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Botany for Gardeners

Botany for Gardeners: Taxonomy of Monocots-Identifying the Lily Family (Liliaceae)

Karen March 28, 2013 0 Comments

Traditionally, the Lily Family (Liliaceae) is huge and made up of diverse plants. It includes many ornamentals such as true lilies, tulips, agave, lily-of-the-valley, and amaryllis, as well as a…

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Botany for Gardeners: Taxonomy of Dicots-Identifying the Pea Family (Leguminosae)

Karen March 14, 2013 0 Comments

The Pea Family is the third largest land plant family and includes many important and beautiful herbaceous plants, shrubs and trees. Beans, alfalfa, and peanuts are important food crops, lupine,…

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Botany for Gardeners: Taxonomy of Dicots: Identification of the Parsley Family (Umbelliferae)

Karen February 28, 2013 0 Comments

Also known as the Apiaceae and Umbelliferae, the parsley family consists primarily of herbaceous annuals, biennials, and perennials, and a few shrubs and trees. In addition to parsley, the family…

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Botany for Gardeners: Taxonomy of Dicots – Identifying the Mint Family (Labiatae)

Karen February 7, 2013 0 Comments

Botanically called Labiatae and more recently, Lamiacea, the mint family is large and made up mostly of annual or perennial herbs, many shrubs, and rarely trees. It includes a large…

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Wildflowers: Lady’s Slipper Orchid (Cypripedium sp) Native to New England

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Plant Profile: Western Ragweed (Ambrosia psilostachya aka Ambrosia coronopifolia)

Wildflower Garden

Wildflowers: Prairie Coneflower/Mexican Hat (Ratibida sp) Native to the Southeast

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Plant Profile: Sea Lavender (Heliotropium gnaphalodes aka Argusia gnaphalodes aka Tournefortia gnaphalodes)

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