Wildflowers: Lady Ferns (Athyrium sp.) Native to the Mid-Atlantic
Karen Meyers Athyrium is a genus of 180 species of terrestrial ferns, so strictly speaking is not a wildflower because it produces no blooms. It is native to moist woodland and forest…
Wildflowers: Lady Ferns (Athyrium sp.)Native to the Southeast
Athyrium is a genus of 180 species of terrestrial ferns, so strictly speaking is not a wildflower because it produces no blooms. It is native to moist woodland and forest…
Wildflowers: Lady Ferns (Athyrium sp.) Native to the Midwest
Athyrium is a genus of 180 species of terrestrial ferns, so strictly speaking is not a wildflower because it produces no blooms. It is native to moist woodland and forest…
Plant Profile: Dune Tansy (Tanacetum camphoratum aka T. douglasii)
Karen Also known as camphor tansy, this herbaceous perennial is native to the Pacific Coast of North America from British Columbia to Northern California where it grows on sand dunes and…
Wild Flowers: Lady Ferns (Athyrium sp.) Native to the Southwest
Athyrium is a genus of 180 species of terrestrial ferns, so strictly speaking is not a wildflower because it produces no blooms. It is native to moist woodland and forest…
Plants for a Mary Garden: Common Speedwell (Veronica officinalis) Our Lady’s Resting Place
According to the Bible, Mary made several significant journeys in her adult life that could have involved a resting place along the way: to the hill country of Judea to…
Plant Profile: Japanese Spurge (Pachysandra terminalis)
Native to Japan and north-central China, this evergreen herbaceous perennial also called carpet box, is a member of the boxwood family, Buxaceae. It grows 8-12″ tall from a rhizomateous root…
Plant Profile: Treasure Flower (Ganzania rigens)
Also called African daisy, this native to South Africa and Mozambique is a spreading tender perennial that has become naturalized on the shores of the Mediterranean and is now considered…
Plants for a Mary Garden: Spotted Dead Nettle (Lamium maculatum) “Madonna’s Milk”
The name “Madonna’s Milk” for Lamium maculatum probably arose from Christian folklore and medieval plant symbolism. The white markings on the leaves of spotted dead nettle probably suggested drops of…
Plant Profile: Crystalline Ice Plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum)
This evergreen prostrate annual or biennial is native to southern Africa, Sinai, Canary Islands, and southern Europe where it grows on cliffs, coastal bluffs, sand dunes and disturbed areas. It…