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Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Japanese Honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica)

Karen May 12, 2021 0 Comments

Japanese honeysuckle is a deciduous to semi-evergreen perennial vine and a member of the honeysuckle family, Caprifoliaceae, that also includes snowberry, weigelia, and abelia. It is native to eastern Asia…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Black Mustard (Brassica nigra)

Karen April 23, 2021 0 Comments

Native to areas of northern Africa, Europe, and Asia, this winter annual is a member of the cabbage family, Brassicaceae, that also includes broccoli, alyssum, and stock. It grows 4-8′…

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Plant Profile: Clary (Salvia sclarea)

Karen February 26, 2021 0 Comments

Clary is a biennial or short lived perennial native to southern Europe and the Mediterranean region but has been introduced to a variety of locations around the world and naturalized…

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Plant Profile: Smooth Sumac (Rhus glabra)

Karen February 17, 2021 0 Comments

Also known as white sumac, upland sumac, and scarlet sumac, this suckering, deciduous shrub is a member of the cashew family, Anacardiaceae, that also includes smoke tree, mango, and poison…

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Weeds and Their Control: Chinese Lespedeza (Lespedeza cuneata)

Karen November 3, 2020 0 Comments

Also called Chinese bush clover, this semi-woody perennial is a member of the pea family, Fabaceae, that also lupines, mimosa, and alfalfa. It is native to China, Korea, Japan, Formosa,…

Native Plants

Invasive Plants and Their Native Alternatives: Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes)

Karen October 6, 2020 0 Comments

Common water hyacinth is a floating perennial native to the Amazon River Basin where it grows it wet habitats but was introduced into the US in 1884 at the World’s…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Fuller’s Teasel (Dipsacus fullonum)

Karen September 16, 2020 0 Comments

Brought to North America from Europe in the early 1700’s to raise the nap of wool cloth, fuller’s teasel naturalized and is now considered a weed in many parts of…

Native Plants

Invasive Plants and Their Native Alternatives: Baby’s Breath (Gypsophila paniculata)

Karen September 1, 2020 0 Comments

Baby’s breath is a herbaceous perennial native to central and eastern Europe and central and western Asia but naturalized in North America and is now considered invasive from new Brunswick…

Native Plants

Invasive Plants and Their Native Alternatives: Oxeye Daisy (Chrysanthemum leucanthemum aka Leucanthemum vulgare)

Karen August 4, 2020 0 Comments

Oxeye daisy is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial native to Europe and Asia but was introduced to North America and is now found throughout the US where it grows in lawns,…

Native Plants

Invasive Plants and Their Native Alternatives : Japanese Barberry (Berberis thunbergii)

Karen July 7, 2020 0 Comments

Japanese barberry is a thorny, deciduous shrub growing 3-6’ tall with obvate green leaves that are up to 1 ¼” long and turn yellow to red in the fall. Pendent…

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