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Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Grayleaf Cranebill (Geranium cinereum)

Karen November 8, 2017 0 Comments

Also called ashy cranebill, this semi-evergreen herbaceous perennial is native to the Pyrennes. It is a member of the Geraniaceae family that also includes the common bedding plant called geranium…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Caucasian Comfrey (Symphytum caucasicum)

Karen October 30, 2017 0 Comments

This coarse herbaceous perennial is native to the Caucasus Mountains where it grows in waste places, along roadsides, in scrub, and along streams. It is a member of the boarage…

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Plant Profile: Alpine Pink (Dianthus alpinus)

Karen October 18, 2017 0 Comments

Alpine pink is a short lived, herbaceous perennial native to to the Alps of eastern Austria. It is a member of the carnation family, Caryophyllaceae, that also includes baby’s breath,…

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Plant Profile: Wallich Spurge (Euphorbia wallichii)

Karen October 16, 2017 0 Comments

Wallich spurge is a clump forming herbaceous perennial native the Himalayas. It is a member of the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, that also includes poinsettia, caster-oil plant, and cassava. The lanceolate…

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Garden Plants for Flower Arrangements: Red-Hot Poker (Kniphofia uvaria)

Karen October 12, 2017 0 Comments

Also called torch lily, this herbaceous perennial is native to South Africa where it grows on damp slopes as marshy areas. Stiff, semi-evergreen, grey-green leaves up to 36” inches long…

Herbaceous Perennials

Buphthalmum for the Garden

Karen October 3, 2017 0 Comments

Buphthalmum are a genus in the aster family, Asteraceae, that also includes goldenrod, daisies and lettuce. It includes two cultivated species, both clump-forming herbaceous perennials native to southeastern Europe. Their…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Musk Mallow (Malva moschata)

Karen October 2, 2017 0 Comments

Musk mallow is a short-lived herbaceous perennial native to Europe, southwestern Asia, and northwestern Africa where it is found growing on dry fertile soils. It has naturalized elsewhere and grows…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Italian Aster (Aster amellus)

Karen September 27, 2017 0 Comments

Also known as European Michaelmas daisy, this herbaceous perennial belongs to the aster family, Asteraceae, that also includes daisy, yarrow, and lettuce. It is native to Europe and western Asia…

Plant Combinations

Plant Combination: Armenian Cranesbill (Geranium psilostemon) and Star of Persia (Allium cristophii)

Karen September 26, 2017 0 Comments

Two shades of purple make this a striking combination border during late spring and early summer. Armenian cranesbill produces dark magenta-purple cupshaped flowers with black centers on a large loose…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Mountain Fleece (Polygonum amplexicaule aka Persicaria amplexicaulis)

Karen September 25, 2017 0 Comments

Mountain fleece is a clump forming herbaceous perennial native to the Himalayas and Pakistan where it grows in moist areas. It is a member of the knotweed family, Polygonaceae, that…

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