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
    • native plant
    • Page 14
Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Texas Mountain Laurel (Sophora secundiflora aka Dermatophyllum secundiflorum)

Karen September 20, 2023 0 Comments

Also called mescal bean, this evergreen multi-trunked shrub or small tree is native to brushy slopes and open plains of Texas, New Mexico, and Mexico. It is a member of…

Poisinous Plants

Plant Profile: Dutchman’s Breeches (Dicentra cucullaria)

Karen September 18, 2023 0 Comments

Native to moist rich woodlands of eastern North America and the Columbia Basin in the Pacific Northwest, this herbaceous perennial is a spring ephemeral and a member of the fumitory…

Poisinous Plants

Poisonous Plants: Coyotillo (Karwinskia humboldtiana)

Karen September 14, 2023 0 Comments

Native to the prairies, plains, meadows, pastures, and savannas of southern and western Texas as well as much of Mexico, this evergreen shrub or small tree is a member of…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Red Elderberry (Sambucus racemosa)

Karen September 13, 2023 0 Comments

Native to moist habitats of Canada, the US, Europe and northern temperate Asia, this deciduous tree-like shrub is a member of the moschatel family, Adoxaceae, that also includes viburnum. The…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Western White Clematis (Clematis ligusticifolia)

Karen September 4, 2023 0 Comments

Also known by many other names including peppervine, old man’s beard, and creek clematis, this climbing woody or semi-woody vine is native to western US where it grows in streamside…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plants That Attract Beneficial Insects: Marsh Marigold (Caltha palustris)

Karen August 17, 2023 0 Comments

March marigold is a herbaceous perennial native to the Northern Hemisphere where it is found growing in marshes, stream edges, and other wet areas. It is a member of the…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Common Sand Aster (Corethrogyne filaginifolia aka Lessingia filaginifolia)

Karen July 31, 2023 0 Comments

Also known as California aster, this herbaceous perennial or subshrub is native to western North America from the southwestern corner of Oregon through California to Baja California where is grows…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plants That Attract Beneficial Insects: Goatsbeard ( Aruncus dioicus)

Karen July 27, 2023 0 Comments

This shrub-like herbaceous perennial, also known as bride’s feather, is native to North America, northern Europe and Asia where it grows in moist woodlands. It is a member of the…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Sulphur Lupine (Lupinus sulphureus)

Karen July 19, 2023 0 Comments

Sulphur lupine is a herbaceous perennial native to the prairies and sagebrush deserts of the foothills and lower mountains from British Columbia to Idaho and Oregon. It is a member…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Five Spot (Nemophila maculata)

Karen July 5, 2023 0 Comments

Also known as five-spot baby or buffalo eyes, this trailing annual is endemic to California where it grows primarily in meadows and woodlands of the Sierra foothills. It is a…

Posts pagination

1 … 13 14 15 … 49

« 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 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 seaside garden shade garden Vegetable Garden vegetable gardening water garden weed weed control wildflower wildflower garden wildlife garden woodland garden xeriscape

Recent Posts

  • Houseplants and Succulents For Dummies
  • Wildflowers: Columbines (Aquilegia) Native to the Southeast
  • Plant Profile: Adagio Miscanthus (Miscanthus sinensis ‘Adagio’)
  • Wildflowers: Buckeyes (Aesculus sp) Native to the Mid-Atlantic
  • Plant Profile: Sweet Grass (Muhlenbergia felipes aka M. sericea)
  • Book Review: Flower Academy
  • Wildflowers: Columbines (Aquilegia) Native to the Midwest
  • Plant Profile: Blue Lyme Grass (Elymus arenarius aka Leymus arenarius)
  • Wildflowers: Buckeyes (Aesculus sp) Native to the Southeast
  • Plant Profile: Sea Oats (Uniola paniculata)

Archives

You Missed

Garden Books

Houseplants and Succulents For Dummies

Wildflower Garden

Wildflowers: Columbines (Aquilegia) Native to the Southeast

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Adagio Miscanthus (Miscanthus sinensis ‘Adagio’)

Wildflower Garden

Wildflowers: Buckeyes (Aesculus sp) Native to the Mid-Atlantic

KarensGardenTips.com

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

Copyright © All rights reserved | Blogus by Themeansar.