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Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Missouri Primrose (Oenothera macrocarpa aka O. missouriensis )

Karen June 22, 2011 0 Comments

A native of southern and central US, Missouri primrose is also called Ozark sundrops. It is a herbaceous perennial and member of the willowherb familiy, Onagraceae, that also includes Fushia,…

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Plant Profile: Mexican Feather Grass (Stipa tenuissima aka Nasellela tenuissima)

Karen September 27, 2010 0 Comments

Also known as ponytail grass, finestem needle grass, fineleaved nassella and Argentine needle-grass this perennial grass is native to south-western US, northern Mexico and Argentina. It is a member of…

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Plant Profile: White Gaura (Gaura lindheimeri) ‘Whirling Butterflies’

Karen August 13, 2009 0 Comments

Native to Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas, this herbaceous perennial is a member of willowherb family, the Onagraceae, that also includes evening primrose, fushia, and clarkia. Plants have a taproot and…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Butterfly Weed (Ascelpias tuberosa)

Karen June 30, 2009 0 Comments

This clump-forming, long-lived, herbaceous perennial is native to eastern North America where it tends to grow on dry soil in full sun . It is a member of the dogbane…

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Plant Profile: Spiderwort (Tradescantia x andersoniana aka T. virginiana)

Karen June 2, 2009 4 Comments

Also called spider lily, this herbaceous perennial is native to eastern US North, where it grows in moist soils of prairies, woodlands, meadows, and hillsides. It is a member of…

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Plant Profile: Blue Wild Indigo (Baptisia australis)

Karen May 27, 2009 0 Comments

Native to meadows, woodland borders and streamsides of eastern and central US, this herbaceous perennial is a member of the bean family, Fabaceae, that also includes lupine, mimosa, and black…

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Plant Profile: Fothergill (Fothergill gardenii)

Karen April 24, 2009 4 Comments

Native to moist areas of Southeast US, this compact deciduous shrub is a member of the witch hazel family, Hamamelidaceae, that also includes Persian ironwood, and loropetalum. Growing up to…

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