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Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Ostrich Fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris aka Onoclea struthiopteris)

Karen January 26, 2022 0 Comments

Native to eastern North America, Europe, and eastern Asia, this clump-forming, deciduous fern is a member of the Onocleaceae, a small plant family of ferns distinguished by having two kinds…

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Plants of the Bible: Calamus (Acornus calamus)

Karen November 12, 2021 0 Comments

This aquatic perennial goes by many name including beewort, flag root, gladdon, myrtle flag, sweet flag, pine root, sea sedge and sweet cane. It is native to Asia and Europe…

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Plant Profile: Sweet Flag (Acornum calamus)

Karen August 7, 2021 0 Comments

This aquatic perennial goes by many name including beewort, calamus, flag root, gladdon, myrtle flag, pine root, sea sedge and sweet cane. It is native to Asia and Europe where…

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Plant Profile: Queen of the Meadow (Filipendula ulmaria)

Karen September 28, 2020 0 Comments

Also called meadowsweet, mead wort, and bridewort, this herbaceous perennial is a native of Europe and western Asia where it grows in damp meadows and along stream and river banks,…

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Plant Profile: Largeflower Valerian (Valeriana pauciflora)

Karen May 6, 2020 0 Comments

This herbaceous perennial is native to Eastern US from Pennsylvania west to Illinois and south to include Maryland, Tennessee and West Virginia, Kentucky and Alabama where it grows in moist…

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Plant Profile: Quamash (Camassia leichtlinii)

Karen December 9, 2019 0 Comments

Also called Indian hyacinth, wild hyacinth, camash, and camas, this perennial bulb is a member of the asparagus family, Asparagaceae, that also includes lily of the valley, agave, and hosta.…

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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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Poisonous Plants: Marsh Marigold (Caltha palustris)

Karen May 16, 2019 0 Comments

This herbaceous perennial is native to the Northern Hemisphere from Canada to the Carolinas and westward where it is found growing in swamps, marshes, stream edges, and other wet areas.…

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Plant Profile: Flat Topped White Aster (Aster umbellatus aka Doellingeria umbellate)

Karen October 22, 2018 0 Comments

Flat topped white aster, also known as parasol whitetop and tall white aster, is a bushyherbaceous perennial native to eastern and north central US where it is found in moist…

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Plant Profile: Virgina Sweetspire (Itea virginica)

Karen October 10, 2018 0 Comments

Virginia sweetspire is a deciduous to semievergreen shrub native to eastern North America from New Jersey and Missouri south to Florida and Louisiana where it grows on stream and pond…

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