Plant Profile: Hosta ‘White Christmas’
Karen 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 Profile: Allegheny Spurge (Pachysandra procumbens)
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 Profile: Indian Pipe (Monotropa uniflora)
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…
Plant Profile: Korean Angelica (Angelica gigas)
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…
Plant Profile: Variegated Bulbous Oat Grass (Arrhenatherum elatius bulbosum ‘Variegatum’)
A native of Europe, variegated bulbous oat grass is a cool weather deciduous perennial grass that forms an attractive slowly spreading loose clump. The bluish green leaves are 12-16” long…
Plant Profile: Jacobinia (Justicia carnea)
Jacobinia, also known as flamingo plant, is an upright evergreen shrub native to Brazil. It has coarse, dark green, heavily veined leaves, and produces plumes of tubular flowers in white,…
Plant Combination: Common Bleeding Heart (Dicentra spectabilis) and Siberian Bugloss (Brunnera macrophylla)
This classic combination of bleeding heart with Siberian bugloss is a beautiful late spring duo for a shady spot in the garden. The intense blue flowers of bugloss are the…
Native Plants for Full Shade: Herbaceous Perennials
Chuck An area in full shade can be a problem because it gets little direct sunlight if any and most plants need light to survive. Some plants, however, need less light…
Plant Profile: Oregon Grapeholly (Mahonia aquifolium)
This suckering clump-forming evergreen shrub is native to damp forests from British Columbia to Oregon but grows well in many parts of the country. Slow growing, the shrub is upright…
How to Choose Hydrangeas
The large flowerheads of hydrangea bring an old fashioned charm to a garden. The flowers may be white, pink, blue, or a shade of purple, they can be round or…