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Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Treasure Flower (Ganzania rigens)

Karen July 14, 2025 0 Comments

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…

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Plants for a Mary Garden: Spotted Dead Nettle (Lamium maculatum) “Madonna’s Milk”

Karen Meyers July 1, 2025 0 Comments

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 Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Crystalline Ice Plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum)

Karen June 9, 2025 0 Comments

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…

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Plants for a Mary Garden: Heather (Calluna vulgaris) “Our Lady’s Adversary”

Karen Meyers May 27, 2025 0 Comments

The connection between heather and the Virgin Mary is obscure and speculative. Most of the legends about heather come from areas where it grows abundantly, such as Scotland, Ireland, and…

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Plant Profile: Beach Sunflower (Helianthus debilis)

Karen May 21, 2025 0 Comments

Also known as cucumberleaf sunflower, and East Coast dune sunflower, this short-lived tender perennial is a native of the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of the US where it grows in…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Prostrate Sand Verbena (Abronia umbellata)

Karen May 14, 2025 0 Comments

Also known as beach sand verbena and purple sand verbena, this tender perennial is often grown as an annual and is a member of the four o’clock family, Nyctaginaceae, that…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Sweet Woodruff (Galium odoratum aka Asperula odorata)

Karen Meyers April 28, 2025 0 Comments

Also known as sweetscented bedstraw, this herbaceous perennial is native to Europe, Asia and northern Africa. It is a member of the coffee family, Rubiaceae, that also includes gardenia and…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Redwood Inside-Outside Flower (Vancouveria planipetala aka V. parviflora)

Karen April 16, 2025 0 Comments

Also known as redwood ivy, this evergreen herbaceous perennial is a member of the barberry family, Berberidaceae, that also includes nandina, mahonia, and epimedium. It is native to northwestern California…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Roman Chamomile (Anthemis nobilis aka Chamaemelum nobile)

Karen Meyers April 14, 2025 0 Comments

Also known as English chamomile, garden chamomile, ground apple, low chamomile, mother’s daisy or whig plant, this herbaceous perennial is native to dry sunny fields of Western Europe and northwestern…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Spotted Dead Nettle (Lamium maculatum)

Karen Meyers March 31, 2025 0 Comments

Also known as spotted henbit and purple dragon, this herbaceous perennial is native to Europe and Asia where it grows in a variety of habitats from open grassland to woodland.…

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  • Plants for a Mary Garden: Garden Fuchsia (Fuchsia magellanica) “Our Lady’s Eardrops”
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