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Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Plume Thistle (Cirsium rivulare) ‘ Atropurpureum’

Karen January 25, 2016 0 Comments

Plume thistle ‘Atropurpureum’ is a clump forming perennial that provides an architectural element in the garden. It has a branched, smooth, almost leafless stem that arises from a basal rosette…

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Plant Profile: Angel’s Fishing Rod (Dierama pulcherrimum)

Karen January 20, 2016 0 Comments

Also called fairy wand, wandflower, and hairbells, this herbaceous perennial is a member of the iris family (Iridaceae) and native to South Africa. In mid- to late summer flowers are…

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Plant Profile: Giant Scabiosa (Cephalaria gigantea)

Karen January 11, 2016 0 Comments

This clump forming herbaceous perennial is native from the Caucasus to Siberia where it grows in meadows and mountain pastures. It is a member of the honeysuckle family, Caprifoliaceae, that…

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Plant Profile: Riverside Windflower (Anemone rivularis)

Karen November 30, 2015 0 Comments

This herbaceous, clump-forming perennial is native to Kashmir, northern India, Tibet, and southwest China. It belongs to buttercup family, Ranunculaceae, that also includes delphinium, clematis, and hellebore. It grows up…

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Plant Profile: Knapweed (Centaurea macrocephala)

Karen November 11, 2015 0 Comments

Also known as hardheads, this vigorous perennial is native to the Caucasus and a member of the aster family, Asteraceae, that also includes daisy, yarrow, and lettuce. A relative of…

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Pink Variegated Plants for the Garden

Karen November 3, 2015 0 Comments

Variegated plants are always desirable in the garden for the long term color they provide. They draw the eye and can be used to move the eye around the garden,…

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Plant Profile: King’s Spear (Asphodeline lutea)

Karen September 2, 2015 0 Comments

This evergreen clump-forming perennial is native to the eastern Mediterranean, north Africa and Turkey, where it grows in scrubby meadows and rocky slopes. It produces whorls of grassy gray-green foliage…

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Plant Profile: Lords and Ladies (Arum italicum)

Karen August 31, 2015 0 Comments

This herbaceous perennial is a native of the Mediterranean region and other parts of Europe and the East, but has naturalized in various parts of the world including scattered places…

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Plant Profile: Mouse Plant (Arisaema proboscideum)

Karen August 26, 2015 0 Comments

Mouse plant is a herbaceous perennial related to Jack in the Pulpit and is a native of Spain and Italy where it grows in shaded woodlands and marshy areas, It’s…

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Plant Profile: Wood Anemone (Anemone nemorosa)

Karen August 17, 2015 0 Comments

Also known as windflower, this anemone is an herbaceous perennial native to northern and central Europe where it grows in deciduous woodlands. It is a member of the buttercup family,…

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