Plant Profile: Bearberry (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi)
Karen Bearberry is a low growing, fine textured evergreen shrub that is native to northern parts of Europe, Asia and North America. It is a member of the heath family, Ericaceae,…
Plant Profile: Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis)
Also known as Canada puccoon, bloodwort, redroot, red puccoon, Indian paint, and black paste bloodroot is a member of the poppy family, Papaveraceae, that also includes bleeding heart and corydalis.…
Plant Profile: California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica)
California poppy is one of the toughest, easiest to grow plants. It is native to the west coast from southern Washington to Baja California and east to Nevada, Arizona, and…
Plant Profile: White Fringetree (Chionanthus virginicus)
This native of woodland edges, stream banks, and roadsides from Massachusetts, Kentucky, and Missouri south to Florida and west to Texas, is a small deciduous shrub or tree with a…
Plant Profile: River Birch (Betula nigra)
A native of low woods, streamsides, and riverbanks in the eastern part of the United States, from southern New England to northern Florida and west to Oklahoma and Kansas, river…
Plant Profile: Missouri Primrose (Oenothera macrocarpa aka O. missouriensis )
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,…
Plant Profile: Mexican Feather Grass (Stipa tenuissima aka Nasellela tenuissima)
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…
Plant Profile: White Gaura (Gaura lindheimeri) ‘Whirling Butterflies’
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 Profile: Butterfly Weed (Ascelpias tuberosa)
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…
Plant Profile: Spiderwort (Tradescantia x andersoniana aka T. virginiana)
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…