Plant Profile: Hardy Fuchsia (Fuchsia magellanica)
Karen Also known as garden fuchsia and hummingbird fuchsia, this deciduous sub-shrub is native to temperate areas of southern Chile and Argentina where it grows in scrublands, and forest clearings and…
Plant Profile: Clove Current ( Ribes odoratum)
Clove current is a deciduous shrub native to central United States and a member of the gooseberry family, Grossulariaceae. It is loosely branched and irregularly shaped and may develop an…
Plant Profile: Silver Streak Bamboo (Bashania fargesii)
This native of high elevations in central China is a vigorous, rhizomatous bamboo that spreads quickly by runners. It is excellent for erosion control, as a hedge, screen or windbreak,…
Plant Profile: English Hawthorn (Crataegus laevigata)
This European native is a deciduous shrub or small tree with inch long prominent thorns that are sharp and tough enough to pierce a car tire. In fact, it has…
Plant Profile: Hedge Maple (Acer campestre)
This small to medium sized deciduous tree is native to Europe, North Africa, and western Asia, and is commonly used in hedgerows in southern England. Densely branched, it has a…
Plant Profile: Northern Bayberry (Myrica pensylvanica)
This upright, suckering shrub is a native of coastal North America and was important in colonial times when candles were made from the berries. It is a member of the…
Plant Profile: Shrubby St. Johnswort (Hypericum prolificum)
This native of eastern and central United States is a small compact deciduous shrub with medium texture and rounded form. It produces yellow flowers about one inch across with five…
Plant Profile: Green Hawthorne (Crataegus viridis)
This medium-sized native tree of central and southeastern United States provides interest in spring, fall and winter. In early spring two inch wide clusters of small white flowers make a…
Plant Profile: Siberian Peashrub (Caragana arborescens)
“Underwhelming” is probably the best adjective to describe this extremely hardy plant. Neither the small yellow-pea like flowers nor the pods or leaves will probably excite you, but if you…
Plant Profile: Yew Pine (Podocarpus macrophyllus)
Native to southern Japan and southern and eastern China, this evergreen shrub or small tree is also called Buddhist pine and yew plum pine but is neither a pine nor…