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Plants for a Plants for a Plant Zoo: Chameleon Plant ‘Chameleon’ aka Variegata, Tricolor, ‘Court Jester” (Houttuynia cordata)

Karen April 5, 2022 0 Comments

Don’t bother with the species if you want a chameleon plant in your garden as it is dull by comparison to the variegated cultivar ‘Chameleon’ aka Variegata, Tricolor, or ‘Court…

Children

Plants for a Plant Zoo : Foxtail Barley (Hordeum jubatum)

Karen March 22, 2022 0 Comments

Fox, bobcat, or squirrel, you can choose any of these animals as a member of your plant zoo depending on how you see the showy, fluffy seedheads of this cool…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Gopher Spurge (Euphorbia lathyris)

Karen March 14, 2022 0 Comments

Also known as caper spurge, mole plant, paper spurge, and sassy Jack, this herbaceous annual or biennial is native to southern Europe, northwest Africa, and eastward through southwest Asia to…

Garden History

Plants of the Bible: Yellow Flag (Iris pseudacornus)

Karen February 4, 2022 0 Comments

Also called water flag, this herbaceous perennial is a beardless rhizomatous iris native to the wetlands of Europe, western Asia and northwest Africa where it forms large colonies. It is…

Weeds

Weeds and Their Control: Wayfaring tree (Viburnum lantana)

Karen January 27, 2022 0 Comments

Wayfaring tree is a large deciduous shrub growing up to 15’ tall and wide and a member of the moschatel family, Adoxaceae, that also includes elders (Sambucus). It is native…

Children

Plants for a Plant Zoo: Cardinal Vine (Ipomoea multifida)

Karen January 25, 2022 0 Comments

If you like dainty red flowers on a lacy, fern-like vine, you will love cardinal vine. But watch out; if you plant it in a spot that it likes you…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Toad Flax (Linaria vulgaris)

Karen January 12, 2022 0 Comments

Also called butter-and-eggs, and wild snapdragon, this herbaceous perennial is a member of the plantain family, Plantaginaceae, that also includes snapdragon, foxglove, and turtlehead. It is native to Europe and…

Native Plants

Invasive Plants and Their Native Alternatives: Sawtooth Oak (Quercus acutissima)

Karen December 21, 2021 0 Comments

Sawtooth oak is a medium sized deciduous tree growing up to 98” tall. It is native to northeastern India, Nepal, Bhutan, Indochina, China, Tibet, Korea, and Japan and was introduced…

Native Plants

Invasive Plants and Their Native Alternatives: Japanese Wisteria (Wisteria floribunda)

Karen November 16, 2021 0 Comments

Japanese wisteria is a deciduous flowering vine native to Japan but was introduced into the US in the 1830s and has become invasive from new Jersey to Indiana, south to…

Weeds

Weeds and Their Control: Crown Vetch (Coronilla varia)

Karen November 2, 2021 0 Comments

Also called purple vetch, this herbaceous perennial is a member of the pea family, Fabaceae, that also includes lupines, mimosa, and black locust. It is native to Europe, southwest Asia,…

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