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Weeds and Their Control: Florida Betony (Stachys floridana)

Karen May 23, 2024 0 Comments

Also known as Florida hedgenettle, and rattlesnake weed, this cool season herbaceous perennial is probably native to Florida but in the 40s and 50s spread throughout the southeastern US from…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Spring Adonis (Adonis vernalis)

Karen February 21, 2024 0 Comments

Native to dry grasslands of Europe and Asia, this herbaceous perennial is a member of the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae, that also includes anemone, delphinium, and hellebore. The plant forms a…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Widow’s Iris (Iris tuberosa aka Hermodactylus tuberosus)

Karen February 19, 2024 0 Comments

Also called snake’s-head, black iris, and velvet flower-de-luce, this herbaceous perennial is native to the Mediterranean region and a member of the iris family, Iridaceae, that also includes crocus, gladiolus,…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Sternbergia candida

Karen February 14, 2024 0 Comments

Native to the edges of cedar woods in south-west turkey, this herbaceous perennial is a member of the Amaryllis family, Amaryllidaceae, that also includes agapanthus, daffodils and onion. The plant…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Spring Starflower (Ipheion uniflorum aka Brodiaea uniflora aka Triteleia uniflora)

Karen February 12, 2024 0 Comments

Also known as springstar, Mexican star and starlikes, this herbaceous perennial is native to Argentina and Uruguay and is a member of the amaryllis family, Amaryllidaceae, that also includes onion,…

Poisinous Plants

Poisonous Plants: Red Bugbane (Actaea rubra)

Karen December 20, 2023 0 Comments

This herbaceous perennial is native to shady areas with moist to wet soils of most of North America except the southeast US (from Virginia to Texas). It is a member…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Nippon Daisy (Nipponanthemum nipponicum aka Chrysanthemum nipponicum)

Karen November 29, 2023 0 Comments

Also called Montauk daisy and Japanese chrysanthemum, this deciduous flowering sub-shrub is native to cliffs and rocky sites in the coastal regions of Japan and is a member of the…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Solomon’s Seal (Polygonatum multiflorum)

Karen November 8, 2023 0 Comments

Also known as David’s harp, and ladder-to-heaven, this rhizomatous herbaceous perennial is native to Europe and temperate Asia. It is in the asparagus family, Asparagaceae, that also includes yucca, hosta,…

Garden History

Plants of Ancient Pompeii: Garlic (Allium sativum)

Karen October 17, 2023 0 Comments

Native to central Asia and northeastern Iran, garlic is a herbaceous perennial and a member of the amaryllis family, Amaryllidaceae, that also includes onion, leek, and shallot. It was cultivated…

Poisinous Plants

Plant Profile: Dutchman’s Breeches (Dicentra cucullaria)

Karen September 18, 2023 0 Comments

Native to moist rich woodlands of eastern North America and the Columbia Basin in the Pacific Northwest, this herbaceous perennial is a spring ephemeral and a member of the fumitory…

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