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Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile : Mountain Mahogany (Cerocarpus montanus)

Karen January 25, 2021 0 Comments

Also known as alder-leaf mountain-mahogany, alder-leaf cercocarpus, and true mountain-mahogany, this mostly deciduous long lived shrub or small tree grows in chaparral scrub, and on mesas and the lower foothills…

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Drought Tolerant Plants: Ornamental Grasses

Karen January 5, 2021 0 Comments

Ornamental grasses are versitile and can soften the look of a garden as well as give a naturalistic feel. They are valued for their different textures and colors and the…

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Plant Profile: Bridalwreath Spirea (Spirea prunifolia)

Karen December 30, 2020 0 Comments

This flowering deciduous shrub is native to China, Taiwan and Korea where it grows on hillsides and stony, baren places in full sun. It is a member of the rose…

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Plant Profile: Ozark Witch Hazel (Hamamelis vernalis)

Karen December 25, 2020 0 Comments

Ozark witch hazel is a deciduous flowering shrub or small tree native to the Ozark Plateau from southern Missouri through northwestern Arkansas east to Oklahoma where it grows in moist…

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Plant Profile: White Enkianthus aka dodan-tsutsuji (Enkianthus perulatus)

Karen December 18, 2020 0 Comments

White enkianthus is a compact, deciduous, flowering shrub and a member of the heath family, Ericaceae, that ncludes azaleas, heather, and cranberry. Native to the woodlands of Japan it grows…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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