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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: Antelope-Horns Milkweed (Asclepius asperula)

Karen March 16, 2022 0 Comments

Also known as spider milkweed, this clump-forming herbaceous perennials is native to southwestern US and northern Mexico, and belongs to the dogbane family, Apocynaceae, that also includes bluestar, periwinkle, and…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Genus: Erigeron (Feabane) for the Garden

Karen March 10, 2022 0 Comments

Erigeron is a genus of approximately 150 species in the aster family, Asteraceae. It includes annuals, biennials, and perennials and most are native to North America. Although the genus includes…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Toad Lily (Tricyrtis hirta)

Karen March 7, 2022 0 Comments

Native to moist shady sites in central and southern Japan, this herbaceous perennial is a member of the the lily family, Liliaceae, that also includes tulips, dog tooth violet, and…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Skunk Cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus)

Karen February 28, 2022 0 Comments

Also known as swamp cabbage, clumpfoot cabbage, foetid pothos and polecat weed, this herbaceous perennial is native to wetlands and moist slopes of eastern North America. It is a member…

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Plants for a Plant Zoo: Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis)

Karen February 22, 2022 0 Comments

The bright red flowers of this North American herbaceous perennial will light up dark, moist areas of the garden for 4-6 weeks from late summer into fall . The plants…

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Plants of the Bible: Yellow Flag (Iris pseudacornus)

Karen February 4, 2022 0 Comments

Also called water flag, this herbaceous perennial is a beardless rhizomatous iris native to the wetlands of Europe, western Asia and northwest Africa where it forms large colonies. It is…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Ostrich Fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris aka Onoclea struthiopteris)

Karen January 26, 2022 0 Comments

Native to eastern North America, Europe, and eastern Asia, this clump-forming, deciduous fern is a member of the Onocleaceae, a small plant family of ferns distinguished by having two kinds…

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Old Time Recipes for Home Made Wines: Cowslip Wine

Karen January 20, 2022 0 Comments

Cowslip (Primula veris) is a herbaceous perennial native to most of temperate Europe and western Asia. The spring blooming plant produces cluster of deep yellow flowers that are valued for…

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