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Plant Combinations

Plant Combination: Jupiter’s Beard (Centranthus ruber var. coccineus) and Perennial Cornflower (Centaurea montana)

Karen May 21, 2019 0 Comments

The beauty of the combination lies in finding just the right color echo by matching the crimson red of the Jupiter’s beard to the red center of the perennial cornflower.…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Yellow Lady’s Slipper (Cypripedium pubescens)

Karen May 20, 2019 0 Comments

Yellow lady’s slipper is a herbaceous perennial and member of the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to North America where it grows in deciduous woodlands of most of the…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Poisonous Plants: Marsh Marigold (Caltha palustris)

Karen May 16, 2019 0 Comments

This herbaceous perennial is native to the Northern Hemisphere from Canada to the Carolinas and westward where it is found growing in swamps, marshes, stream edges, and other wet areas.…

Garden History

Plants of Williamsburg: Salad Burnet (Sanguisorba minor aka Poterium sanguisorba)

Karen May 14, 2019 0 Comments

Salad burnet is a herbaceous perennial and member of the rose family, Rosaceae, that also includes cherry, pyracantha, and lady’s mantle. It is native to Europe, northern Africa, western Asia…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Ground Clematis (Clematis recta)

Karen May 13, 2019 0 Comments

Ground clematis is a herbaceous perennial and a member of the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae, that also includes delphinium, columbine, and anemone. It is native to eastern, central, and southern Europe…

Weeds

Weeds and Their Control: Common Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)

Karen May 9, 2019 0 Comments

Common yarrow, also known as milfoil, is a rhizomateous herbaceous perennial native to the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere Asia, Europe and North America where it grows in open…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Canna warscewiczii

Karen May 8, 2019 0 Comments

This herbaceous perennial is a member of the Cannaceae family that is most closely related to banana, ginger, and bird of paradise. A native of Brazil and Costa Rica, it…

Herbaceous Perennials

Genus Astilbes for the Garden

Karen May 7, 2019 0 Comments

Also called false spirea, Astilbe is a genus of herbaceous perennials and members of the saxifrage family, Saxifrageceae, that also includes coralbells (heuchera), Bergenia, and Tiarella. Most astilbes are native…

Plant Combinations

Plant Combination: Yarrow (Achillea x ) ‘Coronation Gold’ and Hybrid Sage (Salvia x superb) ‘East Friesland’

Karen April 30, 2019 0 Comments

This combination of violet-purple hybrid sage paired with deep mustard-yellow yarrow make a vivid statement over a long bloom period in summer. The flowering spikes of the sage give an…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Peruvian Canna (Canna iridiflora)

Karen April 20, 2019 0 Comments

Peruvian canna is a herbaceous perennial and a member of the Cannaceae family that is most closely related to ginger, banana, and bird of paradise. Native to high elevations in…

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