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Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Copperleaf (Acalypha wilkesiana aka Acalypha tricolor)

Karen December 12, 2020 0 Comments

Also known as Jacob’s coat, this broadleaf evergreen shrub is native to tropical and subtropical areas of New Guinea, Malaya, Fiji and nearby South Pacific islands. It is a member…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Beefsteak Plant (Acalypha godseffiana)

Karen November 30, 2020 0 Comments

Beefsteak plant is a clump-forming broadleaf evergreen shrub native to Polynesia and is a member of the spurge family, Euphorbaceae, that also includes poinsettia, croton, and caster oil plant. It…

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Plant Profile: Giant Coreopsis (Coreopsis gigantea aka Leptosyne gigantea)

Karen May 1, 2019 0 Comments

Giant coreopsis is a woody perennial and a member of the aster family, Asteraceae, that also includes sunflower, daisy, and lettuce. It is native to central and southern coastal California…

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Plant Profile: Rose ‘The Fairy’

Karen October 15, 2018 0 Comments

One of the most popular and widely grown Polyanthas, ‘The Fairy’ has mid-pink frilly double flowers that fade to almost white. They are produced in clusters of ten to forty…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Desert Olive (Forestiera pubescens var. pubescens aka F. neomexicana)

Karen September 26, 2018 0 Comments

Desert olive, also known as stretchberry, elbowbush, spring goldengrow, Texas forsythia, and downy forestier, is a thicket-forming deciduous shrub or small tree is native to desert slopes, canyons, woodland edges…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Hop Tree (Ptelea trifoliata)

Karen November 7, 2016 0 Comments

Also known as stinking ash and wafer ash, this deciduous small tree or large shrub is native to North and Central America where it grows in central and eastern US…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Japanese Quince (Chaenomeles japonica )

Karen October 19, 2016 0 Comments

Native to Japan and South Korea, this low growing, long-lived deciduous shrub is a member of the rose family, Roseaceae, that also includes cherry, almond, and lady’s mantle. It grows…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Sweet Pepper bush (Clethra alnifolia)

Karen December 2, 2015 0 Comments

This suckering deciduous shrub is native to eastern North America where it may form dense colonies in moist to wet areas in woodlands and along the sea coast from Maine…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Crimson Bottlebrush (Callistemon citrinus aka Melaleuca citrina)

Karen November 18, 2015 0 Comments

Native to Australia, this broadleaf evergreen shrub is a member of the myrtle family, Myrtaceae, that also includes clove, allspice, and eucalyptus. Plants grow up to 18′ tall and have…

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Ornamental Grass Used for Screen or Hedge

Karen June 16, 2015 0 Comments

Tall ornamental grasses can be utilized as screens or hedges. Some can even be effective as windbreaks. They come in different heights, colors, and textures so can fit into a…

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