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Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Littleleaf Mock-Orange (Philadelphus microphyllus)

Karen January 22, 2025 0 Comments

Littleleaf mock-orange is a bushy multibranched deciduous shrub native to the Southwest US from Wyoming to northern Mexico west to California where it grows in the scrub and brush habitats…

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Plant Profile: Smooth Witherod (Viburnum nudum)

Karen August 12, 2024 0 Comments

Also known as withe-rod, possumhaw, and wild raisin, this deciduous shrub is native to eastern North America where it lives in swamps, bogs, and low woods. It is a member…

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Plant Profile: Dyer’s Broom (Genista tinctoria)

Karen July 22, 2024 0 Comments

Also known as dyer’s greenwood, dyer’s whin, waxen woad, and waxen wood, this deciduous shrub is native to meadows and pastures in southern Europe and Turkey. It is a member…

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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: Daphne x burkwoodii

Karen June 19, 2024 0 Comments

This semi evergreen to deciduous shrub is the result of a cross between D. caucasica and D. cneorum and is a member of the Thymelaeaceae, a plant family of just…

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Plant Profile: Winter Daphne (Daphne odora)

Karen June 12, 2024 0 Comments

Native to southern China, Vietnam and Taiwan, this broadleaf evergreen shrub is a member of the Thymelaeaceae, a plant family of just under 900 species, most of which are unfamiliar…

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Plant Profile: Fragrant Abelia (Abelia mosanensis aka  Zabelia tyaihyonii)

Karen April 22, 2024 0 Comments

Also known as Korean abelia in honor of its place of origin, this deciduous shrub is a member of the honeysuckle family, Caprifoliaceae, that also includes weigela, pincushion flower and…

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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: Glossy Abelia (Abelia x grandiflora aka Linnaea × grandiflora)

Karen March 27, 2024 0 Comments

This broadleaf ever-green to deciduous shrub is a hybrid from A. chinensis and A. uniflora. It is a member of the honeysuckle family, Caprifoliaceae, that also includes weigela, pincushion flower…

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