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Plants for a Mary Garden : Sea Thrift ( Armeria maritima) Our Lady’s Cushion

Karen Meyers January 28, 2025 0 Comments

Armeria maritima is associated with the Flight into Egypt by the Holy Family which is described in the Gospel of Matthew (2: 13-15). According to this account, after the birth…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Common Thrift (Armeria maritima)

Karen October 14, 2020 0 Comments

Also called sea pink, this herbaceous perennial is a member of the plumbago family, Plumbaginaceae, that also includes leadwort (Ceratostigma) and statice (Limonium). It is native to the Mediterranean area…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Statice (Limonium sinuatum)

Karen August 19, 2020 0 Comments

Also known as sea lavender, sea pink, and notch leaf marsh rosemary, this tender short-lived perennial is often grown as an annual, and is a member of the leadwort family,…

United States Gardens

A March Visit to the Getty Center Garden, Los Angeles, California

Karen March 15, 2011 2 Comments

A visit to the Getty Center garden is always fun but is especially nice in March because the weather is cool and the garden is beginning to awaken. Many plants…

Garden Games and Puzzles

Name This Plant Game: Spring Blooming Perennials 3

Chuck May 14, 2010 0 Comments

This simple game tests your gardening knowledge by identifying five plants shown in photos from a list of possible names. Photos of each plant are accompaned by a clue describing…

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Wildflowers: Camassia Native to the Southeast

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Woolly Beach Heather (Hudsonia tomentosa)

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Wildflowers: Coneflowers (Rudbeckia sp) Native to the Mid-Atlantic

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