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Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Spreading Dogbane (Apocynum androsaemifolium)

Karen November 20, 2019 0 Comments

Also called fly-trap dogbane and bitterroot, this lanky herbaceous perennial is a member of the dogbane family, Apocynaceae, that also includes milkweed, bluestar, periwinkle, and oleander. It is native to…

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Weeds and Their Control: Hemp Dogbane (Apocynum cannabinum)

Karen November 14, 2019 0 Comments

Also known as Indian hemp, this bushy herbaceous perennial is a member of the dogbane family, Apocynaceae, that also includes milkweed, periwinkle, and oleander. It is native to North America…

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Plant Profile: Large Flowered Aster (Aster grandiflorus aka Symphyotrichum grandiflorumum)

Karen November 13, 2019 0 Comments

Native to North Carolina and Virginia this herbaceous perennial grows in dry woodlands, forest edges, and abandoned fields as well as was areas such as roadsides. It is a member…

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Plant Profile: Island Alumroot (Heuchera maxima)

Karen November 11, 2019 0 Comments

Also called Channel Islands coral bells, and Jill of the rocks, this evergreen herbaceous perennial is a member of the saxifrage family, Saxifragaceae, that also includes astilbe, tiarella, and bergenia.…

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Plant Profile: Western Blue Flag (Iris missouriensis aka I. montana)

Karen November 6, 2019 0 Comments

Also called Rocky Mountain iris and Missouri flag, this beardless rhizomatous iris is a member of the iris family, Iridaceae that also includes gladiola, crocus, and freesia. It is native…

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Plant Profile: British Columbia Wild Ginger (Asarum caudatum)

Karen October 30, 2019 0 Comments

This western wild ginger is a member of the pipevine family, Aristolochiaceae, that is known for its unusual flowers and is not a true ginger. It is an evergreen herbaceous…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Vanilla Leaf (Achlys triphylla)

Karen October 16, 2019 0 Comments

Also called sweet after death and deer foot, vanilla leaf is a herbaceous perennial native to western North America from British Columbia south to California where it forms a dense…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Blue Giant Hyssop (Agastache foeniculum)

Karen October 9, 2019 0 Comments

Also known as lavender hyssop and anise hyssop, this clump-forming herbaceous perennial is a member of the mint family, Lamiaceae, that also includes basil, sage, and ajuga. It is native…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Sticky Geranium (Geranium viscossissimum)

Karen October 4, 2019 0 Comments

Sticky geranium is a long-lived herbaceous clump-forming perennial and a member of the geranium family, Geraniaceae, that includes both crainsbill (true geraniums) and garden geraniums (Pelargonium). It is native to…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Copper Iris (Iris fulva)

Karen October 2, 2019 0 Comments

Copper iris is a rhizomatous perennial and a member of the iris family, Iridaceae, that also includes crocus, gladiolus, and freesia. It is native to southern and central US from…

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