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Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Mountain Sandwort (Arenaria montana)

Karen June 22, 2022 0 Comments

Native to the mountainous regions of southwestern Europe from the Pyrenees to Portugal, this evergreen herbaceous perennial is a member of the carnation family, Caryophyllaceae, that also includes, pinks, baby’s…

Children

Plants for a Plants for a Plant Zoo: Chameleon Plant ‘Chameleon’ aka Variegata, Tricolor, ‘Court Jester” (Houttuynia cordata)

Karen April 5, 2022 0 Comments

Don’t bother with the species if you want a chameleon plant in your garden as it is dull by comparison to the variegated cultivar ‘Chameleon’ aka Variegata, Tricolor, or ‘Court…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Deer Fern (Blechnum spicant aka Struthiopteris spicant )

Karen March 30, 2022 0 Comments

This evergreen perennial fern is native to Europe, northern Asia, Japan and western North America from southern Alaska to the central California coast, mostly west of the Cascades. It belongs…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Sage-leaved Rockrose (Cistus salviifolius)

Karen January 3, 2022 0 Comments

Also known as salvia cistus and Gallipoli rose, this bushy evergreen shrub is native to the Mediterranean region, including southern Europe, parts of Western Asia and North Africa. It is…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: English Ivy (Hedera helix)

Karen August 16, 2021 0 Comments

This evergreen climbing vine is a member of the Aralia family, Araliaceae, that also includes Fatsia and Schefflera. It is native to most of Europe and western Asia where it…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Jouin Clematis (Clematis x jouiniana) ‘Praecox’

Karen June 21, 2021 0 Comments

This deciduous semi-shrub/climber is a hybrid between C. vitalba and C. heracleifolia var. davidiana and is a member of the buttercup family, ‘Ranunculaceae, that also includes monkshood, columbine, and hellebore.…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Chinese Hydrangea Vine (Schizophragma integrifolium)

Karen June 14, 2021 0 Comments

Chinese hydrangea vine is a woody deciduous climber native to rocky hillsides and forest edges of western and central China. It is a member of the hydrangea family, Hydrangeaceae, that…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Three-Leaf Akebia (Akebia trifoliata)

Karen June 9, 2021 0 Comments

Also called chocolate vine, this semi-evergreen to deciduous woody climber is native to rocky places in the woods and thickets of Japan, Korea and China. and is a member of…

Herbaceous Perennials

Genus Anemones for the Garden

Karen June 1, 2021 0 Comments

The genus Anemone consists of over 120 species and is a member of the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae, that also includes delphinium, clematis, and hellabore. The garden worthy species are usually…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Japanese Honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica)

Karen May 12, 2021 0 Comments

Japanese honeysuckle is a deciduous to semi-evergreen perennial vine and a member of the honeysuckle family, Caprifoliaceae, that also includes snowberry, weigelia, and abelia. It is native to eastern Asia…

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