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Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Mexican Feather Grass (Stipa tenuissima aka Nasellela tenuissima)

Karen September 27, 2010 0 Comments

Also known as ponytail grass, finestem needle grass, fineleaved nassella and Argentine needle-grass this perennial grass is native to south-western US, northern Mexico and Argentina. It is a member of…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Pigsqueak (Bergenia cordifolia)

Karen July 19, 2010 0 Comments

Native to Russia, this herbaceous perennial is a member of the Saxifragaceae family that also includes foam flower, coral bells, and astilbe. The plants form a rosette of shiny, heart-shaped…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Spike Winter Hazel (Corylopsis spicata)

Karen March 11, 2010 0 Comments

Native to Japan, this flowering deciduous shrub is in the witch hazel family, Hamamelidaceae, that also includes fothergill and loropetalum. The unusual fragrant flowers that appear in late winter to…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Butterfly Weed (Ascelpias tuberosa)

Karen June 30, 2009 0 Comments

This clump-forming, long-lived, herbaceous perennial is native to eastern North America where it tends to grow on dry soil in full sun . It is a member of the dogbane…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Spiderwort (Tradescantia x andersoniana aka T. virginiana)

Karen June 2, 2009 4 Comments

Also called spider lily, this herbaceous perennial is native to eastern US North, where it grows in moist soils of prairies, woodlands, meadows, and hillsides. It is a member of…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Blue Wild Indigo (Baptisia australis)

Karen May 27, 2009 0 Comments

Native to meadows, woodland borders and streamsides of eastern and central US, this herbaceous perennial is a member of the bean family, Fabaceae, that also includes lupine, mimosa, and black…

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