africa including Senegal, and Egypt where it grows in woodlands, wooded grassland, subtropical and tropical deserts,…

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