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Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Corn Marigold (Chrysanthemum segetum aka Glebionis segetum)

Karen November 6, 2024 0 Comments

Native to the eastern Mediterranean and western Africa, corn marigold is a rounded spreading annual and a member of the aster family, Asteraceae, that also includes sunflower, yarrow, and lettuce.…

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Plant Profile: Edelweiss (Leontopodium alpinum)

Karen October 28, 2024 0 Comments

This clump forming herbaceous perennial is native to the rocky limestone soils of alpine areas in Austria, Germany, Switzerland, France and Italy. It is a member of the aster family,…

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Plant Profile: Stiff Twinspur (Diascia rigescens)

Karen October 23, 2024 0 Comments

Also called bride’s saddle, this spreading, semi-evergreen, tender perennial is a native of South Africa where it grows in damp places on grassy mountain slopes or in full sun in…

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Plant Profile: California Fuchsia (Epilobium canum aka Zauschneria californica)

Karen October 9, 2024 0 Comments

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…

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Plant Profile: Coralbells (Heuchera sanguinea)

Karen October 2, 2024 0 Comments

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…

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Plant Profile: Soap Aloe (Aloe maculata aka A. saponaria)

Karen September 25, 2024 0 Comments

Also known as zebra aloe, this evergreen succulent perennial is native to southern and eastern South Africa, and south-eastern Botswana and Zimbabwe where it grows in a variety of habitats…

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Plant Profile: Dyer’s Broom (Genista tinctoria)

Karen July 22, 2024 0 Comments

Also known as dyer’s greenwood, dyer’s whin, waxen woad, and waxen wood, this deciduous shrub is native to meadows and pastures in southern Europe and Turkey. It is a member…

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Plant Profile: Silky Leaf Woodwaxen (Genista pilosa)

Karen July 15, 2024 0 Comments

Also known as hairy greenweed, silky leaf broom, and creeping broom, this deciduous shrub is native to central and western Europe from southern Sweden to the Mediterranean where it grows…

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Plant Profile: Lydian Woodwaxen (Genista lydia)

Karen July 8, 2024 0 Comments

Native to the Balkans, Turkey and Syria, this low growing shrub is evergreen in areas with warm winters and deciduous in areas with cold winters. It is a member of…

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Genus Genistas for the Garden

Karen April 11, 2024 0 Comments

Genista is a genus of more than 144 species of shrubs and small trees in the pea family, Fabaceae, that also includes lupines, mimosa, and black locust. They are native…

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