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Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Australian Blackwood ( Acacia melanoxylon)

Karen April 10, 2024 0 Comments

Also known as hickory, mudgerabah, and Tasmanian blackwood, this evergreen tree is native to southeastern Australia including Tasmania, and is a member of the legume family, Fabaceae, that also includes…

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Plant Profile: Indian Abelia (Abelia triflora aka Zabelia triflora aka  Linnaea triflora)

Karen April 8, 2024 0 Comments

Also called Himalayan abelia, this evergreen to deciduous shrub is a member of the honeysuckle family, Caprifoliaceae, that also includes weigela, pincushion flower and teasel. It is native to eastern…

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Plant Profile: Golden Wattle (Acacia longifolia)

Karen April 3, 2024 0 Comments

Also known as long-leaved wattle, acacia trinervis, aroma doble, coast wattle, sallow wattle, and Sydney golden wattle, this flowering broadleaf evergreen shrub or small tree is endemic to coastal areas…

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Plant Profile: Willow Bottlebrush (Callistemon salignus aka Melaleuca salicina)

Karen March 25, 2024 0 Comments

Endemic to eastern Australia, this broadleaf evergreen shrub is a member of the myrtle family, Myrtaceae, that also includes clove, allspice, and eucalyptus. Growing from a vigorous root system, plants…

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Plant Profile: Yellow Anise Tree (Illicium parviflorum)

Karen March 18, 2024 0 Comments

Also known as hardy anise shrub, Ocala anise, swamp star-anise, and small anise tree this broadleaf evergreen shrub or small tree is a member of the starvine family, Schisandraceae, consisting…

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Genus Witch Hazels for the Garden (Hamamelis spp)

Karen March 14, 2024 0 Comments

Witch hazels, Hamamelis spp., are deciduous shrubs or small trees native to eastern North America and eastern Asia. They are in the witch hazel family, Hamamelidaceae, that also includes lorpetalum,…

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Plant Profile: Alpine Bottlebrush (Callistemon sieberi aka Melaleuca pityoides)sieberi,

Karen March 13, 2024 0 Comments

Also known as marsh bottlebrush and river bottlebrush, this broadleaf evergreen shrub is native to Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria, Australia, where is grows in and around sphagnum bogs…

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Plant Profile: Henry Anise Tree (Illicium henryi)

Karen March 11, 2024 0 Comments

Also known as Chinese anise tree, this broadleaf evergreen shrub is a member of the starvine family, Schisandraceae, consisting of 3 genera and 92 species. It is native to central…

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Plant Profile: Weeping Bottlebrush (Callistemon viminalis aka Melaleuca viminalis)

Karen March 6, 2024 0 Comments

Also known as prickly bottlebrush, this broadleaf evergreen shrub or small tree is native to Australia and is a member of the myrtle family, Myrtaceae, that also includes clove, allspice,…

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Plant Profile: Japanese Star Anise (Illicium anisatum)

Karen February 28, 2024 0 Comments

Native to Japan and Korea, this broadleaf evergreen shrub or small tree is a member of the starvine family, Schisandraceae, consisting of 3 genera and 92 species. The plant grows…

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