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Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Alpine Wallflower aka Kotschy Erysimum (Erysimum kotschyanum)

Karen June 20, 2022 0 Comments

Native to Asia Minor, this evergreen herbaceous perennial is a member of the mustard family, Brassicaceae, that also includes cabbage, broccoli, and alyssum. The plant forms a tuft of foliage…

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Plant Profile: Aegean Wallflower (Erysimum cheiri aka Cheiranthus cheiri.)

Karen June 8, 2022 0 Comments

Native to Greece, this perennial subshrub is often grown as an annual or biennial. It is a member of the mustard family, Brassicaceae, that also includes cabbage, alyssum, and common…

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Plants for a Plant Zoo: Cock’s Comb (Celosia argentea var. plumosa)

Karen May 24, 2022 0 Comments

Cock’s comb will add vivid color and long bloom time to your garden with little effort on your part. Growing 6-30″ tall, plants produce feathery spikes that are 4-12″ long…

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Genus: Erigeron (Feabane) for the Garden

Karen March 10, 2022 0 Comments

Erigeron is a genus of approximately 150 species in the aster family, Asteraceae. It includes annuals, biennials, and perennials and most are native to North America. Although the genus includes…

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Plant Profile: Tall Kangaroo Paw (Anigozanthos flavidus)

Karen February 23, 2022 0 Comments

Endemic to southwestern Australia, this tender herbaceous perennial is a member of the bloodwort family, Haemodoraceae, a plant family found primarily in the Southern Hemisphere. The plants grow from a…

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Plants for a Plant Zoo: Tiger Lily (Lilium lancifolium aka L. tigrinum)

Karen January 18, 2022 0 Comments

This vigorous, easy to grow, perennial lily from Asia captures the eye with its large tumpet-shaped flowers produced in profusion in mid summer. The 5″ wide flowers are orange with…

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Plants of the Bible: (Anemone coronaria)

Karen December 31, 2021 0 Comments

This tuberous short-lived perennial is native to the Mediterranean and a member of the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae, that also includes delphinium, clematis, and hellebore. The poppy-like flowers lack petals but…

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Plant Profile: Sugar Cane (Saccharum officinarum)

Karen November 8, 2021 0 Comments

Native to tropical southeast Asia, this tender perennial grass is a member of the Poaceae/Gramineae family that also includes corn, wheat, rice, and bamboo. The plants from a network of…

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Plant Profile: Paperwhite Narcissus (Narcissus tazzeta)

Karen November 1, 2021 0 Comments

Also known as bunch-flowered narcissus, this herbaceous perennial is native to the Mediterranean from Portugal to Turkey but naturalized in many areas including the Middle East, Asia, Australia, South America…

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Plant Profile: Wormwood (Artemisia absinthium)

Karen September 20, 2021 0 Comments

Also known as absinthe, this wood-based subshrub is native to Mediterranean Europe, temperate regions of Asia, and northern Africa where it grows in dry open areas, often on rocky slopes.…

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