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Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Hummingbird Sage (Salvia spathacea)

Karen November 4, 2026 0 Comments

Also known as pitcher sage, this evergreen herbaceous perennial is native to southern and central California where it grows on open or shady slopes in moist oak woodland, chaparral, and…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Railroad Vine (Ipomoea pes-caprae)

Karen May 27, 2026 0 Comments

Also called bayhops, beach morning glory, seaside yam and goat’s foot, this evergreen, creeping, perennial vine is native to tropical and subtropical coastal areas around the world, growing especially on…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Bay Bean (Canavalia rosea aka C. maritima)

Karen May 25, 2026 0 Comments

Also known as seaside bean, beach bean, coastal jackbean and Mackenzie bean, this evergreen herbaceous perennial vine is native to cliffs, upper beaches, strands, and dunes of tropical and subtropical…

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Plant Profile: Triple-Veined Pearly Everlasting (Anaphalis triplinervis)

Karen April 20, 2026 0 Comments

Native to the Himalayas of Tibet, Afghanistan, northern India, Nepal, and Bhutan, triple-veined pearly everlasting is a clump-forming herbaceous perennial belonging to the aster family, Asteraceae, that also includes daisy,…

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Wildflowers: Lady Ferns (Atherium sp.) Native to New England

Karen Meyers February 10, 2026 0 Comments

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…

Wildflower Garden

Wildflowers: Lady Ferns (Athyrium sp.) Native to the Mid-Atlantic

Karen Meyers February 3, 2026 0 Comments

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 Profiles: How To Grow

Wildflowers: Lady Ferns (Athyrium sp.)Native to the Southeast

Karen Meyers January 27, 2026 0 Comments

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…

Wildflower Garden

Wildflowers: Lady Ferns (Athyrium sp.) Native to the Midwest

Karen Meyers January 20, 2026 0 Comments

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 Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Dune Tansy (Tanacetum camphoratum aka T. douglasii)

Karen January 19, 2026 0 Comments

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…

Wildflower Garden

Wild Flowers: Lady Ferns (Athyrium sp.) Native to the Southwest

Karen Meyers January 13, 2026 0 Comments

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…

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  • Plant Profile: Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius)
  • Wildflowers: Lady’s Slipper Orchid (Cypripedium sp) Native to the Pacific Coast
  • Plant Profile: Hummingbird Sage (Salvia spathacea)
  • Wildflowers: Prairie Coneflower/Mexican Hat (Ratibida sp) Native to the Southwest
  • Plant Profile: Wild Scabiosa (Scabiosa columbaria)
  • Wildflowers: Lady’s Slipper Orchid (Cypripedium sp) Native to the Mid-Atlantic
  • Plant Profile: False Sunflower (Heliopsis helanthoides)
  • Wildflowers: Prairie Coneflower/Mexican Hat (Ratibida sp) Native to the Midwest
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Wildflowers: Lady’s Slipper Orchid (Cypripedium sp) Native to the Pacific Coast

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Plant Profile: Hummingbird Sage (Salvia spathacea)

Wildflower Garden

Wildflowers: Prairie Coneflower/Mexican Hat (Ratibida sp) Native to the Southwest

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