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Plant Profiles: How To Grow

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: Chinese Abelia (Abelia chinensis aka Linnaea chinensis)

Karen March 20, 2024 0 Comments

Native to the lower elevations in the mountains of southwest China, this semi-evergreen shrub is a member of the honeysuckle family, Caprifoliaceae, that also includes weigela, pincushion flower and teasel.…

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Drought Tolerant Plants: Shrubs and Trees Grown for Foliage

Karen May 19, 2022 0 Comments

Shrubs and trees are versatile and can be an important part of the garden. They can provide structure, define beds, serve as a backdrop or focal point, add color, create…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Sweetbay (Magnolia virginiana)

Karen May 9, 2018 0 Comments

Sweetbay is a deciduous to semi evergreen tree native to the eastern coastal plain of the US, from Massachusetts to Florida, west to Texas, Texas, where it grows in low…

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Clerodenrums for the Garden

Karen February 7, 2017 0 Comments

Clerodendrums are shrubs, lianas, and small trees growing three to thirty nice feet high/long and native to subtropical and tropical regions in Africa and southern Asia. They belong to the…

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Plant Profile: Mickey Mouse Bush (Ochna serrulata)

Karen February 16, 2015 0 Comments

This semi-evergreen shrub is a native of subtropical South Africa where it grows in a variety of habitats ranging from disturbed areas, such as roadsides, to forested areas and grasslands.…

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