Plant Profile: Highway Iceplant (Carpobrotus edulis)
Karen Highway iceplant is a creeping perennial succulent and a member of the fig-marigold family, Aizoacea, that also includes “living stones”, and New Zealand spinach. It is native to coastal areas…
Weeds and Their Control: Wood Rose (Merremia tuberose)
Also known as Spanish arborvine, Spanish woodbine, and yellow morning-glory, wood rose is a perennial twining woody vine. It is a member of the morning-glory family, Convolvulaceae, that also includes…
Weeds and Their Control: Japanese Climbing Fern (Lygodium japonicum)
Japanese climbing fern is a perennial deciduous vine-type of fern and is one of 40 species of climbing ferns. It is native to eastern and southeastern Asia, India, and eastern…
Weeds and Their Control: Black Locust (Robinia pseudoacacia)
Black locust is a deciduous tree and member of the pea family, Fabaceae, that also includes lupine, mimosa, and baptisia. It is native to the Allegheny Mountains , but invades…
Weeds and Their Control: English Ivy (Hedera helix)
English ivy is an evergreen climbing vine and a member of the Aralia family, Araliaceae, that also includes Fatsia and Schefflera . It is native to most of Europe and…
Plant Profile: Silver-Lace Vine (Polygonum aubertii aka Fallopia baldschuanica)
This deciduous woody twining perennial vine is also known as Russian-vine, Bukhara fleeceflower, Chinese bindweed, and mile-a-minute vine. It is a member of the knotweed family, Polygonaceae, that also includes…
Plants for a Mary Garden: Lily of the Valley (Convallaria majalis)
Native to woodlands in colder parts of Europe and Asia, this herbaceous perennial grows 6-12″ tall from a rhizomatous root system and often form large colonies. Each plant has one…
Plant Profile: Sweet Gum (Liquidambar styraciflua)
Also known as redgum, American storax, hazel pine, bilsted, satin-walnut, star-leaved gum, and alligatorwood, this deciduous tree is native to eastern US and Mexico where it grows in a variety…
Plant Profile: Dyer’s Broom (Genista tinctoria)
Also known as dyer’s greenwood, dyer’s whin, waxen woad, and waxen wood, this deciduous shrub is native to meadows and pastures in southern Europe and Turkey. It is a member…
Weeds and Their Control: Heavenly Bamboo (Nandina domestica)
Native to Japan, China, and India, this semi-evergreen to evergreen shrub was introduced into the US in 1804 as an ornamental for its attractive foliage and fruit but has escaped…