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Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Maximilian Sunflower (Helianthus maximiliana)

Karen October 20, 2025 0 Comments

Native to the Great Plains of central North America, this herbaceous perennial is a member of the aster family, Asteraceae, that also includes daisy, yarrow, and lettuce. With a rhizomatous…

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Wildflowers: Iris Native to New England

Karen Meyers October 16, 2025 0 Comments

Iris is a genus of 310 species and is in the plant family Iridaceae that also included gladiolus, crocus and freesia. The plants are all perennial and grow from rhizomes…

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Wildflowers: Iris Native to the Pacific Coast

Karen Meyers October 2, 2025 0 Comments

Iris is a genus of 310 species and is in the plant family Iridaceae that also included gladiolus, crocus and freesia. The plants are all perennial and grow from rhizomes…

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Meadow Garden: Native Sedges

Karen Meyers September 25, 2025 0 Comments

Sedges offer numerous benefits to meadows and some can be used instead of turf grass for lawns. They are aesthetically pleasing and play a significant role in in the ecological…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Rose Acacia (Robinia hispida)

Karen September 24, 2025 0 Comments

Also known as bristly acacia, this flowering deciduous shrub is native to eastern and central US and is a member of the pea family, Fabaceae, that also includes mimosa, lupine,…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Highbush Blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum)

Karen September 17, 2025 0 Comments

This deciduous shrub is known by several names including blue huckleberry and swamp huckleberry and is a member of the heath family, Ericaceae, that also includes heather, cranberries, and azaleas.…

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Plant Profile: Rayless Sunflower (Helianthus radula)

Karen September 15, 2025 0 Comments

Also known as pineland sunflower, this tender perennial is native to southeastern US from South Carolina to Florida and eastern Louisiana where it grows in sandy uplands, along moist to…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Thinleaf Sunflower (Helianthus decapetalus)

Karen September 10, 2025 0 Comments

Also called rough sunflower and ten-petal sunflower, this herbaceous perennial is native to the woodlands and forests of Eastern and Central US. It is a member of the daisy family,…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Common Sunflower (Helianthus annus)

Karen September 1, 2025 0 Comments

Although there are many perennial sunflowers there is only one annual that is garden worthy but that one has dozens of cultivars and is very popular. A native of western…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Pineleaf Beardtongue (Penstemon pinifolius)

Karen August 20, 2025 0 Comments

Native to southern New Mexico and Arizona, this long-lived evergreen perennial or subshrub is a member of the plantain family, Plantaginaceae, that also includes snapdragon, turtlehead, and foxglove. The compact…

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