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Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Poison Sumac (Toxicodendron vernix aka Rhus vernix)

Karen September 27, 2023 0 Comments

Also called swamp-sumac and thunderwood, this deciduous woody shrub or small tree is native to the wooded swamps, bogs and other moist soils of eastern United States and extreme southeast…

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Plant Profile: Black Cherry (Prunus serotina)

Karen September 25, 2023 0 Comments

Also called rum cherry, and mountain black cherry, this deciduous tree is native to eastern North America, Pacific Northwest, Mexico, and Central America. It is a member of the rose…

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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…

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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…

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Plant Profile: Mezereum (Daphne mezereum)

Karen June 26, 2023 0 Comments

Also known as February daphne, spurge laurel or spurge olive, this deciduous shrub is native to limestone soils in mixed woodlands of most of Europe and western Asia, north to…

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Plant Profile: European Privet (Ligustrum vulgare)

Karen June 19, 2023 0 Comments

Also called common privet, this semi-evergreen or deciduous shrub is native to central and southern Europe, north Africa, and southwestern Asia. It is a member of the olive family, Oleaceae,…

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Plant Profile: Sweet Pea (Lathyrus odoratus)

Karen June 12, 2023 0 Comments

Native to Sicily, southern Italy and the Aegean Islands, this bushy annual or climbing annual vine is a member of the legume family, Fabaceae, that also includes peanut, mimosa and…

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Plant Profile: Croton (Codiaeum variegatum)

Karen June 7, 2023 0 Comments

Native to open forests and scrub in tropical and subtropical Indonesia, Malaysia, Australia and the islands of the western Pacific Ocean, this tender evergreen shrub is a member of the…

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Plant Profile: Gloriosa Lily (Gloriosa superba)

Karen June 5, 2023 0 Comments

Also known as flame lily, climbing lily, creeping lily, glory lily, tiger claw, agnishikha and fire lily, this deciduous perennial vine is native to tropical and southern Africa and temperate…

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Plant Profile: Coyotillo (Karwinskia humboldtiana)

Karen May 29, 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…

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