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Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Leopard’s Bane (Doronicum caucasicum/D. orientale)

Karen May 13, 2015 0 Comments

Native to woodlands of Europe, North Africa, and temperature Asia, this short-lived herbaceous perennial is a member of the aster family, Asteraceae, that also includes sunflower, yarrow, and lettuce. The…

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Plant Profile: White Baneberry (Actaea pachypoda)

Karen May 11, 2015 0 Comments

Also known as doll’s eye, this herbaceous perennial is native to eastern North America where it thrives in the rich, moist soil of deciduous woodlands. It is a member of…

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Plant Profile: Golden Columbine (Aquilegia chrysantha)

Karen April 27, 2015 0 Comments

This herbaceous perennial is a native of southwestern United States including parts of Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado and Utah were it grows in moist places in sheltered canyons. It…

Plant Combinations

Plant Combination: Tulip ‘Angelique’ and Common Bleeding Heart (Dicentra spectabilis)

Karen April 16, 2015 0 Comments

What could be more romantic that pale pink tulips growing beside the dainty flowers of bleeding heart? A color echo is created by the soft pink of the tulip and…

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Plant Profile: Twinleaf (Jeffersonia diphylla)

Karen April 15, 2015 0 Comments

A native of North America, twinleaf is found in damp woods on limestone soil from Ontario, Canada, south to Georgia and Alabama, and northwest to Iowa and Minnesota. It is…

Plant Combinations

Plant Combination: Tulip ‘Mount Tacoma’ and White Bleeding Heart (Dicentra spectabilis ‘Alba’)

Karen April 2, 2015 0 Comments

For a semi-shaded area in a white garden this late spring combination features the same color with contrast provided by the shape, texture and size of the flowers and leaves.…

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Plant Profile: Hosta ‘White Christmas’

Karen December 24, 2014 0 Comments

Brighten up a shade spot in the garden with ‘White Christmas’. With it’s white leaves edged with thin green margins it is one of the whitest hostas available. The dominance…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Allegheny Spurge (Pachysandra procumbens)

Karen December 15, 2014 0 Comments

This native of eastern United States is a slow growing herbaceous perennial that forms attractive clumps that are evergreen in zones 7 and warmer. It is amember of the box…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Indian Pipe (Monotropa uniflora)

Karen October 29, 2014 0 Comments

Also known as corpse plant and ghost plant, Indian pipe is a herbaceous perennial native to various areas in Asia, South America, and North America, but rarely seen. Unlike most…

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Plant Profile: Korean Angelica (Angelica gigas)

Karen August 20, 2014 0 Comments

This tall biennial or perennial is a native of Asia where it inhabits forests and grasslands. It is a member of the carrot family, Umbelliferae, that also includes celery, sea…

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