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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.…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Winecup (Callirhoe involucrate)

Karen January 6, 2025 0 Comments

Also known as purple poppy mallow, wine cup is a herbaceous perennial native to much of central US where it grows in medium dry soils along roadsides, on hillsides, and…

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Plant Profile: Heartleaf Wild Ginger (Asarum arifolium aka Hexastylis arifolia)

Karen January 1, 2025 0 Comments

This evergreen herbaceous perennial, also known as arrow-leaf wild ginger, is native to dry to mesic woodlands and forests of southeastern US and is a member of the pipevine family,…

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Plant Profile: Bell Agapanthus (Agapanthus campanulatus)

Karen December 18, 2024 0 Comments

Also known as African bluebell, this deciduous clump-forming perennial is native to South Africa where it grows in the moist soils of grasslands, slopes, valley bottoms and cliffs. It is…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Bishop’s Hat ( Epimedium perralderianum)

Karen December 16, 2024 0 Comments

Native to mountain woodlands of northern Africa, this evergreen herbaceous perennial is a member of the barberry family, Berberidaceae, that also includes nandina, mahonia, and twinleaf. It grows up to…

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Plant Profile: Wood Spurge (Euphorbia amygdaloides)

Karen November 25, 2024 0 Comments

Native to the woodlands of Europe, Turkey and the Caucasus, this bushy evergreen herbaceous perennial is a member of the spurge family, Euphorbaceae, that also includes rubber plant, croton, and…

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Plants for a Mary Garden: Periwinkle (Vinca minor)

Karen November 5, 2024 0 Comments

Also called myrtle and the Virgin flower this perennial evergreen vine is a member of the dogbane family, Apocynaceae, that also includes milkweed, oleander, and bluestar. It is native from…

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Plant Profile: Coralbells (Heuchera sanguinea)

Karen October 2, 2024 0 Comments

Native to the cliffs,hills and alpine areas of Arizona and New Mexico, this evergreen herbaceous perennial is a member of the saxifrage family, Saxifagaceae, that also include tiarella, bergenia, and…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Soap Aloe (Aloe maculata aka A. saponaria)

Karen September 25, 2024 0 Comments

Also known as zebra aloe, this evergreen succulent perennial is native to southern and eastern South Africa, and south-eastern Botswana and Zimbabwe where it grows in a variety of habitats…

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