Skip to content

KarensGardenTips.com

Practical tips to help you get the most out of your garden.

KarensGardenTips.com

Practical tips to help you get the most out of your garden.

  • Home
  • About
  • Garden Resources
  • Plant Profiles: How To Grow
  • Recipes
  • Garden Books
  • Weeds
  • Glossary
  • Botanical Name Index
  • Help
    • Home
    • invasive plant
    • Page 9
Native Plants

Invasive Plants and Their Native Alternatives: Dames Rocket (Hesperis matronalis)

Karen June 2, 2020 0 Comments

Dames rocket is a biennial or short-lived perennial known by a variety of names including dame’s violet, mother of the evening, and sweet rocket. It was introduced from Eurasia into…

Native Plants

Invasive Plants and Their Native Alternatives: Tasmanian Blue Gum (Eucalyptus globulus)

Karen May 5, 2020 0 Comments

A native of Australia, Tasmanian blue gum has naturalized in coastal grasslands and shrublands, riparian areas and moist slopes of California. It was introduced there in the mid 1800s partially…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Oxeye Daisey (Leucanthemum vulgare aka Chrysanthemum leucanthemum)

Karen April 15, 2020 0 Comments

Oxeye daisy is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial and belongs to the aster family, Asteraceae, that also includes sunflowers, yarrow, and lettuce. It is native to Europe and Asia but was…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Invasive Plants and Their Native Alternatives: Crown Vetch (Securigera varia aka Coronilla varia)

Karen April 7, 2020 0 Comments

Also called purple vetch, this herbaceous perennial is native to Europe, southwest Asia, and northern Africa but was introduced to North America in the 1950s and was used as a…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Dame’s Rocket (Hesperis matronalis)

Karen March 25, 2020 0 Comments

Dames rocket is a biennial or short-lived perennial known by a variety of names including dame’s violet, mother of the evening, and sweet rocket. It is a member of the…

Native Plants

Invasive Plants and Their Native Alternatives: Queen Anne’s Lace (Daucus carota)

Karen March 3, 2020 0 Comments

Also called wild carrot, bird’s nest, and bishop’s lace, this herbaceous biennial is a member of the parsley family, Apiaceae, that also includes celery, dill, and poison hemlock. It is…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Flowering Spurge (Euphorbia corollata)

Karen March 2, 2020 0 Comments

Also called prairie baby’s breath, flowering spurge is a herbaceous perennial and member of the euphorbia family, Euphorbiaceae, that also includes poinsettia, caster oil plant, and cassava. It is native…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Common Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea)

Karen February 10, 2020 0 Comments

Also called lady’s glove, fairy gloves, and fairy bells, this herbaceous biennial or short-lived perennial is a member of the plantain family, Plantaginaceae, that also includes penstemon, turtlehead, and speedwell.…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Invasive Plants and Their Native Alternatives: Chinese Lespedeza (Lespedeza cuneata)

Karen February 4, 2020 0 Comments

Also called Chinese bush clover, this semi-woody perennial is native to China, Korea, Japan, Formosa, and the Himalayas but was introduced into North Carolina from Japan in 1896 and was…

Native Plants

Invasive Plants and Their Native Alternatives: Common Foxglove (Digitalis purpureae)

Karen January 14, 2020 0 Comments

Also called lady’s glove, fairy gloves, and fairy bells, this herbaceous biennial or short-lived perennial is native to disturbed sites of Europe and Asia but naturalized in parts of North…

Posts pagination

1 … 8 9 10 … 14

« Previous Page — Next Page »

Karen’s Seasonal Tip

Karen’s Archive Tip

Categories

Karen’s Book Reviews

Karen’s Archive Plant

Keywords (Tags)

Bible garden bird garden border butterfly garden children's literature container garden container gardening cottage garden culinary herb deciduous shrub Deciduous tree dried arrangement educational game evergreen shrub Evergreen tree Floristry fragrance garden fresh arrangement ground cover hedge Helen S. Wright herbaceous perennial Herb garden invasive plant meadow garden medicinal herb native plant native plant garden plant identification poisonous plant pollinator garden recipes rock garden Rose Garden shade garden Vegetable Garden vegetable gardening water garden weed weed control wildflower wildflower garden wildlife garden woodland garden xeriscape

Recent Posts

  • Wildflowers: Liatris Native to the Southeast
  • Plant Profile: Carmel Daisy (Scabiosa prolifera)
  • Plants for a Mary Garden: Star of Bethlehem (Ornithogalum umbellatum)
  • Plant Profile: Common Daisy (Bellis perennis)
  • Book Review: Epic Salads
  • Wildflowers: Liatris Native to New England
  • Plant Profile: Cream Scabiosa (Scabiosa ochroleuca)
  • Plants for a Mary Garden: Carnation (Dianthus carophyllus) Mary’s Love of God
  • Plant Profile: Caucasian Pincushion Flower(Scabiosa caucasica)
  • Book Review: Green Rush

Archives

You Missed

Wildflower Garden

Wildflowers: Liatris Native to the Southeast

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Carmel Daisy (Scabiosa prolifera)

Garden History

Plants for a Mary Garden: Star of Bethlehem (Ornithogalum umbellatum)

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Common Daisy (Bellis perennis)

KarensGardenTips.com

Practical tips to help you get the most out of your garden.

Copyright © All rights reserved | Blogus by Themeansar.