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Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Longspur Columbine (Aquilegia longissima)

Karen June 28, 2017 0 Comments

This rare herbaceous perennial is native to Texas and Arizona. It is a member of the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae, that also includes peonies, hellebores, and clematis. The fragrant, nodding, pale…

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Plant Profile: Common Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)

Karen June 26, 2017 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…

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Plant Profile: Narrow-spiked Ligularia (Ligularia stenocephala)

Karen June 14, 2017 0 Comments

and is closely related to Senico (ragworts and groundsels). It has light green heart-shaped to triangular one to two feet long leaves that have toothed margins and are carried on…

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Plant Profile: Moonshine Yarrow (Achillea x ‘Moonshine’)

Karen June 12, 2017 0 Comments

‘Moonshine’ yarrow is a compact, clump-forming herbaceous perennial and member of the aster family, Asteraceae that also includes goldenrod, daisy, and lettuce. It is a hybrid between A. clypeolata and…

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Plant Profile: Alpine Columbine (Aquilegia alpina)

Karen June 7, 2017 0 Comments

A native of meadows in the Swiss Alps, this short lived perennial is a member of the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae, and closely related to baneberry (Actaea spp.) and monkshood/wolfsbane (Aconitum…

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Plant Profile: Snakeweed (Polygonum bistorta aka Persicaria bistorta)

Karen June 5, 2017 0 Comments

Snakeweed is a clump forming herbaceous perennial native to Europe and western and central Asia where it grows near water and damp meadows. It is a member of the knotweed…

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Plant Profile: False Solomon’s Seal (Smilacina racemosa aka Maianthemum racemosum)

Karen May 29, 2017 0 Comments

3fa88309b94f01bdd5a927e152190f5f2e700444 Also known as treacledberry, this clump-forming herbaceous perennial is native to North America where it grows in woodlands. It is a member of the asparagus family, Asparagaceae, that also…

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Plant Profile: Wild Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis)

Karen May 22, 2017 0 Comments

Native to Eastern US where it grows in moist shady sites, wild columbine is a herbaceous perennial and a member of the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae, that also includes clematis, delphinium,…

Plant Combinations

Plant Combination: Rose Campion (Lychnis coronaria) and Spanish Lavender (Lavandula stoechas)

Karen April 25, 2017 0 Comments

Rose campion provides a long season backdrop for many plants and Spanish lavender is one of the most striking. Both plants have attractive silver gray foliage all season into winter…

Herbaceous Perennials

Baptisias for the Garden

Karen April 4, 2017 0 Comments

Baptisia, also called false indigo, is a long lived herbaceous perennial and a member of the legume family (Fabeaceae) that also includes mimosa, lupine, and black locust. There are about…

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