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Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Common Wood Aster (Aster cordifolius aka Symphyotrichum cordifolium)

Karen November 11, 2024 0 Comments

Also known as heart-leaved aster or blue wood aster, this clumping herbaceous perennial is a member of the aster family, Asteraceeae, that also includes sunflower, daisy, and lettuce. It is…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Many Flowered Sunflower (Helianthus x multiflorus)

Karen October 30, 2024 0 Comments

Many-flowered sunflower is a hybrid from a cross between the annual Helianthus annus and perennial Helianthus decapetalus. It is a perennial and member of the aster family, Asteraceae, that also…

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Plant Profile: Dotted Gayfeather (Liatris punctata)

Karen October 16, 2024 0 Comments

Also known as dotted blazingstar and narrow-leaves blazingstar, this herbaceous perennial is native to the central plains of the US from Canada to northern Mexico. It is a member of…

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Plants for a Mary Garden: Common St. John’s Wort (Hypericum perforatum)

Karen September 24, 2024 0 Comments

Common St. John’s wort is a herbaceous perennial known for its medicinal properties from ancient times. It is native to Europe, western Asian and North Africa where it occurs in…

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Weeds and Their Control: Orange hawkweed (Pilosella aurantiaca aka Hieracium aurantiacum )

Karen September 19, 2024 0 Comments

Orange hawkweed goes by many names including devil’s paintbrush, king-devil, fox and cubs, and grim the colliar and is a herbaceous perennial in the aster family, Asteraceae, that also includes…

Weeds

Weeds and Their Control: Perennial Sowthistle (Sonchus arvensis)

Karen September 12, 2024 0 Comments

Perennial sowthistle is a herbaceous perennial and a member of the aster family, Asteraceae, that also includes daisies, yarrow, and lettuce. It is native to Europe and western Asia but…

Garden History

Plants for a Mary Garden: Common Lungwort (Pulmonaria saccharata)

Karen September 3, 2024 0 Comments

Also known as Bethelehem sage, Virgin Mary’s milkdrops and Mary’s milk sile, this herbaceous perennial is native to France and Italy and is member of the borage family, Borageacea, that…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Hopi Blanketflower (Gaillardia pinnatifolia)

Karen September 2, 2024 0 Comments

Also known as red dome blanketflower this herbaceous perennial is a native of northern Mexico, south-central and southwestern US where it grows on mesas, in grasslands, open forests and disturbed…

Garden History

Plants for a Mary Garden: Common Columbine (Aquilegia vulgaris)

Karen August 6, 2024 0 Comments

Also called Granny’s bonnet and European crowfoot, this herbaceous perennial is native to woodlands and meadows of Europe. It is a member of the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae, that also includes…

Weeds

Weeds and Their Control: Hoary Vervain (Verbena stricta)

Karen June 27, 2024 0 Comments

Hoary vervain is a herbaceous perennial and a member of the vervain family, Verbanaceae, that also includes lantanas, s verbenas, and sandpaper vines. It is native to the Midwest, the…

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