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Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Eastern Blue Star (Amsonia tabernaemontana var salicifolia)

Karen November 30, 2016 0 Comments

Native to eastern US from New Jersey to Florida and west to the Mississippi River , this herbaceous perennial is a member of the dogbane family (Apocynaceae) that also includes…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Mexican Hyssop (Agastache cana)

Karen June 29, 2016 0 Comments

Also called mosquito plant, Texas hummingbird mint, and double bubble mint, this herbaceous perennial is native to New Mexico and western Texas where it grows on dry slopes of mountainous…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Pale Purple Coneflower (Echinacea pallida)

Karen June 6, 2016 0 Comments

Pale purple coneflower is a herbaceous perennial native to the eastern half of the US where it grows in open areas on a variety of soils. It is a member…

Plant Combinations

Plant Combination: Nepeta x faassenii ‘Walker’s Low’ and Pink Evening Primrose (Oenothera speciosa)

Karen May 26, 2016 0 Comments

For a lovely contrast in color and texture, Nepeta ‘Walkers’ Low’ and pink evening primrose are a great choice for a late spring to early summer border. Nepeta ‘Walker’s Low’…

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Plant Profile: Sharp Lobed Hepatica (Hepatica acutiloba aka H. nobilis var. acuta)

Karen May 25, 2016 0 Comments

Sharp-lobed hepatica, also called heart liverleaf, is a herbaceous perennial in the buttercup family (Ranunculaeae) and is native to eastern US where it is found in moist shady woodlands. Although…

Nomenclature

Botany for Gardeners: Desmanthus

Karen March 29, 2016 0 Comments

Desmanthus Des MAN thus: from Greek desmos meaning a bundle and anthos meaning a flower Desmanthus is a genus in the bean family (Leuminosae/Fabaceae) and consists of twenty four species…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Sweet Pepper bush (Clethra alnifolia)

Karen December 2, 2015 0 Comments

This suckering deciduous shrub is native to eastern North America where it may form dense colonies in moist to wet areas in woodlands and along the sea coast from Maine…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Prairie Smoke (Geum triflorum)

Karen June 8, 2015 0 Comments

A native of north America, this rhizomaceous perennial wildflower forms mounds of gray-green fern-like leaves that are pinnately divided into seven to nine narrow toothed leaflets. The plant is soft…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Viola labradorica

Karen June 3, 2015 0 Comments

Native to moist woodlands in Canada, northern United States and Greenland, Labrador violet does well even in much of the South. It is a low growing herbaceous perennial and spreads…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Indian Pink (Spigelia marilandica)

Karen June 1, 2015 0 Comments

Indian Pink is a clump-forming perennial native to southeastern US and parts of the Midwest where it thrives in moist woodlands. The glossy green leaves are lance-shaped to ovate, one…

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