Plant Profile: Eastern Prickly Pear (Opuntia humifusa)
Karen Also called devil’s-tongue and Indian fig, this perennial cactus is native to eastern US from coastal Connecticut to the Florida Keys west to the lower Great Lakes, to the dry…
Plant Profile: Ozark Sunflower (Helianthus silphioides)
Native to woodland edges of southcentral US, this little known herbaceous perennial is also called as rosinweed sunflower. It is a member of the aster family, Asteraceae, that also includes…
Weeds and Their Control: Yellow Rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus)
Yellow rabbitbrush is a rounded deciduous shrub and member of the aster family, Asteraceae, that also includes daisy, sagebrush, and lettuce. It is native to western North America and can…
Plant Profile: Hairy Sunflower (Helianthus hirsutus)
This herbaceous perennial is found from south-central Canada, through eastern and central US to northeastern Mexico where it grows in open forests, woodlands edges, prairies, grasslands, savannas, and disturbed sites…
Weeds and their Control: Smooth Sumac (Rhus glabra)
Smooth sumac is spreading deciduous shrub and a member of the cashew family, Anacardiaceae, that also includes smoke tree, mango, and poison ivy. It is native to northeastern US, occurs…
Plant Profile: California Fuchsia (Epilobium canum aka Zauschneria californica)
California fuchsia, also known as hummingbird flower and firechalice, is a semi evergreen subshrub and a member of the evening primrose family, Onagraceae, that also includes Gaura and Clarkia. It…
Plant Profile: Golden Tickseed (Coreopsis tinctoria)
Known by several names including golden coreopsis, plains coreopsis, and calliopsis, this annual is native to much of the US especially the Great Plains and South where it grows in…
Weeds and Their Control: Trumpet Vine (Campsis radicans)
Trumpet vine is a deciduous woody vine and a member of the Bignoniaceae family that also includes Catalpa and Jacaranda. It is native to eastern US and has naturalized in…
Plant Profile: Coralbells (Heuchera sanguinea)
Native to the cliffs,hills and alpine areas of Arizona and New Mexico, this evergreen herbaceous perennial is a member of the saxifrage family, Saxifagaceae, that also include tiarella, bergenia, and…
Plant Profile: Swamp White Oak (Quercus bicolor)
Growing up to 90’ tall, this deciduous tree is native to moist areas in bottomlands and lowland such as riparian soils and the edges of swamps from Massachusetts to Wisconsin,…