Plant Profile: Prostrate Sand Verbena (Abronia umbellata)
Karen Also known as beach sand verbena and purple sand verbena, this tender perennial is often grown as an annual and is a member of the four o’clock family, Nyctaginaceae, that…
Plant Profile: Wild Geranium (Geranium maculatum)
Karen Meyers This clump-forming herbaceous perennial is native to woodlands of eastern US from Maine to Georgia and west to the Dakotas and Oklahoma. It is a member of the Geraniaceae plant…
Plant Profile: Redwood Inside-Outside Flower (Vancouveria planipetala aka V. parviflora)
Also known as redwood ivy, this evergreen herbaceous perennial is a member of the barberry family, Berberidaceae, that also includes nandina, mahonia, and epimedium. It is native to northwestern California…
Plant Profile: Dakota Mock Vervain ( Glandularia bipinnatafida)
This short-lived herbaceous perennial is a member of the verbena family, Verbenaceae, that also includes teak and lantana. It is native to open grasslands and prairies from Wisconsin to California,…
Plant Profile: Showy Goldenrod (Solidago speciosa)
Also called noble goldenrod, this rhizomatous herbaceous perennial is native to central and eastern US where it grows in open woods and fields. It is a member of the aster…
Plant Profile: Stiff Sunflower (Helianthus rigidus aka H. pauciflorus))
Also known as prairie sunflower this herbaceous perennial is native to central US and is a member of the aster family, Asteraceae, that also includes daisy, yarrow, and lettuce. It…
Plant Profile: Arrowwood (Viburnum dentata)
Native to grasslands, woodlands, marshes, swamps and shores of rivers and lakes from Massachusetts south to Florida and west to Texas, this deciduous shrub is a member of the moschatel…
Plant Profile: Indian Blanket (Gaillardia pulchella)
Also called firewheel and sundance, this hairy annual is native to northern Mexico and southern and central US from Arizona east to Florida, and the Carolinas and north to Nebraska…
Weeds and Their Control: Touch-Me-Not (Impatiens pallida)
Also called, jewelweed, touch-me-not is an annual and a member of the balsam family, Balsaminaceae, that also includes busy lizzie. It is native to Canada and the US and grows…
Plant Profile: Littleleaf Mock-Orange (Philadelphus microphyllus)
Littleleaf mock-orange is a bushy multibranched deciduous shrub native to the Southwest US from Wyoming to northern Mexico west to California where it grows in the scrub and brush habitats…